A municipal official or employee injured while lawfully carrying out the assigned duties of his or her position may be paid at his or her regular rate of pay during the period the employee is disabled by such injuries. Pay made according to this section shall be in lieu of Worker's Compensation disability benefits and shall not be charged to the employee's accumulation of sick leave credit. The Board of Control shall adopt and enforce uniform rules for the administration of the occupational injury leave program which shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions for: the definition of a qualifying disability; the time, manner and form by which application for leave shall be made; and the standards upon which such applications shall be granted or denied. The Board shall further amend such rules as necessary to comply with rules or regulations promulgated by the Industrial Commission of Ohio pertaining to employer wage continuation programs or to implement cost containment recommendations made by any risk pool in which the City is a participant or any insurance carrier from whom the City purchases insurance against Worker's Compensation liabilities.
(Ord. 6910. Passed 3-4-08.)