Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/08/2021

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or chiropractic oar; childbirth or exposure to contagious disease where such exposure may endanger the lwalth of others with whom the Employee could come in contact in the course of perfoiming work 'duties. Sick leave may also be authorized when the Ernployee's presence is necessary, for actual illness, thjury, legal quarantine or medical treatment in the Employee's immediate family. Immediate family, for the putposes if this Article, shall be defines as spouse, parent, step parent, children, step children:, brother, sister, grandparents, gtandohildren or a like member of the Employee's. spouse's family. The employee shall, when taking sick leave, make sure that the departnient duty schedule is adjusted as to maintain the department's minimal coverage requirements during the time the Employee is on sick leave. 15.3 Bmp1oyees are allowed funeral leave up to 24 hours twice annually per 000urrence (a maximum of 48 hours annually) for a death in the immediate family as defined under Article 15.2. That time :is not chargeable against any accrued vacation, sick or compensatory time, Hours must be taken within five (5) calendar days from start to finishper oceurrence Additional funeral leave may be taken (with prior approval from a supervisor) and is deductible from sick leave (up to three (3) consecutive days), vacation or compensatory time as the EMPLOYEE may choose and have available, 15.4 To be eligible for sick leavewith pay, an Bmployee shall; 1) report as soonas possible to the employee's immediate supervisor the reason for the absence; 2) keep the employee's immediate supervisor informed of such employee's condition; 3) for any absence that exceeds three (3) consecutive days, upon the employe&s return to work, submit a medical certificate from a physician 1) whenthe nature of the illness warranted being seen by a health care professional or 2) at a minimum, the employee must submit his or her own written documentation with a brief explanation of the nature of the absences; 4) if requested by the City Administrator or the Chief of Police, submit a medical certificate from a physician for absence, 15.5 Using or claiming sick leave for a purpose 'not authorized by.Artiele 15.2 shall be cause for disciplinary action, 156 For the puipose of accumulating additional sick heave, an Employee using paid holidays, earned vacation leave or siok leave is considered to be working, 15,7 EMPLOYEES shall receive a lump sum payment upon termination of employment with the J3MPLOYER based upon thirtyThree percent (33%) of said EMPLOYEWS • unused accumulated sick leave after five (5) years of continuous employment. Severance pay shall not bc available in any sum to an EMPLOYEE ifthatEMPLOYEE is discharged for just cause; severance pay shall not be paid if ari EMPLOYEE voluntarily terminates his or her employment prior to five (5) years of continuous employment service; or the EMPLOYEE voluntalilyterfflrnates his or her employment 12