(A) The Council hereby adopts the following Sick Leave Incentive Policy to reduce employee absenteeism, improve productivity, and ensure that all city employees are treated equally:
(1) Employees utilizing zero hours of sick leave over six consecutive months will be awarded with one day of leave or the proportional equivalent for part-time employees;
(2) Employees utilizing less than or equal to 12.5% but greater than 0% of sick leave over six consecutive months will be awarded four hours of leave or the proportional equivalent for part-time employees;
(3) Only permanent city employees are eligible for participation in the sick leave incentive plan;
(4) For the purpose of making awards under the sick leave plan, departments will conduct sick leave usage evaluations biannually for the periods of July through December and January through June;
(5) For the purposes of the sick leave incentive plan, sick leave means all absences, for whatever purpose, charged to an employee's accumulation. The only exception is for sick leave hours donated to another employee or leave bank should a sick leave donation program be established by the city.
(B) The Sick Leave Incentive Plan will become effective beginning with the six month period January 1, 1992 through June 30, 1992.
(Res. 168-1991, approved 11-14-91)