Sick leave with pay shall accrue for all regular, full-time employees in the classified and unclassified services of the City. Sick leave shall accrue at the rate of one day per month. Employees on leave without pay, Workers’ Compensation and FMLA shall not accrue sick leave benefits. An employee shall be permitted to accumulate sick leave credit during his/her first six months of employment but shall not be permitted to use such sick leave credit during the first six months of employment. An employee shall be eligible to use accrued sick leave credit only after he/she has completed his/her first six months of employment. Sick leave shall be entered on the employee’s service record.
In order to receive compensation while absent on sick leave, each employee must notify his/her immediate supervisor of his/her illness no later than one-half hour before the time set for beginning his/her daily duties, or as may be specified by the head of the department. Payments for sick leave shall not be made for an unreported and unexcused absence. Unexcused absence shall be considered sufficient cause for suspension of an employee by the head of the department. Employees shall not take sick leave except in cases of absolute necessity. The City Manager may order a physical examination of any employee on sick leave or of any employee who has taken sick leave. Repeated sick leave taken by an employee for minor or trivial illness may constitute cause for disciplinary action, including but not limited to, removing such employee from service.
(Ord. 11820. Passed 6-15-99.)