Leave with pay shall be granted to persons injured while on the job in accordance with the following.
(A) All city employees shall be allowed injury leave with pay not to exceed six calendar months for each service connected injury provided such injury is reported to the employee's immediate supervisor subject to the provisions of this section.
(B) Compensation during the injury leave shall be his regular pay less any pay from disability or workman's compensation but he will be fully compensated during the waiting period.
(C) Injury leave with pay shall be granted to any employee only for injuries or other disabilities determined by the City Physician as caused or induced by the actual performance of the duties of his or her position.
(D) A report of the cause of all injuries signed by the immediate supervisor, the department head, and the City Physician shall be filed within two work days of the date of the injury on forms designated and furnished by the Civil Service Commission. The City Physician shall be required to submit a report to the Civil Service Commission, following each accident, indicating what steps have been taken to remove or correct the cause of the disability, and such report shall be prepared and submitted within ten working days of the date on which the report of the accident was received by him.
(E) No employee shall be granted injury leave with pay unless the City Manager has in his possession written authorization signed by the City Physician. This authorization shall indicate the approximate length of the leave, and no injured employee on leave shall be returned to work without the written approval of the City Physician. If, in the judgment of the City Physician, the injury is such that the employee is capable of performing his regular duties or light duties during the period of convalescence, he shall so notify the City Manager in writing and deny injury leave with pay. Whenever an employee is required to stop working because of an injury or other service connected disability, he shall be paid for the remaining hours of that day, or shift, at his regular rate and such time shall not be charged to leave of any kind.
(F) Any injured employee may appeal the decision of the City Physician to the Civil Service Commission within five calendar days of notification that injury leave has been denied.
(G) Pending a decision by the City Physician, an injured employee may be carried on personal sick leave with pay which shall be restored to his credit upon certification by the City Physician that injury leave has been approved.
(H) Time off for the purpose of medical examinations or treatments resulting from injury on the job shall be charged to injury leave.
(I) The provisions of this section shall be administered by the City Manager who shall make necessary rules, devise forms, keep records, investigate cases, and make decisions on allowance of pay for time off duty as provided by this section, subject to the approval of the Civil Service Commission.
(J) The provisions of this section shall not apply to intentional self-inflicted injury.
(Ord. 17-1971, passed 4-5-71)