(a) Computation. Each full-time employee of the City shall be entitled to sick leave of one and one-fourth work days with pay for each completed month of service. Each full calendar month of service shall be deemed a completed month of service.
(b) Unused Sick Leave. Unused sick leave shall be cumulative.
(c) Accumulation of Sick Leave During Authorized Absences. Employees who are absent from work on authorized holidays, sick leave or vacation with pay, shall continue to accumulate sick leave at the regularly prescribed rate during such absence as though they were present for duty.
(d) Allowance of Sick Leave. An employee who is eligible for sick leave with pay may use such sick leave only for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to a contagious disease which could be communicated to other employees, or illness or death in the employee's immediate family. An employee on sick leave shall inform his or her immediate supervisor of the fact and the reason therefor as soon as possible, and failure to do so within a reasonable time may be cause for denial of sick leave with pay for the period of absence.
(e) Fractional Days. Absence for a fraction or part of a day that is chargeable to sick leave in accordance with this section shall be charged proportionately in an amount not smaller than one-half hour intervals.
(f) Required Reports. Sick leave, with pay, in excess of one working day, for reasons of illness or injury, shall be granted after presentation of a written statement by a reputable physician certifying that the employee's condition prevented him or her from performing the duties of his or her position. If the illness or injury continues for more than seven calendar days, weekly written reports from the physician must be presented. In lieu of the required reports, a written statement by the appropriate director will be accepted. Any employee fraudulently obtaining sick leave, and any department head falsely certifying to sick leave allowances for absence from work for other reasons, shall be suspended, dismissed or prosecuted.
(g) Sick Leave Credit. An employee who is laid off from his or her position for reasons that are not discreditable to him or her may, if reappointed within twelve months, have available for his or her necessary use any unused sick leave existing at the time of his or her layoff. Any employee who transfers from one department to another shall be credited with the unused balance of his or her accumulated sick leave.
(h) Sick Leave Conversion. At the option of the employee, sick leave in excess of ninety days may be converted into vacation leave at the rate of three days of sick leave for one day of vacation. A maximum of five days of additional vacation time will be allowed per year. Such conversion request shall be made, in writing, to the Director of Finance.
(Ord. 27-85. Passed 6-10-85.)
(i) Payment upon Retirement. Effective January 1, 1986, all sick leave days which have accrued at the retirement date of a full-time employee shall be paid at the ratio of one day's pay for each two days earned. The rate will be that of the full-time employee at the time of retirement. There is unlimited accumulation of sick leave.
To be eligible for retirement under this section, the employee shall have worked full-time with the City and shall have attained the normal retirement age of that employee's pension system.
(Ord. 14-86. Passed 4-28-86.)