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(a) Each City of Tucson/Pima County Household Hazardous Waste Program employee who is leaving Pima County employment and beginning employment with the City of Tucson under section 13 of the intergovernmental agreement with Pima County approved by mayor and council resolution on March 1, 2005 shall have his or her accrued sick and vacation leave balances transferred with the employee.
(b) These employees shall thereafter accrue city sick and vacation leave at a rate commensurate with the employees combined length of service with the county and city. This special length of service provision shall not otherwise affect the status of these employees, who will begin employment with the city as new civil service employees.
(c) The administration of accumulated and earned sick and vacation leave, as provided in this section for these employees, shall be in accordance with applicable city code and administrative provisions, as they may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. No. 10125, § 1, 3-1-05)
(a) An employee is entitled to a paid leave of absence for the time specified for the following purposes:
(1) Up to five (5) work days to serve as a bone marrow donor for a bone marrow transplant if the employee provides the employee's appointing authority with written verification that the employee is to serve as a bone marrow donor. This leave may include time spent on a screening process to determine whether the employee is a compatible donor, not to exceed one (1) day in any calendar year, if the employee provides written verification that the employee is participating in that process.
(2) Up to thirty (30) work days to serve as an organ donor for a human organ transplant if the employee provides the employee's appointing authority with written verification that the employee is to serve as an organ donor. This leave may include time spent on a screening process to determine whether the employee is a compatible donor, not to exceed five (5) days in any calendar year, if the employee provides written verification that the employee is participating in that process.
(b) An employee who is granted a leave of absence pursuant to this section is entitled to receive base pay without interruption during the leave of absence. For the purposes of determining seniority, pay or pay advancement, credited service and/or for the calculation and receipt of any benefit that may otherwise be affected by a leave of absence, the service of the employee is considered uninterrupted by the leave of absence.
(c) The employer shall not penalize an employee for requesting or obtaining a leave of absence pursuant to this section.
(d) For the purposes of this section:
(1) "Bone marrow" means the soft material that fills human bone cavities.
(2) "Bone marrow transplant" means the medical procedure by which transfer of bone marrow is made from the body of a person to the body of another person.
(3) "Employee" means a probationary or permanent full-time or part-time employee.
(4) "Human organ transplant" means the medical procedure by which transfer of an organ or part of an organ is made from the body of a person to the body of another person.
(5) "Organ" means human organs or parts of an organ that are capable of being transferred from the body of a person to the body of another person.
(e) The director of human resources may prescribe rules and regulations for the administration of this section.
(Ord. No. 11534, § 1, 3-20-18)
(a) Short-term paid Public Safety Bridge Leave may be authorized by the Chief of Police/Fire Chief or their designee to permanent commissioned employees of the police and fire departments for up to 30 consecutive calendar days with a maximum of three 30-calendar day extensions under the following circumstances:
(1) The permanent commissioned public safety employee is deemed unfit for duty by a licensed mental health provider due to exposure to traumatic event(s) as defined in A.R.S. § 38-673 during their employment as a permanent commissioned employee with the Tucson Police Department or the Tucson Fire Department; and
(2) The permanent commissioned public safety employee has applied for Worker's Compensation benefits for the specific event(s) the employee was deemed Not Fit for Duty under the Worker's Compensation Act, A.R.S. § 23-1043.01 and is awaiting final disposition of that claim; and
(3) The permanent commissioned public safety employee has exhausted all Sick Leave, Earned Paid Sick Time, Vacation Leave, Compensatory Time, Donated Leave, or any other leave provided as part of the permanent commissioned public safety employee's benefits package.
(b) If the permanent commissioned public safety employee's Worker's Compensation claim is accepted, the employee will be appropriately compensated under the Worker's Compensation Act. Public Safety Bridge Leave will be immediately terminated and the employee must repay all compensation received while on Public Safety Bridge Leave. If the Worker's Compensation claim is denied, the Public Safety Bridge Leave is immediately terminated and the employee's status changed to the appropriate leave without pay designation.
(Ord. No. 11642, § 1, 4-23-19)
ARTICLE VI.
OTHER INSURANCE BENEFITS
OTHER INSURANCE BENEFITS
Editors Note: Ord. No. 10425, § 5, adopted June 19, 2007, effective July 1, 2007, repealed § 22-100, which pertained to providing for other insurance benefits and derived from Ord. No. 9383, § 1, adopted May 15, 2000; Ord. No. 10005, § 1, adopted June 28, 2004; Ord. No. 10163, § 4, June 14, 2005.
Effective June 1, 2008, the city shall provide a twenty-five thousand dollar ($25,000.00) death benefit to the survivor of a city employee who is a member of the employee group eligible for representation by TPOA, who holds a permanent position in the classified service at the time of death, and who is killed while directly performing duties as a peace officer for the city. A survivor for the purposes of this section shall be the person(s) indicated as the beneficiary of the employee's pension or as otherwise provided by law.
(Ord. No. 10005, § 1, 6-28-04; Ord. No. 10163, § 5, 6-14-05; Ord. No. 10557, § 4, 6-25-08, eff. 7-1-08; Ord. No. 10569, § 1, 7-8-08)
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