HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD16019BILL NO. 2019-107
SPONSORED BY Councilwoman Wiseman
ORDINANCE NO. /W M
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL, ARTICLE 13.
SICK LEAVE, SECTION 13-2. WHEN TAKEN.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 13-2 of the City of Jefferson Personnel Policy Manual is
hereby to read as follows:
Section 13-2. When taken.
Sick leave with pay will be granted for absence from duty because of actual personal illness, non -
compensable bodily injury or disease, exposure to a contagious disease, or to keep a doctor or dentist
appointment.
Employees may use up to nine days each year for sick leave for illness in the employee's
immediate family whose principal residence is in the employee's household and parents even if not
residing with the employee, provided no one else is available to care for the individual involved.
Exceptions to this provision may be granted by the department director with the approval of the City
Administrator if the employee has no accumulated comp time or vacation time, or for another family
member who does not meet the definition above but does not have mu other family members to
care for them and the use will not leave the employee with a balance of less than one month of leave.
Sick leave shall not be granted in cases where regular retirement, disability retirement or long-
term disability insurance has been approved.
Sick leave accrues from the first month of employment and may be used as it is accrued. Full-
time and part-time employees with benefits are eligible to receive sick leave pay. Introductory employees
may be excused from work as absent without pay under the conditions and terms of this section if they do
not have enough accrued sick leave.
When an employee finds it necessary to be absent for any of the reasons specified herein, he shall
report this fact to his immediate supervisor. Departments may require specific time frames for notice for
work-related purposes. Sick leave may not be granted unless reported to the appropriate supervisor
during the specified time frame.
An employee must keep his department director informed of his condition if the absence is of
more than three days duration. The department director may require the employee to submit for any
absence the treating physician's written notice of medical reason for the absence from work. Failure to
comply with the provisions of this section shall result in denial of sick leave. Abuse of sick leave shall be
cause for dismissal.
No refund of vacation time shall be allowed for illness incurred while on vacation leave.
Any authorized absence due to injury or illness covered by Workers' Compensation insurance
shall not be charged against an employee's accrued sick leave.
If a part-time employee transfers to full-time status, the employee may use any sick leave he
accumulated as a part-time employee.
There shall be no compensation made for sick leave accrued when an employee leaves the
employment of the City except as provided for in Section 13-4 of this manual. There shall be no use of or
compensation for sick leave when an employee is transferred from full-time status to part-time without
benefits status.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date
of its passage and approval.
Passed: L n.A4(41 /(,t, zDsZD Approved: l %1 P,4 Zo
Presiding Officer
Mayor Carrie Tergin
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City • nselor