(a) Full-time employees, who sustain injuries while on duty and acting non-negligently in the line of duty, shall be entitled to forty (40) working days injury leave with pay subject to the following conditions:
(1) The accident is immediately reported to a supervisor.
(2) Certification of need is established by a physician acceptable to the Village.
(3) Verification by the department head and approval by the Village Manager concerning "on the job" aspects of the injury are recorded.
(4) An accident report form is prepared and filed in the employee's personnel file.
(b) This time off shall not be charged to the employee's sick leave bank.
(Ord. 03-2022. Passed 2-16-22.)