(a) Sick Leave. Each full time employee of the Village accrues paid sick leave for each hour of service completed at a rate of .0575 hours per hour worked. No employee can accumulate more than 960 hours of sick leave during the course of their employment with the Village of Peninsula. Sick leave hours may not be converted to any other benefit time and are not paid out at termination or resignation. Twenty-five percent of the balance of sick time on file will be paid out upon full retirement and a minimum of 10 years of service with the Village. After three consecutive days of absenteeism due to illness, an employee shall furnish the department supervisor a signed statement from his or her physician, which shall justify his or her absence.
(b) Unpaid Medical Leave. After an employee exhausts all sick leave, vacation time, and compensatory time, an employee shall be given up to six months unpaid medical leave for any non-work related illness or injury on the following terms and conditions:
(1) No vacation, holiday, sick, or compensatory time shall accrue during any period that the employee is on unpaid medical leave.
(2) The Village shall maintain the employee on its then current policy of medical insurance during the first 90 days of unpaid medical leave only, thereafter, the employee is responsible for his or her own medical insurance coverage.
(3) The employee must secure a doctor's release on a form prescribed by the Mayor prior to return to work after being on unpaid medical leave. The release must signify that the employee is capable of performing all duties and tasks associated with this job description.
(4) If an employee fails to return to work upon the expiration of his or her unpaid medical leave, employment with the Village is terminated.
(5) All leaves of absence and any extensions thereof must be applied for in writing by the employee. Such written application shall be made prior to taking or extending said leave, whenever possible. Any request for a leave of absence will be answered promptly in writing by the Mayor with approval of the Village Council. If a request is approved or denied, it will be given in writing.
(c) Repurchase of Sick Leave. Employees of the Village of Peninsula may repurchase expended sick leave time, in minimum increments of one day of sick leave, by tendering to the Fiscal Officer such sums that equal the amount the employee received as sick leave pay calculated as follows:
Gross sick pay minus the employee's applicable Federal, State and local income tax withholding, minus the employee's matching share of Medicare and pension contributions, plus the Village's share paid on behalf of employee for the matching share of Medicare and pension contributions.
After the payment has been received by the Fiscal Officer, the employee shall be credited with repurchased sick leave.
(Ord. 10-2017. Passed 9-11-17.)