(A) Vacation.
(1) On their anniversary date, each full-time employee will be awarded vacation time according to the schedule below.
Vacation Schedule
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6 months | 40 hours |
2 to 9 years | 80 hours |
10 to 19 years | 120 hours |
20 to 29 years | 160 hours |
30 years and over | 200 hours |
(2) Vacation pay will be computed at the employee’s hourly rate of pay.
(3) Vacations are to be applied for at least 14 days in advance, if possible.
(4) All vacations must be approved by the employee’s supervisor, with the supervisor giving consideration to seniority, work load, and training schedules.
(5) Vacation time may be split with the approval of the employee’s supervisor.
(6) Rescheduling of vacation may be done with the approval of the employee’s supervisor.
(7) If an employee is terminated, the employee will be paid for any accrued vacation time that has not been used.
(8) If an employee dies, his or her current spouse will be paid for his or her accrued vacation.
(9) If there is a break in service, the employee’s amount of vacation upon rehiring will be decided by the appropriate department head.
(10) All vacation days that are not used by the employee’s anniversary hire date will be paid to the employee.
(11) If an employee is injured, any scheduled vacation can be rescheduled.
(B) Sick leave. All sick leave will be awarded on each full- time employee’s anniversary hire date.
(1) Each employee will be awarded seven sick days per year.
(2) If a sickness exceeds three consecutive days, a doctor’s excuse must be presented to the employee’s supervisor. A copy of the doctor’s excuse must be attached to the employee’s time sheet and forwarded to the Clerk-Treasurer.
(3) If an employee needs to use more than seven sick days in a year, he or she must have a doctor’s note and the approval of his or her supervisor and the Clerk-Treasurer. If the supervisor and the Clerk-Treasurer deny the paid sick leave, the issue may be taken before the Board of Works if the employee so desires.
(4) Sick days are cumulative. An employee is allowed to accumulate all unused sick days up to 40 working days. These 40 working days will include the seven annual days each employee is allowed.
(5) If an employee is injured on the job, the employee will not be allowed to use accumulated sick days and must proceed with a worker’s compensation claim.
(6) If an employee leaves the city’s employment due to retirement, the employee has the option of using the accumulated sick leave or being paid for the unused days.
(7) If an employee dies, his or her current spouse will be paid for his or her unused sick leave.
(8) Any employee who leaves the city for any reason, excluding retirement or death, receives no compensation for unused sick leave.
(9) The city has the right to subrogation against any recovery made by an employee from a third party who is responsible for the employee’s illness or injuries.
(C) Personal leave. All personal leave will be awarded on each full-time employee’s anniversary hire date.
(1) After 60 days of employment, all city employees shall receive three days leave per year for personal reasons.
(2) Personal leave shall be awarded on each full-time employee’s anniversary hire date.
(3) Each personal day shall be with regular pay.
(4) Personal days are noncumulative and must be used by the employee’s anniversary hire date.
(5) No employee who leaves the city’s employment will be compensated for unused personal days.
(D) The Clerk-Treasurer is the official record keeper of all time-off.
(Res. 199, passed 5-2-77; Am. Res. 211, passed 8-7-78; Am. Ord. 978, passed 9-15-80; Am. Ord. 1050, passed 2-20-84; Am. Ord. 1103, passed 7-20-87; Am. Ord. 1108, passed 10-5-87; Am. Ord. 1112, passed 11-2-87; Am. Ord. 1149, passed 12-18-89; Am. Ord. 1178, passed 12-2-91; Am. Ord. 1328, passed 3-1-99; Am. Ord. 1368, passed 2-19-01; Am. Ord. 1430, passed 9-7-04; Am. Ord. 1483, passed 12-17-07; Am. Ord. 1678, passed 12-3-18)