(A) Each regular full-time city employee is entitled to 40 hours paid personal leave each year after one year of employment. New employees hired after July 1, 2006 are not entitled to personal leave until they have worked at least one full year. Personal leave accrues on an individual employees hire date. All city employees hired before July 1, 2006 have an anniversary (hire) date of January 1. Under no circumstances shall paid personal leave be carried over from year to year.
(B) Each regular full-time city employee is entitled to 40 hours paid sick leave each year after one year of employment. New employees hired after July 1, 2006 are not entitled to personal leave until they have worked at least one full year. Sick leave accrues on an individual employees hire date. All city employees hired before July 1, 2006 have an anniversary (hire) date of January 1.
(C) Sick days may be carried over into the following year. A maximum of 30 sick days may be accumulated, but no more than a total of 30 sick days may be maintained at any time.
(D) Sufficient written notice shall be given the department director not less than 24 hours prior to the scheduled appointment when an employee knows in advance of a need to use the excused day(s). Sick leave shall be charged in minimum amounts of two hours, unless otherwise approved by the appointing authority.
(E) Other paid absences:
(1) On-the-job injury. Should an employee experience a work related injury, he or she shall be entitled to seven days of compensation from the city, after which workers’ compensation insurance will compensate the employee.
(2) Serious illness. In the event an employee should become ill and require hospital confinement, he or she may be paid the regular salary for a period of one week, after which the disability group insurance carrier shall compensate the employee. Elective surgery is not considered a serious illness.
(Ord. 2006-OR-10, passed 7-10-2006; Ord. 2009-OR-04, passed 3-2-2009)