Common use of Use of Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick Accrued sick leave with pay may be used utilized if the employee is required to be absent from work on account of non-job related illness or injury; routine medical or dental appointments; or for the care related to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from of the performance employee’s child, mother, father, spouse or domestic partner registered with the Department of Human Resources. Up to a total of forty-eight (48) hours of accrued sick leave per calendar year may be utilized if the employee is required to be absent for the care related to the illness or injury of the employee’s grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, stepfather, stepmother or stepchild. When an employee has exhausted all of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, employee may be charged allowed to annual leaveuse accrued vacation, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable compensatory time or personal leave in lieu of unpaid time subject to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City ManagerDepartment Director or designee and pursuant to 10.3.5.1 may be required to furnish medical verification. 10.3.3.1 Accrued sick leave may also be utilized for job-related illness or injury in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.4 Disability Leave, or if the employee is medically required to be absent from work between the date an examining physician determines the employee's condition to be "permanent and stationary" and the date the employee is so notified. Such accrued sick leave may not be utilized if the employee is otherwise entitled to temporary disability leave compensation for the above-referenced period of time. Accrued sick leave not to exceed three (3) working days may be granted at the discretion of the Director of Human Resources or designee, following the notification referred to above. Telephone notice or a notice mailed to the employee's last known address of record shall be determined notice to the employee. 10.3.3.2 Accrued sick leave not to exceed three working days may be granted in circumstances where an alleged job-related illness or injury is involved, but the employee fails to provide medical verification of such job-related illness or injury. 10.3.3.3 Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, an advance employee who, pursuant to the provisions of additional Section 10.4 of this Agreement, has been receiving temporary disability leave compensation and who has received the maximum allowable amount of such compensation pursuant to Section 10.4, and who is entitled to Workers' Compensation temporary disability benefits, and has exhausted all other available paid leave, shall be permitted to utilize accrued sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use restrictions: Sick Leave shall be utilized in fifteen minute increments, but in no event shall an employee receive an amount, including any Workers' Compensation temporary disability compensation, in excess of sick leave:such employee's regular base pay.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 17 (I) and (J); or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by available, at the Supervisoremployee's option. (C) Employees who are unable become ill prior to report to work for reasons defined above, the start of the workday shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid sick leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. Employees may use accumulated annual leave or TILO, in lieu of sick leave when sick leave is unavailable. (ED) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A) a. Sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated when they are unable to perform their work by illness reason of personal illness, injury or injury from exposure to contagious disease or for the performance emergency attendance of their dutiesthe employee upon a member of the immediate family (father, mother, spouse, the registered domestic partner or civil union partner, as recognized and defined by applicable New Jersey law child, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ child, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, or relative residing in the same household) who is seriously ill, or whose spouse is hospitalized due to pregnancy. Sick leave may also be used for dental, optical or medical examination or treatment. (i) Use of sick leave for spousal care shall include those persons residing in the same household as the eligible employee and continuously living in a proven, singular spousal relationship with the eligible employee. The Employer is entitled to reasonable proof of such relationship prior to sick leave entitlement. (ii) Unless otherwise authorized under the provisions of the University’s Family and Medical Leave Policy, emergency attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of on a member of their the immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of fifteen (15) days per enabling occurrence. Exceptions to this limitation may be authorized only by the Vice President of Human Resources or his/her designee. b. Accumulated sick leave may be used to grieve the death and/or attend the funeral of the employee's immediate family; father, mother, spouse, child, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ child, sister or brother of employee and relatives of employees residing in the same household as employee. Leave used for bereavement shall be limited to three (3) days per occurrence unless exception for extraordinary reason is made by and at the discretion of the Vice President of Human resources or his/her designee. c. All unused sick leave may be accrued with no maximum limit. d. Medical validation of the need for sick leave will be required when there is evidence of abuse of the leave and/or when the leave exceeds five (5) consecutive days or a full shift for total of ten (10) days within the fiscal year, as more fully detailed below. e. Sick leave benefits are not available, shall not accrue, nor shall there be any one appointmentpayment in lieu thereof, while any Research Employee member is in unpaid employment status with the University. A request for additional time Further, in order to use a banked sick leave day, the Research Employee member must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee in paid employment status at least one day prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconductbenefit sought. