§ 3.20.080. Sick leave.

Each full-time civil service employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave at the employee's regular rate of pay. Sick leave shall be granted and administered as follows:

A.

Upon completion of six months' continuous employment, employees are entitled to sick leave accrued from the date of first employment at the rate of one and one-quarter working days per month.

B.

When an employee becomes ill the employee shall notify the immediate supervisor or appointing authority prior to the start time of the scheduled work day and the probable date of return to work. In the case of absences due to illness for over three consecutive days the employee shall obtain and provide a certificate from a licensed medical provider describing the nature of the illness, date treatment began, and date of discharge or probable date of discharge from treatment. Failure to timely notify the supervisor or appointing authority is sufficient cause for disciplinary action.

C.

All sick leave shall be substantiated by an approved sick leave form to be submitted by the employee.

D.

Absence due to illness or injury incurred while on duty shall be substantiated by a sick leave request. When an employee is rendered unable to report for work because of an illness or injury sustained while in the line of duty and subsequently receives workers' compensation, then, during the period of the employee's inability to report for work, the City shall pay to the employee the difference between the amount received through workers' compensation and the employee's current basic salary. The portion of time paid for by the City shall be charged against the employee's accumulated sick leave, but no charge shall be made against sick leave for that portion of time which is paid for by workers' compensation. Should the term of any case exceed a period of thirty calendar days, the case shall be referred by the Human Resources Manager for a medical evaluation and recommendation in accordance with Chapter 3.16. If any employee has received all of his/her sick leave entitlement and remains unable to report for work, the employee shall revert to nonpay status unless otherwise authorized by the appointing authority.

(Ord. O-53-98 § 1 (part); Ord. O-15-97 § 1; prior code § 7-18(h))

(Ord. No. O-31-15 Amended, § I, 7-27-2015; Ord. No. O-12-16 Amended, § I, 5-23-2016)