Sick Leave:
Every full-time employee is entitled to sick leave with full pay earned at the rate of eleven (11)
hours per month.
Every regular part-time employee is entitled to sick leave with pay as determined by the above
formula.
There is no maximum accrual of sick leave effective July 1, 2001.
Sick Leave shall be used only for illness, injury, medical or dental appointments, or accident of
emp loy ee, employ ce’s spouse, employee's domestic partner, parent or children.
Management may require a doctor’s statement on employee’s condition after three (3) days of
absence, if desired.
Employees terminating employ ment because of illness may remain on full salary for the period of
accrued sick leave. However said employ ees may opt to take a lump sum pay ment of one-half (1/2)
their accrued sick leave calculated at the rate of pay in effect on their last day of employ ment.
Upon retirement or death, but not termination or resignation, the employ ees or the emp loyee’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 pay ment 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) day s, 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 y ears of continuous employ ment with the
Library shall receive pay ment 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 employ ment, as follows:
Employ ees hired after July 1, 2001 shall be entitled to pay ment 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) day s, plus twenty -percent (20%) of all sick leave accrued thereafter.
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