Bereavement pay is established for city employees in the event of a death in their immediate family.
(A) In the event of such death, an employee shall be eligible for paid absence not to exceed three consecutive days provided that one of these days is used to attend funeral or memorial service.
(B) Bereavement pay applies only to scheduled work days lost. Bereavement pay will not be paid when employee is on vacation, military leave, or sick leave.
(C) The employee will be compensated at his base rate of pay, per day, for each of the days absent.
(D) For purpose of this section,
IMMEDIATE FAMILY shall mean spouse, son, daughter, parent, parent of current spouse, brother, sister, grandparent, grandparent of current spouse, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, stepmother, stepfather, stepchild, stepbrother, half brother, stepsister, half sister, or any children of current spouse.
(`63 Code, § 157.13) (Ord. 67-77, passed 10-17-77)