(A) Earned sick leave. Employees shall be credited with one sick day for each calendar month of paid status. This credit will be made on the first day of the month following each month of paid status. Sick leave shall accumulate while on newly hired probationary status and may be used after 120 days of full-time employment with the town. Overtime hours are not to be included in the calculation of sick leave. A sick day equals eight and one quarter hours’ pay.
(B) Sick leave used. Sick days are intended for use only when the employee is medically ill or injured. Employees shall not be paid for sick days unless they notify their supervisor at home or the appropriate office before commencement of the employee’s shift. If the illness extends beyond two consecutive days, the employee must request, in writing from the supervisor, an extended sick leave and support such request with a written statement from the employee’s physician. An employee may not return from an extended sick leave without submitting to the supervisor a written release from the employee’s physician permitting the employee to return to work. Sick leave will be granted in two-hour increments.
(Ord. 05-04, passed 2-28-2005; Am. Ord. 07-17, passed 1-14-2008; Am. Ord. 10-10, passed 6-28-2010)