The following benefits will be provided to non-union sworn police personnel of the Romeoville Police Department.
Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of eight (8) hours per each full calendar month of service and may be used only after it is earned. Employees with fifteen (15) or more years of service shall earn sick leave at a rate of twelve (12) hours per month. Employees with twenty (20) or more years of service shall earn sick leave at a rate of sixteen (16) hours per month. On duty disability shall not be charged to the accumulated non-duty sick leave of the employee. Any employee placed on inactive status or on non-pay leave status does not accumulate sick leave during these periods.
Sick leave may be accumulated to a maximum of 450 days (3,600 hours).
The Village Manager has the authority to amend this section as needed when necessary.
SICK LEAVE CONVERSION FOR EMPLOYEES
When a non-union sworn officer retires, the unused sick time may be applied toward the payment of health insurance. The Village will provide a one to one match (1:1) to the employee's accumulated sick time based on the following scale.
Years of Maximum Hours
Service to be matched
Service to be matched
20 700
21 800
22 900
23 1,000
24 1,100
25 1,200
26 1,400
27 1,600
28 1,800
29 2,000
30 2,200
The maximum numbers of hours an officer can have available for insurance coverage at the time of retirement is 5,800 hours. (3,600 hours sick time accumulation plus 2,200 Village matches at 30 years.)
(Ord. 23-1853, passed 5-3-23)