(a) Each full-time police officer shall be entitled to sick leave of one and one-fourth days for each completed month of employment by the Village.
(Ord. 1968-16. Passed 6-18-68; Ord. 2001-20. Passed 12-18-01.)
(b) Unused sick leave for such full-time officers shall be cumulative. Unused sick leave may be converted by an officer whose employment is terminated voluntarily or due to the lack of work on the basis of 55% of the accumulated time.
(Ord. 1998-15. Passed 12-15-98; Ord. 2001-20. Passed 12-18-01; Ord. 2009-28. Passed 11-10-09.)
(c) No sick leave in excess of three consecutive days shall be allowed unless such officer furnishes evidence satisfactory to the Chief of Police that the illness complained of is of longer duration. The Mayor and Chief of Police shall have the right to require a physician's report and/or diagnosis of such officer's condition at any time.
(d) Illness in the immediate family of such officer, requiring the attention of such officer, shall entitle such officer to two days of sick leave for each such illness. For purposes of this subsection, "immediate family" shall be construed to include father, mother, sister, brother, spouse and child.
(Ord. 1968-16. Passed 6-18-68; Ord. 2001-20. Passed 12-18-01.)
(e) In the event of the death of an officer's spouse, child or parent or the parent of a spouse, brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, grandparents, grandchildren and stepchildren, such officer shall be entitled to three days funeral leave. In the event of the death of an officer's brother-in-law or sister-in-law, such officer shall be entitled to one day funeral leave.
(Ord. 1987-7. Passed 1-20-87; Ord. 2001-20. Passed 12-18-01.)
(f) The Clerk shall keep accurate records of accumulated sick leave for each such officer, as well as reports from physicians and other data pertinent hereto.
(Ord. 1968-16. Passed 6-18-68; Ord. 2001-20. Passed 12-18-01; Ord. 2007-26. Passed 7-3-07; Ord. 2012-23. Passed 10-16-12.)