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. It is the responsibility of the employee to report sick leave when any scheduled time/duty (Asuch as a meeting, office hours, teaching, committee work), or if, due to illness or hospitalization, fewer than eighty hours are worked during the reporting time period. The employee has an obligation to inform their chair/supervisor as far in advance as possible to mitigate disruption to the department/college. When utilizing sick leave, it is not permissible to engage in outside employment or to receive payment for services. (1) Sick leave with pay may shall be used accrued before being taken, provided that an employee who participates in a sick leave pool shall not be prohibited from using sick leave otherwise available to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees whoemployee through the sick leave pool. (2) Sick leave shall be authorized for the following: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of their dutiesa. The employee's personal illness/injury, exposure to a contagious disease which would endanger others, or whose attendance disability where the employee is prevented by public unable to perform their assigned duties. b. The employee's personal appointments with a health requirements; orcare provider. 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral c. The illness/injury of a member of their the employee's immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3family, at the discretion of the supervisor. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care Approval of requests for use of reasonable amounts of sick leave for caring for a member of their the employee's immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests family shall not be unreasonably deniedwithheld. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care d. The death of a member of their the employee's immediate family, at the discretion of the supervisor. Approval of requests for use of reasonable amounts of sick leave for the death of a member of the employee's immediate family which has shall not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisorunreasonably withheld. (C3) Employees who are unable A continuous period of sick leave commences with the first day of absence and includes all subsequent days until the employee returns to report work. For this purpose, Saturdays, Sundays, and official holidays observed by the State shall not be counted unless the employee is scheduled to work for reasons defined aboveon such days. During any seven-day period, the maximum number of days of sick leave charged against any employee shall call in as required by their departmental work rules be five days, or City Policy40 hours. (D4) Employees must An employee who requires the use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when of sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by must notify their accrued paid immediate supervisor as soon as practicable and shall report such leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave in accordance with full or partial pay may be grantedUCF’s timekeeping procedures. (E5) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to An employee who becomes eligible for the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:leave while on approved annual leave shall, upon notifying their immediate supervisor, substitute accrued sick leave to cover such circumstances.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) a. Sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated when they are unable to perform their work by illness reason of personal illness, injury or injury from exposure to contagious disease or for the performance emergency attendance of their dutiesthe employee upon a member of the immediate family (father, mother, spouse, child, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ child, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, or relative residing in the same household) who is seriously ill, or whose spouse is hospitalized due to pregnancy. Sick leave may also be used for dental, optical or medical examination or treatment. i. Use of sick leave for spousal care shall include those persons residing in the same household as the eligible employee and continuously living in a proven, singular spousal relationship with the eligible employee. The Employer is entitled to reasonable proof of such relationship prior to sick leave entitlement. ii. Unless otherwise authorized under the provisions of the university’s Family and Medical Leave Policy, emergency attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of on a member of their the immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of fifteen (15) days per enabling occurrence. Exceptions to this limitation may be authorized only by the Vice President of Human Resources or his/her designee. b. Accumulated sick leave may be used to grieve the death and/or attend the funeral of the employee's immediate family; father, mother, spouse, child, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ child, sister or brother of employee and relatives of employees residing in the same household as employee. Leave used for bereavement shall be limited to three (3) days per occurrence unless exception for extraordinary reason is made by and at the discretion of the Vice President of Human Resources or his/her designee. c. All unused sick leave may be accrued with no maximum limit. d. Medical validation of the need for sick leave will be required when there is specific evidence of abuse of the leave and/or when the leave exceeds five (5) consecutive days or a full shift for total of ten (10) days within the fiscal year, as more fully detailed below. e. Sick leave benefits are not available, shall not accrue, nor shall there be any one appointmentpayment in lieu thereof, while any Professional Staff member is in unpaid employment status with the university. A request for additional time Further, in order to use a banked sick leave day, the Professional Staff member must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee in paid employment status at least one day prior to the use of the sick leave, if possibleleave benefit sought. 