(a) Sick Leave. Upon retirement, an employee may:
(1) Elect to receive payment for unused sick leave accrued up to the employee's date of retirement in accordance with Section 260.12(e);
(2) If the employee is to be rehired pursuant to Section 260.21 of this chapter, the employee may elect to carry over all accrued unused sick leave, up to a maximum of two thousand eighty (2080) hours, or the employee may elect to carry over a maximum of seven hundred (700) hours of sick leave and receive payment for the remaining balance up to the maximum allowed under Section 260.12(e).
(3) If the employee does not elect to receive payment, the employee's unused sick leave shall remain to the employee's credit for a period of ten (10) years from the date of the employee's retirement, at which time such sick leave shall expire and no longer be valid. The employee's sick leave will be credited to him or her upon his or her reemployment with the City or transferred to another public agency within said ten (10) year period, in accordance with ORC 124.38.
(b) Vacation. Upon retirement, an employee may elect to receive payment for all unused vacation leave accrued up to the employee's date of retirement, up to a maximum of two hundred forty (240) or three hundred sixty (360) hours, as applicable or, if the employee is to be rehired pursuant to Section 260.21 of this chapter, the employee may elect to carry over eighty (80) hours of vacation leave and receive payment for the remaining balance.
(c) Longevity. Longevity benefits for eligible employees who retire from the City's service shall be prorated to the nearest pay period for employees retiring from City service prior to November 1st of the year.
(d) Comp Time. Upon retirement, an employee who has any accrued, unused compensatory time shall be paid the entire accrued, unused balance at the employee's then current rate of pay.
(Ord. 2022-13. Adopted 05/26/22)