3.9. SR 06-06-2011 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Paid sick leave is provided for regular full-time and on a prorated basis for eligible part-time employees. Regular full-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of eight (8) working hours for each calendar month. Eligible part time employees hired before January 1, 2004, include employees working a minimum of 1040 hours per year. Eligible part time employees hired on or after January 1, 2004, include regularly scheduled part time employees who work a set, consistent schedule and who work a minimum of forty (40) hours per biweekly pay period and non-scheduled part time employees who work as needed who work a minimum of 1560 hours per year. Temporary and seasonal employees are not eligible for sick leave. There is no limit on the amount of accrued sick time that can be accumulated and carried forward from one year to the next. An employee must notify his/her immediate supervisor at least thirty (30) minutes before the start of his/her regular start time if the employee intends to be absent from work. If an emergency prevents the employee from notifying his/her immediate supervisor at such time, the employee must call his/her immediate supervisor as soon as possible during the workday. The employee is required to keep his/her immediate supervisor informed of his/her anticipated return to work. An employee attempting to use sick time for reasons other than those explicitly permitted in this policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination. A doctor’s note shall be required if an employee is absent more than four (4) days or if abuse of sick leave is suspected by the employee’s immediate supervisor, department head, or the City Administrator. In some circumstances, an employee may be requested to submit to a medical examination by a physician or medical facility licensed to practice medicine. In such a circumstance, the City may select the physician and facility that will conduct the examination. Unused sick leave will not be paid out in wages upon termination of employment, except as provided in the Severance Pay section below. SEVERANCE PAY An employee resigning his/her employment with the City may be eligible for a cash payment for unused sick leave if the following conditions are met: 1. The employee must resign in good standing (not terminated by the City); and 2. The employee must provide proper written notice of his/her resignation in accordance with the City Resignation Policy; and 3.The employee must execute a release of claims. Payment shall be based on the consecutive years of service completed by the employee and his/her accrued sick leave balance. 1.An employee terminating after completing two (2) years of consecutive service will receive payment for fifty percent (50%) of his/her accumulated sick leave balance up to a maximum payment for four hundred eighty (480) hours. Payment shall be at the current rate of pay when the resignation is submitted. 8