5. No employees shall be entitled to f. Employees whose sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has accrual is prorated in accordance with Article VII.A.1, above, will not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisorsick days during periods when they are not normally on payroll. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick i. The use of earned sick leave credits shall be authorized by the supervisor for employees who are absent from work and unable to perform their duties because of illness, injury, or quarantine for contagious disease. Employees may request in advance the use of sick leave credits for the employee's and the employee's dependents' medical or dental appointments which cannot reasonably be made outside the employee's normal working hours. As long as the medical or dental appointments do not interfere with the employee's work assignments, the supervisor shall authorize the use of sick leave credits. The time within a pay period used for sick leave shall not count as time worked for overtime purposes. The use of sick leave within a pay period shall not effect overtime compensation paid for call in pay. The employee shall notify his/her supervisor or manager in advance as to the estimated length of time necessary for such medical or dental appointment and shall return to work as quickly as reasonably possible following completion of such appointment. Additionally, an employee who estimates the use of 10 or more consecutive days of sick leave shall, if reasonably possible, notify his/her supervisor or manager in advance as to the estimated length of such sick leave and shall update the supervisor if the leave will continue longer than the time estimated. ii. The use of sick leave credits may be used authorized by a supervisor to permit a permanent employee to be absent from duty due to death or illness in the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their employee's immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation The use of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is for this purpose shall normally be limited to a maximum ten (10) workdays, which should be sufficient time in which to make funeral arrangements and to attend to family matters, or in instance of seven (7) days per yearfamily illness, and must be submitted to and approved by arrange for continued care of the Department Head ill family member. In unusual or special circumstances, the Court Administrator or designee prior to may authorize use of additional sick leave credits or allow the use of sick leave for instances where the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave immediate family is authorized FMLA leavenot involved. Such requests shall This provision should not be unreasonably deniedconstrued to limit any rights or benefits to which the employee is entitled under the Family Medical Leave Act. 4iii. Are required An employee who has an accumulated sick leave balance shall be authorized its use although recovery and return to take duty is impossible. However, periodically, at the request of the Court Administrator, the disability or illness and inability to perform job related duties must be certified to by a licensed physician or osteopath. iv. If a woman is unable to work because of pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion or illness resulting there from, she may use accumulated sick leave credits, under the same conditions which apply to other illnesses and disabilities. If the employee wishes to extend her period of absence beyond the time off from work of physical disability for the purpose of keeping child rearing, she may request use of accumulated annual leave, personal leave, compensatory time off, and/or she may request a personal medicalleave of absence without pay pursuant to sub-section xi. hereof. A leave of absence without pay may also be requested if the employee does not have sufficient sick leave credit to cover the period of physical disability. v. An employee shall notify the supervisor no later than one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the scheduled workday, visionunless another protocol allowing for less notice has been established by a particular Court Manager, of the employee's inability to report to work due to illness unless the employee is physically unable to do so. vi. The supervisor may require the submission of a certificate from a physician or other evidence to justify the approval of sick leave or to ensure the employee is in good health and is able to perform the job without risk to the employee, co-workers, or dental appointmentthe public. Such The Judicial Branch may require an employee to be examined at state expense by a physician chosen by the Judicial Branch to ensure the employee is fit to return to duty or to determine, in the case of an employee still on the job, the employee's fitness for duty. vii. An employee who misrepresents a claim for sick leave or shows a pattern of abuse of the use of sick leave shall be limited subject to disciplinary action including dismissal. viii. An employee shall not be charged sick leave for absence on a maximum of day observed as a full shift for any one appointmentholiday or an administrative holiday. ix. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior If, during a scheduled vacation, an employee becomes ill to the use extent that hospitalization is required, the employee's absence from date of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, hospitalization may be charged to sick leave rather than annual leave. Similarly, if approved an employee becomes ill during a vacation and is confined at home or temporary residence for three (3) or more days pursuant to a doctor's order, as evidenced by a doctor's certificate, the period of confinement may be charged to sick leave rather than annual leave. x. When a permanent employee is awarded weekly compensation under the provisions of the Worker's Compensation Act or by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined aboveState Board on State Employee Benefits, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules the employee may be granted sick leave, or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been credits are exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond , to the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval extent of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granteddifference between such compensation and the employee's regular weekly rate. