Management may require a doctor’s statement on employee’s condition after three (3) days of
absence, if desired.
Employees terminating employment because of illness may remain on full salary for the period of
accrued sick leave. However said employees may opt to take a lump sum payment of one-half (1/2)
their accrued sick leave calculated at the rate of pay in effect on their last day of employment.
Upon retirement or death, but not termination or resignation, the employees or the employee’s estate
shall receive payment for the balance of sick leave accrued in his/her account in a lump sum
calculated at the rate of pay in effect on the day of retirement, as follows:
Employees hired after July 1, 2001 shall be entitled to payment for twenty-percent (20%) of all
unused sick leave.
Employees hired on or before July 1, 2001 shall be entitled to payment for one hundred percent
(100%) of unused sick leave up to the amount accrued as of June 30, 2001, but not to exceed sixty
(60) days, plus twenty-percent (20%) of all sick leave accrued thereafter.
Sick leave may be transferred from city departments to the library when changing jobs, up to the
amount of the maximum accrual set forth above.
In the event of a lay-off, employees with five (5) or more years of continuous employment with the
Library shall receive payment for the balance of sick leave accrued in his/her account in a lump sum
calculated at the rate of pay in effect on the last day of employment, as follows:
Employees hired after July 1, 2001 shall be entitled to payment for twenty-percent (20%) of all
unused sick leave.
Employees hired on or before July 1, 2001 shall be entitled to payment for one hundred percent
(100%) of unused sick leave up to the amount accrued as of June 30, 2001, but not to exceed sixty
(60) days, plus twenty-percent (20%) of all sick leave accrued thereafter.
An employee who has been laid-off and has refused work or declined to bump another employee
shall be entitled to the aforementioned sick leave payment.
Bereavement Leave:
Full-time employees shall be entitled to up to twenty-four (24) hours of paid bereavement leave per
occurrence.
Regular part-time employees shall be entitled to paid bereavement leave per occurrence as
determined by the above formula.
Death in the employee's immediate family only is covered. The leave may extend from the time of
notification of death to and including the day following burial, but not more than three (3) days.
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