(A) The purpose of sick leave is to provide income protection for absences.
(B) Sick leave may be used for:
(1) Illness, disability, or injury of an employee.
(2) Appointments with a doctor, dentist, or other professional medical practitioner.
(3) Events of illness, disability, or injury of a covered family member of an employee's immediate family or household. (Covered family member can include, but is not limited to, spouse/partner, children including step-children, sibling, parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent or stepparent).
(C) Regular full-time employees accrue 96 hours of sick leave per year at eight hours per month. Accrual will be capped at 500 hours. Absences and use of sick leave of three days or more must be excused with documentation by a certified physician for the employee or family member. Use of sick leave for a covered family member will be capped at 48 hours. Unused/unpaid sick time will be turned into IMRF for service credit. Part-time employees may use their accrued paid time off as sick time as well.
(D) A department head may direct an employee who appears ill to leave work to protect the health of other employees. Employees who are ill more than two days will provide a doctor's excuse for additional time. Employees who are unable to return to work upon expiration of the accrued sick leave must request a leave of absence without pay. Prior to returning from a sick leave over one month long, the employee must submit a statement from a physician indicating the employee can return to work and perform the essential duties of the job with reasonable accommodation.
(Ord. 1061, passed 4-5-21; Am. Ord. 1099, passed 2-6-23; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 12-18-23)