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to xi. The supervisor may retroactively authorize the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:leave if the employee did not obtain proper approval and when the circumstances so warrant.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick i. The use of earned sick leave credits shall be authorized by the supervisor for employees who are absent from work and unable to perform their duties because of illness, injury, or quarantine for contagious disease. Employees may request in advance the use of sick leave credits for the employee's and the employee's dependents' medical or dental appointments which cannot reasonably be made outside the employee's normal working hours. As long as the medical or dental appointments do not interfere with the employee's work assignments, the supervisor shall authorize the use of sick leave credits. The time within a pay period used for sick leave shall not count as time worked for overtime purposes. The use of sick leave within a pay period shall not effect overtime compensation paid for call in pay. The employee shall notify his/her supervisor or manager in advance as to the estimated length of time necessary for such medical or dental appointment and shall return to work as quickly as reasonably possible following completion of such appointment. Additionally, an employee who estimates the use of 10 or more consecutive days of sick leave shall, if reasonably possible, notify his/her supervisor or manager in advance as to the estimated length of such sick leave and shall update the supervisor if the leave will continue longer than the time estimated. ii. The use of sick leave credits may be used authorized by a supervisor to permit a permanent employee to be absent from duty due to death or illness in the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their employee's immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation See definition of employee’s immediate family Part II.B, page 3 of the Judicial Personnel Policy, but expanded to include civil union partners. The use of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is for this purpose shall normally be limited to a maximum ten (10) workdays, which should be sufficient time in which to make funeral arrangements and to attend to family matters, or in instance of seven (7) days per yearfamily illness, and must be submitted to and approved by arrange for continued care of the Department Head ill family member. In unusual or special circumstances, the Court Administrator or designee prior to may authorize use of additional sick leave credits or allow the use of sick leave for instances where the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave immediate family is authorized FMLA leavenot involved. Such requests shall This provision should not be unreasonably deniedconstrued to limit any rights or benefits to which the employee is entitled under the Family Medical Leave Act. 4iii. Are required An employee who has an accumulated sick leave balance shall be authorized its use although recovery and return to take duty is impossible. However, periodically, at the request of the Court Administrator, the disability or illness and inability to perform job related duties must be certified to by a licensed physician or osteopath. iv. If a woman is unable to work because of pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion or illness resulting there from, she may use accumulated sick leave credits, under the same conditions which apply to other illnesses and disabilities. If the employee wishes to extend her period of absence beyond the time off from work of physical disability for the purpose of keeping child rearing, she may request use of accumulated annual leave, personal leave, compensatory time off, and/or she may request a personal medicalleave of absence without pay pursuant to sub-section xi. hereof. A leave of absence without pay may also be requested if the employee does not have sufficient sick leave credit to cover the period of physical disability. v. An employee shall notify the supervisor no later than one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the scheduled workday, visionunless another protocol allowing for less notice has been established by a particular Court Manager, of the employee's inability to report to work due to illness unless the employee is physically unable to do so. vi. The supervisor may require the submission of a certificate from a physician or other evidence to justify the approval of sick leave or to ensure the employee is in good health and is able to perform the job without risk to the employee, co-workers, or dental appointmentthe public. Such The Judicial Branch may require an employee to be examined at state expense by a physician chosen by the Judicial Branch to ensure the employee is fit to return to duty or to determine, in the case of an employee still on the job, the employee's fitness for duty. vii. An employee who misrepresents a claim for sick leave or shows a pattern of abuse of the use of sick leave shall be limited subject to disciplinary action including dismissal. viii. An employee shall not be charged sick leave for absence on a maximum of day observed as a full shift for any one appointmentlegal holiday or an administrative holiday. ix. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior If, during a scheduled vacation, an employee becomes ill to the use extent that hospitalization is required, the employee's absence from date of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, hospitalization may be charged to sick leave rather than annual leave. Similarly, if approved an employee becomes ill during a vacation and is confined at home or temporary residence for three (3) or more days pursuant to a doctor's order, as evidenced by a doctor's certificate, the period of confinement may be charged to sick leave rather than annual leave. x. When a permanent employee is awarded weekly compensation under the provisions of the Worker's Compensation Act or by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined aboveState Board on State Employee Benefits, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules the employee may be granted sick leave, or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been credits are exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond , to the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval extent of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granteddifference between such compensation and the employee's regular weekly rate. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to xi. The supervisor may retroactively authorize the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:leave if the employee did not obtain proper approval and when the circumstances so warrant.

