(a) Full-time employees, as defined in Section 159.01, shall be granted a paid three-day funeral leave for the death of an immediate family member upon meeting certain conditions as set forth below.
(b) For purposes of this section, "immediate family member" shall be defined as spouse, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, parents, parents-in-law, sibling, siblings-in-law, children and significant others.
(c) Funeral leave pay shall consist of payment for eight hours at said full-time employee's hourly rate, and shall count as hours worked for pay purposes and sick leave accrual purposes.
(d) Any holiday falling within the three (3)-day funeral leave shall not replace any of the funeral leave time and shall be calculated for hours worked purposes, according to Section 159.05.
(e) Any employee requesting funeral leave shall, upon return to work and prior to being paid for said funeral leave, provide his/her supervisor with documentation of the death of said immediate family member, such as a clipping of the newspaper obituary notice or a copy of the death certificate.
(f) Any employee requiring extended travel time beyond the three-day funeral leave, shall be granted the necessary time, upon providing his/her supervisor with proof of travel arrangements and such extended time shall be without pay.
(Ord. 2830. Passed 3-28-22.)