Board Of Aldermen

D. Written advanced notice signed by both employees involved in the
exchange is given to the Chief or his designee two (2) days prior to each
exchange of workday desired; (The two (2) day notice period may be
waived at the discretion of the Chief or his designee.)

E. The swap of either employee involved does not result in an employee
working more than 16 hours in one work day;

F. The swaps do not result in interference with scheduled training or
otherwise interferes with other duties or assignments or the operations of
the department;

* A personal day's approval is subject to potential workloads, manpower
requirements, and any possibility of an emergency situation as determined by the
Chief of Police or designee.

« Once a personal day is approved and the date is to be changed or canceled by the
employee, the employee must reapply.

e The approved personal day is subject to recall by the Chief or designee due to
potential workloads, manpower requirements, and any emergencies that may

arise.

A. For the purpose of this Article the words “personal day” means a day,
when an employee is excused from active duty for personal reasons.

B.
day, Employees are entitled to five (5) personal days per calendar year
deducted from sick leave. If no sick time is accrued the employee is not
eligible to receive a personal day deducted from sick leave. Employees are
entitled to one (1) personal day not deducted from sick leave per calendar
ear.
Cc.

Full-time employees continue to accrue sick and vacation time while on paid leaves of
absence. A leave of absence shall be charged first against the employee's accumulated
sick leave and then against the employee's accumulated vacation time.

Unpaid Leaves of Absence:

The employee is entitled to reinstatement to the position he held or one of like status and
pay if a vacancy is open within the city, provided that the employee accepts release from
active service at the earliest possible date and request reinstatement within ninety (90)
days after release.

B. Employees may utilize sick leave for the hours missed when first notified
of deaths, unless it is at the beginning of their normal tour of duty.

Cc. If for reasons which would require out-of-state travel to the funeral
services or due to the actual date of the funeral services, the Chief of
Police or designee may allow a delay in the commencement of the three
consecutive business bereavement leave days for full-time/part-time
employees.

D. At the discretion of the Chief of Police or a Deputy Chief, the three

Definitions:

ARTICLE 18
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

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".

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.

accrual amount, the negative balance will be carried over until the entire
time can be deducted.)

For the second offense, full-time employees shall forfeit 12 days (for 40-
hour-a-week employees) of accrued sick leave. (If the entire 12 days
cannot be deducted from the accumulated total due to the accrual amount,
the negative balance will be carried over until the entire time can be
deducted.) For the third offense, the employee will be immediately
discharged.

| Death/Retirement Payments for Full-Time Employees:

1.

absence is a qualifying FMLA event. This includes the right to require
the employee to submit a physician's statement verifying the need for the
use of the sick leave, irrespective of the number of sick hours taken. The
Commission reserves the right to verify all claims for paid sick leave.

Notification of Sick Leave:

retain their sick leave accrual balances. However, they will not be permitted to use them
as sick days under this article until! completion of six (6) months of continuous
employment.

Full-Time Employees: