An employee may voluntarily donate accrued unused personal leave to another employee of the city who requires an extended absence from work and; 1) is eligible for Family and Medical Leave (FML) or Alaska Family Leave (AFL) under State or Federal laws; or 2) is under the care of a physician ; or 3) is in danger of exhausting all personal leave due to a serious illness or injury, or an immediate family member’s serious illness or injury, or a death in the employee’s immediate family. Personal leave which is being donated under this section shall be donated at the donating employee’s current rate of pay and that sum of money shall be paid to the city employee to whom the sick leave is being donated. All taxes and other required withholdings from pay are the responsibility of the employee receiving the donation. Any unused portion of donated leave remains with the employee receiving the donation.
(Am. Ord. 2019-10, passed 9-10-19)