(A) Earned sick leave. Sick leave shall accumulate while on newly hired status and may be used after 120 days of full-time employment with the town.
(1) Employees who work 24/48 shall be credited with one sick day every 2.4 months of paid status or five per year. Overtime hours are not to be included in the calculation of sick leave. A sick day equals 24 hours pay. Employees who work 40 hours a week 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. A sick day equals eight hours pay.
(2) Forty-hour a week employees will be credited with one sick day at the end of every month worked. This credit will be made on the first day of the month following each month worked. A sick day equals eight hours a day.
(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 the commencement of the employee’s shift. If the illness extends beyond two consecutive days for 40-hour a week employees, or one day for 24/48 hour employees, 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 with no less than a one hour minimum requested per occurrence, provided the employee has accumulated the requested amount of sick time.
(C) Sick leave accumulation. Sick leave shall be allowed to accumulate forever.
(D) Non-payment for accumulated sick leave.
(1) Employees shall not be allowed to use a combination of sick leave and P.T.O. to reach a known or pending date of separation from employment.
(2) Accumulated sick leave shall not be converted to wages upon separation from employment. An employee shall not receive cash or check for any remaining accumulated sick leave.
(3) Likewise, due to death of the employee, the employee's spouse or estate shall not be entitled to receive the monetary compensation.
(Ord. 05-04, passed 2-28-2005; Am. Ord. 07-17, passed 1-14-2008; Am. Ord. 10-10, passed 6-28-2010; Am. Ord. 2015-05, passed 5-26-2015)