155.03 DONATION OF SICK LEAVE.
   (a)   In the event of a catastrophic illness or injury to a full-time employee of the City, said employee is eligible to receive donated leave. In order to be eligible to receive donated leave, the employee must have been absent for a period of at least thirty consecutive calendar days and have exhausted all paid sick leave, vacation leave, compensatory time, or other available paid leave, and the employee’s absence must be the result of a catastrophic injury or illness of the employee or a member of the employee’s immediate family.
 
   (b)   The determination as to whether or not an injury or illness is “catastrophic” within the meaning of this section shall be based on medical documentation in the custody of the employee’s department director, who shall make such designation after receipt of authorization from the employee.
 
   (c)   The decision of individual employees whether or not to donate leave time to another employee per this section is to be free and voluntary and no employee shall pressure or coerce any other employee directly or indirectly to donate leave.
 
   (d)   Employees may donate sick leave to another employee. The donation of sick leave is subject to a maximum of twenty-four hours in a calendar year. An employee donating sick leave must have a minimum balance of 240 hours of sick leave after making a donation. No employee shall be eligible to receive more than 480 hours of donated leave during the course of the employee’s service with the City of Cortland.
 
   (e)   An employee proposing to donate leave time (hereinafter “Donor”) must have written authorization in the form of an agreement with the City in advance of donating leave to another employee (hereinafter“donee”). Said agreement shall include both the identity of the Donee and a statement that the Donor is forever waiving his or her right and claim to such leave. Upon receipt of the fully executed agreement by the City, such leave shall be credited to the leave balance of the Donee with the donated time. The Donee may not use the leave to cover any absence prior to the City’s receipt of the fully executed agreement. Donated leave shall be credited to the Donee in the order it is received, to the extent practical.
 
   (f)   Donated leave which has been approved shall be credited at the rate equal to the current hourly pay rate of the Donor or the Donee, whichever is less.
 
   (g)   Nothing in this section shall be interpreted or applied in such a manner as to conflict or interfere with any of the collective bargaining agreements that are binding upon the City.
(Ord. 0-62-10. Passed 11-15-10.)