All full-time employees of the town currently receiving benefits in addition to wage compensation for hours worked, and who have completed a satisfactory 90-day orientation period and have been employed by the town for no less than one year, shall receive sick leave and sick pay as follows.
(A) Employees shall receive five days sick leave with full pay each year, with accumulation from year to year not to exceed a total accumulation of 15 days in all. A maximum of 15 days unused sick leave may be accumulated and carried over from previous calendar years. No employee shall be granted paid sick leave in excess of 20 days during any calendar year, except as provided for and set forth herein under the requisites of extended sick leave. Any unused sick leave accumulated in excess of 15 days shall expire and not be carried over from year to year. Sick leave available in any calendar year shall be granted only for sickness or injury of an employee or member of the employees immediate family or household or for dental and medical appointments scheduled by the employee.
(B) Hourly paid employees shall receive a maximum of eight-weeks’ extended sick leave per year for absence due to personal sickness in excess of one week when hospitalized or unable to work due to sickness, injury, or medical condition certified by a physician approved by the Council, the extended sick leave and pay to commence only after one week of any such continuous sickness or injury.
(C) Salaried employees shall receive a maximum of ten-weeks’ extended sick leave per year for absence due to personal sickness in excess of one week when hospitalized or unable to work due to sickness, injury, or medical condition certified by a physician approved by the Council, the extended sick leave to commence after one week of any such continuous sickness or injury.
(D) Hourly paid employees of the town will be paid their regular wages for not more than their designated sick leave per year for personal sickness, injury, or medical condition when hospitalization or inability to physically perform work is certified by a physician approved by the Town Council.
(E) The certification shall be in the form of a written document signed by a physician, approved by the Town Council, and shall specify one of the following categories and provide the information required.
(1) Restricted duty. Ability to perform work is limited to certain activities with certain activities being prohibited. The prohibited activities shall be specified on the certification.
(2) No duty. The employee does not have the physical or mental ability to perform work, or the employees condition or circumstance may be considered medical under authorized leave guidelines as set by law.
(F) Personnel must apply for extended sick leave by completing the application form prescribed by Council, and complying with the preceding requirements. The form will be forwarded to the Director of Municipal Operations no less than one week prior to the time the benefit is requested to commence.
(G) Personnel injured on the job in the performance of assigned work may be entitled to either sick leave wage benefits or worker’s compensation benefits. In no case when receiving sick leave benefits shall the employee be entitled to receive both benefits simultaneously. Any monies received from worker’s compensation during the period of receiving sick leave benefits shall be immediately surrendered to the Clerk-Treasurer for proper disposition. Once sick leave benefits have been exhausted, the employee shall then be entitled to receive the worker’s compensation wage benefit.
(Ord. 8-1992, passed - -1992; Am. Ord. 8-2004, passed 12-6-2004; Am. Ord. 7-2005, passed - -2005)