Article 42
Individualized Sick Leave Pools
Generally:
The sick leave pool is intended to provide security by allowing each employee to provide for
extended illness, or other disability of the employee, or for the care of a sick family member,
consisting of the following: employee's spouse, children, brother, sister, parents, or
grandparents. The term spouse shall include domestic partner. When acquiring Pool days,
employees convert Earned Time days on a one to one and one half (1 to 1 1/2) Sick Pool days
basis. The employee may pick a given number of Earned Time days to exchange for Sick Pool
days. This conversion is available annually in the employee's anniversary month. All Sick Pool
conversion and usages is governed by this Article.
Sick Pool days are available for use only under the conditions listed below:
1. Use of Sick Pool days must begin on or after the fifth consecutive work day
absence caused by illness, injury, or other disability certified in writingto the
City by ap hysician.
2. The employee may continue using Sick Pool days until Sick Pool balance is
zero at which point the employee may elect to use any remaining Earned
Time,
3. Care of chronically ill relative or friend, or maternity /paternity leave, but
only if the need for such leave is documented by a physician to the
satisfaction of the City .
4. Doctor's reports may be required by the City at any time. Sick Pool leave
may be denied by the City in the event that phy sician's certifications are not
provided by the employ ce in accordance with this Article.
Maximum Balances:
No employee's Sick Pool balance shall exceed forty (40) days. A balance of up to ninety (90)
days may result from initial conversion by employees of the City so employed on the date of
execution of this agreement. No additional Earned Time days may be added or converted to the
Individualized Sick Pool Leave until balance of that account is below 38.5 days.
Retirement:
Emp loy ees retiring from the City service shall be paid at their current straight time or salary rate
for their Sick Pool balances, but shall not be paid therefore in the event of termination or
resignation.__In the event_of death of an employee, 100% of any employees unused Sick Time
balance shall be paid to his or her designated survivor or, if no survivor has been designated, to his
or her estate.
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