(A) Regular full-time non-safety employees shall be allowed unlimited accumulation of sick leave at the rate provided for by R.C. § 124.38, of 4.6 hours of sick time for each completed 80 hours of service. Unused sick leave may be accumulated to a maximum of 120 days. Accumulation cannot accelerate overtime.
(B) Under the following circumstances, sick leave shall be granted to non-safety employees only upon approval of the Village Administrator or his or her substitute; provided that the Village Administrator or his or her substitute is provided with a written statement from a physician certifying the nature of the situation:
(1) Any illness, injury, or medial emergency involving the employee;
(2) The illness, injury, or medical emergency, including pregnancy, of an immediate family member; or
(3) The affliction of a family member with a contagious disease requiring the care and attendance of the employee, or exposure of the employee to a contagious disease such that presence of the employee in the workplace would jeopardize the health of other employees. (The home does not have to be quarantined by health authorities before sick leave may be granted to the employee who is caring for a member of his or her family afflicted with a contagious disease.)
(C) Any non-safety employee utilizing sick leave shall notify the Village Administrator, of the employee’s inability to report for work, no later than at least two hours prior to the start of such employee’s work day, unless the illness is of such an emergency nature that the employee is not able to provide such notice, in which case the employee shall provide such notice as soon as possible. If such notification is not made, the employee’s absence may be charged as leave without pay, upon recommendation of the Village Administrator. Absence on sick leave for more than 24 consecutive working hours shall require a written excuse from the employee’s physician that is acceptable to management.
(D) Sick leave shall be charged in minimum units of two hours.
(E) The village may at any time, require proof of any employee’s use of sick leave or may require the employee to be examined by a medical professional designated by the village and paid for by the village. If the employee fails to provide adequate proof or upon receipt of the medical report, the village determines that there is insufficient evidence to justify the employee’s absence, such leave shall be considered unauthorized, shall be without pay, and the employee shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including discharge.
(F) Any abuse of sick leave or the patterned use of sick leave shall be just and sufficient for disciplinary action as may be determined by the village.
(G) Any employee who has been absent from work for three or more days due to personal illness or injury, prior to and as a condition of his or her return to work, must be examined by a physician and medically released to return to work. Furthermore, if at any time the village determines that an employee’s physical and/or mental condition may jeopardize the health and/or safety of other employees and/or residents, the village may direct an employee to be examined by medical professionals prior to and as a condition to performing his/her required duties.
(H) In the event that any employee retires, such officer shall receive a lump sum payment for any accumulated, but unused sick leave, up to a maximum 45 days, at such officer’s present hourly rate. A cash payment of sick leave shall be paid only upon retirement and only after ten years of service.
(I) RETIREMENT for purposes of the section, means that the employee is eligible, and shall actually have applied for and received a pension or disability pension fro the appropriate state retirement system.
(J) The village shall have the right to demand a physical examination or doctor’s verification at any time prior to the payment of sick leave.
(Ord. 18-29, passed 9-4-2018)