(a) Applicability of section. This section shall apply to all full-time (those working 40 hours per week) municipal officers and employees except those operating under the jurisdiction of a school, utility or other separate board or commission.
(b) Vacation leave.
Years of Service | Days of Vacation |
1—5 | 10 |
6—10 | 15 |
11—15 | 18 |
16 and over | 20 |
(c) Sick leave.
(1) All officers and employees shall be given a credit of one working day of sick leave with pay for each full calendar month of employment.
(2) Sick leave shall be taken only when approved by the City Manager or by the department head and shall be approved, up to the number of days accrued, for all officers and employees whose absence from duty is due to illness, bodily injury, exposure to contagious disease, death in the immediate family of the officer or employee, illness in the immediate family of such a critical nature as to require the presence of the officer or employee, or illness due to pregnancy of the officer or employee. A pregnant employee may continue to work until the date of expected delivery if her doctor determines her physically able to perform her regular duties. A doctor’s statement to this effect is to be presented to the department head or the City Manager. The City Manager may, in his or her discretion, require doctor’s certificates or other satisfactory evidence that absences are properly chargeable as sick leave.
(3) The maximum credit for accrued sick leave under the provision of this section shall be 30 working days, provided that when the employee is off due to illness lasting longer than the accrued sick leave, such employee may petition Council for additional sick leave beyond the days accumulated, presenting such evidence of illness as may be pertinent; and at discretion of Council, such additional leave may be granted, with or without compensation, or at such compensation as Council may from time to time determine.
(4) Upon the termination of employment, whether voluntary or otherwise, all sick leave accumulated will be cancelled as of the date of exit and the employee shall not be entitled to any extra compensation or wages.
(d) Jury duty leave. Regular compensation shall be granted without charges on either annual vacation leave or sick leave for employees who are required to perform jury duty.
(e) Maternity leave. Sick leave may be charged for illness due to pregnancy; however, a pregnant employee may continue to work as stated in subsection (c) above. Annual leave may be applied to the period six weeks prior to or after expected delivery as the employee may desire. Further compensation shall not be granted except under conditions provided in subsection (c) above.
(f) Leave of absence. A leave of absence shall not be approved under any circumstances.
(h) Compensatory time. Any employee who is required by the City Manager or department head to work overtime or on a holiday will be allowed compensatory time off, with the approval of the City Manager or department head. Such compensatory time off must be taken consistent with other provisions of this article, with the laws of the state, and as ordered by Council from time to time.
(i) Leave records. The City Manager shall cause to be kept, for each officer and employee, a record currently up to date at all times showing credits earned and leave taken for all vacation, sick leave, compensatory time, or any other type of credit or leave allowed under the provisions of this section.
(j) Funeral leave. In case of death of a member of an employee’s immediate family three days of sick leave may be used. Immediate family shall include the following: wife, husband, mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, granddaughter, grandson, step-mother and step-father.
(1) If the employee does not have accumulated sick leave, time off will be without pay.
(2) If a family member not listed above such as an aunt, uncle and the like, or a friend passes away the department head shall grant the employee time off without pay or the employee may use annual leave (vacation) with pay as needed if the employee requests the time off from work.
(3) In the event the employee has an earned holiday or compensatory time that has not been taken, this may be used in lieu of vacation.
(Ord. passed 12-21-1983; Ord. passed 4-4-2000)