Use of Sick Leave. Qualified employees, subject to the provisions set forth in this Article, shall be eligible for paid sick leave from (A) Sick leave with pay may be used and to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees whoof) their unused accumulated paid sick leave credits in the following situations: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves (a) When an employee's absence from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited due to a maximum of seven (7) days per yearnon-work incurred illness, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head injury or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconductpregnancy. (Bb) Time off There will be no deduction from sick leave credits from the first (1st) day and for a period of fifty-two (52) weeks, when an employee's absence from work is necessitated because of an injury or illness arising out of or in the course of his or her employment by the Employer and which is compensable under the Michigan Workers' Compensation Act. During such period, the Employer will make up the differences between the amount of the daily benefit to which he or she is entitled under the Act and the amount of daily pay he or she would have received in his or her own job classification had he or she worked, but not to exceed the daily pay for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized regularly scheduled hours lost from work. Thereafter, and in accordance with past practice, an employee's unused accumulated paid sick leave credits shall be reduced by the Department Head difference between the amount of daily benefit to which he or designeeshe is entitled under the Act and the amount of daily pay he or she actually receives. It is understood and agreed that in the event the Employer's medical doctor certifies that the employee is capable of performing light police duty, as above providedhe or she shall report for such duty, may be charged unless the employee's doctor certifies that the employee should not return to annual leavework in which event, if approved the Employer continues to desire the employee to return to light duty, the employee shall then be sent to a medical doctor jointly selected by the SupervisorEmployer and the Association. The Employer shall pay the fee for this examination. The decision of such medical doctor shall be final and binding upon the Employer and the Association. (Cc) Employees who are unable to report to If an employee's absence from work for reasons defined aboveis necessitated because of an injury or illness arising out of or in the course of his or her employment by the Employer, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILOwhich if of sufficient duration, when would be compensable under the Michigan Worker's Compensation Act, then upon exhaustion of such employee's sick leave accruals have been exhaustedcredits, the Employer shall pay the employee his or her full salary until the Worker's Compensation qualification period ends. An employee incapacitated beyond Thereafter, the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval provisions of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be grantedparagraph (b) above shall apply. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick An employee shall be permitted to use accrued sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees whoas provided below: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from An employee shall not use sick leave prior to the performance of their duties, or whose attendance time it is prevented by public health requirements; oraccrued. 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend An employee shall not use accrued sick leave beyond a funeral predetermined date of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 orseparation, including retirement or layoff, or any leave without pay. 3. Are Proof of illness or disability may be required from an employee when a pattern of abuse is confirmed by the supervisor. When a request for proof of illness or disability is to absent themselves be made, the supervisor shall seek approval from work to personally care for a member designated University manager. The employee involved shall be notified by the appropriate supervisor or manager in writing as soon as practicable of their immediate family. To be granted this sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on restriction/requirement. The notice shall include the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use duration of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by restriction/requirement and the Department Head or his designee or reason(s) for the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably deniedrestriction. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the The use of accrued sick leave is allowed for pregnancy-related illnesses or disabilities as in the sick leavecase of other illnesses, if possiblebut not beyond a predetermined date of separation or leave without pay. 5. No employees In addition to use of sick leave as stated in 4. above, a pregnant employee on approved leave without pay on the date of pregnancy disability is entitled to use accrued sick leave beginning on the date of pregnancy disability and continuing through the period that she is physically unable to perform the normal duties of her job. 6. An employee shall be entitled permitted to use not more than thirty (30) days of accrued sick leave while absent from duty in any calendar year when required to be in attendance or to provide care, because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted the serious illness of the employee's mother, father, spouse, son, daughter, brother or caused by willful misconductsister, or of any other related person who is residing in the employee's household. (B) Time off for 7. An employee who becomes ill while on vacation shall be permitted to use accrued sick leave if that employee is under the personal care of a member physician and submits a physician’s statement, but may not use accrued sick leave in the event of their immediate illness of a family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisormember. