(A) Chief Officers shall be credited with sick days in accordance with the following formula 1/1/88: one and one quarter (1¼) days shall be credited for each month of service, not to exceed fifteen (15) days per calendar year. Such days shall continue to accumulate at such rate without any maximum limitation. Provided the conditions of section 2113.72, "Termination and Severance Pay", have been met, unused sick leave accumulated to the time of termination shall be paid at the rate of one-half (½) for all such accumulated sick time up to two hundred (200) days and full pay for accumulated sick time in excess of two hundred (200) days.
A Chief Officer who dies as the direct result of injuries sustained in the course of employment with the City, or who is totally and permanently disabled as a result of injuries received during activities directly related to fire suppression or medical runs (on duty), shall receive payment for the full accumulation of sick pay at the time of death or retirement.
(B) Sick time transferred from other political subdivisions of the state of Ohio will be accepted in full.
(C) Any employee granted a leave of absence without pay for thirty (30) calendar days or more shall not accumulate sick pay during the period the employee is on such leave.
(D) An employee who has 25 years of service credit may have up to 33% of his/her accumulated sick pay in excess of two hundred (200) days converted to compensation time annually.
The sick pay selected under this program will be deducted from the total hours available at the time requested.
The employee who accepts accumulated sick pay under the provisions allowed in this section will not be entitled to paid extension of sick time effective with the acceptance of pay.