In case of death of an employee's child, current spouse, mother, father, brother or sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild or any other relative who resides in the household of the employee will be granted leave of absence from the date of death, until and including the day after funeral, not to exceed three (3) working days. Full-time employees will receive pay for their regularly scheduled work hours as applicable at the applicable straight time rate for each day of bereavement leave. Less than full-time staff members will receive the leave time off with seventy-five percent (75%) of full pay.
In case of death of a mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, stepmother, stepfather, or stepchild, the employee will be granted a leave of absence from the date of death until and including the day after the funeral not to exceed two (2) working days. Full-time employees will receive pay for their regularly scheduled work hours as applicable at the applicable straight time rate for each day of funeral leave, provided that the second day of such leave shall be charged as paid sick leave. Less than full-time staff members will receive the leave time off with seventy-five percent (75%) of full pay.
If a holiday occurs while an employee is on funeral leave, the employee will be paid for the funeral leave or the holiday, but not for both.
Additional funeral leave may be granted at the discretion of the Mayor or the Mayor's designee with such additional time being deducted from the employee's sick leave bank.
(Ord. 62-2021. Passed 12-7-21.)