Statement of Absence:
Employees taking less than three (3) days sick leave shall complete NPD Form 700, "Statement
of Absence." This form shall be submitted to the attention of the employee's Bureau Commander
within two (2) days after returning to work.
Notification: Employees shall provide timely notification to the Desk Sergeant or appropriate on-
duty supervisor at headquarters on a daily basis of their intention to take sick leave, unless other
arrangements have been made and approved by the employee's Bureau Commander or
Divisional Supervisor.
Abuse of Sick Leave: Employees who abuse sick leave, shall forfeit ten (10) days (80 hours)
accruable sick time and may be subject to dismissal. If the employee does not have ten (10) sick
days (80 hours) accrued, the next ten (10) accrued sick leave days (80 hours) to which the
employee is entitled, shall be forfeited.
Sick Leave Bank:
A. All full-time sworn police officers may maintain and contribute to a sick leave bank on a
voluntary basis from their unused sick leave credits. Part-Time employees may be
eligible to contribute toward the sick leave bank according to the rules outlined by the
Sick Bank Committee.
B. The rules and procedures of the sick leave bank shall be established by a Sick Leave
Bank Committee appointed by the Association.
C. A copy of all rules and procedures under which the sick leave bank operates must be
provided to the Chief by the Association.
D. The Sick Leave Bank Article or the procedures and standards established by the Sick
Leave Bank Committee shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.
ARTICLE 18
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
Definitions: For the purposes of this Article:
A. The term “bereavement leave” means "a leave of absence granted to an employee upon
a death occurring in the employee’s Immediate Family."
B. The Chief's "designee" is the Deputy Chief of Operations or the Bureau Commander. In
the absence of the Deputy Chief of Operations or the Bureau Commander, the Chief's
designee may be the Divisional Supervisor.
Procedures:
A. Such leave shall normally commence upon the day following the death of the immediate
family member. For full-time employees, the leave shall consist of three (3) consecutive
calendar days with pay. Bereavement leave for 34-hour part-time employees shall
consist of two (2) consecutive calendar days with pay (8.5 hours x 2 days). In the event
of the death of an employee's parent, spouse or child, bereavement leave shall consist of
four (4) consecutive calendar days with pay.
