(a) Employees shall be entitled to Funeral leave on the following basis:
(1) If a death occurs in an Employee's family, as defined by: spouse, child, step-child, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandchild, a legal guardian or other person who stand in place of a parent (loco parentis), the Employee shall request three (3) days of Funeral leave not chargeable to accumulated Sick leave.
(2) Funeral leave for other members of the family (including aunt, uncle, or step-sibling) shall be charged to accumulated Sick leave.
(b) After using Funeral leave, the Employee shall be allowed to use accumulated Sick leave for the death of a family member. Total time off shall not exceed five (5) days without approval of the Department Head.
(Ord. 23-17. Passed 11-15-17.)