(A) Employees are credited with one sick day per month after their probationary period. Sick leave may be used in one-hour increments. Sick leave may be used for absences due to an illness, injury, or medical appointment of the employee. Sick leave may also be used on the same terms for the employee’s child, spouse, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandchild, grandparent, stepparent or domestic partner for reasonable periods of time as the employee’s attendance may be necessary.
(B) Credited, but unused, sick days may be accumulated at a rate not to exceed 12 working days per year and an accumulated total of 90 days. For IMRF purposes employees may accumulate a total of 240 days for retirement.
(C) Employees who will be absent from work must notify the department head on the morning of the absence within one-half hour of the scheduled time for reporting to work. Notification must be given for each day of the absence unless the department head has prior understanding of the duration of the employee’s expected sick leave.
(D) A doctor’s verification is required for absences of three consecutive days. This shall be sent to the department head and attached to the time sheet for inclusion in the employee’s file.
(E) In case of discharge or dismissal, accumulated sick leave will be forfeited by the employee.
(F) In case of resignation, an employee shall be paid one-half day salary for each accumulated sick day. For all employees hired after February 28, 2017, there will be no payment of accumulated sick time upon resignation/termination of employment.
(G) Sick leave shall not be paid until the days are credited and shall not be advanced.
(Ord. passed 11-28-2011; Res. 2017-02, passed 2-23-2017; Res. 2017-04, passed 3-23-2017)