10.1. SR 05-21-2012 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Beginning of the 25ti' year and thereafter 200 working hours per year Employees must receive department director approval before taking vacation leave. Orientation Period employees may not use vacation leave unless otherwise authorized by the city administrator. Employees taking more than two (2) consecutive weeks of vacation or a combination of vacation and compensatory time must obtain prior approval from the city administrator. The city will make every effort to grant vacations time as requested, but reserves the riglrt to deny or approve vacation schedules. Regular, fiill-time and regular, part-time employees may carry vacationforward from one year to the next. Sick Leave Sick leave is not a privilege or vested right that an employee may use at his/her discretion. Eligible employees may use sick leave only for the following: 1. Personal illness or injury; 2. To attend medical and dental appointments; 3. To care for sick dependents; 4. To take dependents to medical and dental appointments; 5. Up to five days per calendar month to care for seriously ill family members who may not live with the employee. For purposes of this provision, "seriously ill" shall be determined at the sole discretion of the city administrator. Paid sick leave is provided for regular, full-time and on a prorated basis for eligible part- time employees. Regular, frill-time employees accn~e sick leave at a rate of eight (8) working hours for each calendar month. To be eligible, part-time employees must work a set schedule with a minimum of forty (40) hours per biweekly pay period.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. Employees must notify their immediate supervisor at least thirty (30) minutes before the start of their regular start time if s/he intends to be absent from work. If an emergency prevents the employee from notifying the immediate supervisors/he must call the immediate supervisor as soon as possible during the workday. Employeesare required to keep their immediate supervisor informed of their 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. 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. 12