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted8. An employee incapacitated beyond shall be permitted to use not more than five (5) days of accrued sick leave when that employee's attendance is required due to the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval death of the City Manageremployee's mother, an advance of additional mother-in-law, father, father-in-law, spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandparent, or any other related person who is residing in the employee's household. 9. An employee who has accrued sick leave with full or partial pay but who is presently employed less than one- half (1/2) time may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of accrued sick leave:, but not in excess of that employee's present scheduled hours of work for any day.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick leave with pay may shall be used granted only for the following reasons: (1) Sickness of the member. (2) Injury to the extent member which is not subject to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who:the provisions of Article 21, Injury Leave. 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of their duties(3) Medical, dental, or whose attendance optical consultation or treatment of the member, whether work or non-work related. (4) Sickness of a spouse, domestic partner provided the terms of Ordinance No. 1077-2010, as amended, are met, child, step-child, and upon prior approval of the Chief of Police, a family member who is prevented by public dependent for his/her health requirements; orand well-being on the member. [Note: This definition does not apply to the Family and Medical Leave Act.] Members shall be granted not more than five (5) workdays in any calendar year for sickness of family members listed herein. The Chief of Police or designee may require a certificate of the attending physician before paying any member under this Paragraph. In special cases where the Public Safety Director deems that more than five (5) workdays are necessary, the Director may, in his/her sole discretion, grant such leave. 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral (5) Quarantine of a member because of their immediate family exposure to a contagious disease. The Chief of Police or designee shall require a certificate of the attending physician before paying any member under this Paragraph. (6) Any member scheduled to work on a holiday as identified designated in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To 18 who reports sick shall be granted charged sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation for the number of sick leave on hours that comprise the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven holiday. (7) days per yearIn the event a member uses all his/her injury leave time and is still unable to return to active duty, and must be submitted to and approved by he/she may, with the Department Head or designee prior to the use approval of the Public Safety Director, use any sick leave, if possible, unless compensatory time and vacation time to which the member is otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably deniedentitled. 4. Are required (8) Death in the immediate family, as that term is defined in Article 1, for up to take time off from five (5) work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconductdays per instance. (B) Time off The Chief of Police may require evidence as to the adequacy of the reason for any member's absence during the time for which sick leave is requested for more than three (3) days, or when the chain of command has cause to believe that the sick leave was not used for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisorpurpose requested. (C) Employees who are unable A member on sick leave with pay is expected to report be at the member’s place of residence during duty hours and may be required to work show just cause for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policynot being at home during regular duty hours. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual Sick leave or TILOwith pay shall be charged at the rate of one-tenth (1/10) of an hour for each one-tenth (1/10) of an hour of regularly scheduled work from which a member is absent, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond is chargeable to such absence under the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval provisions of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be grantedthis Article. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement Pregnancy-related disabilities shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:treated as any other non-work-related disability.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) No employee will be permitted to take sick leave that has not been earned unless said employee is participating in the sick leave bank. Sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1taken in no less than one-half (1/2) day increments. Are incapacitated by Sick leave may be granted only for absence from duty because of personal illness or injury from the performance that of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their an immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per yearmember's illness, legal quarantine and must be submitted to annual physical and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work doctor's visits for the purpose of keeping a personal medicaldiagnosis and treatment, visionincluding dental care. These sick leave provisions will not apply to sickness, injury or dental appointmentdisability within the purview of the Illinois Workers Compensation Act. Such Sick leave shall be limited computed on a calendar year basis and may be accumulated to a maximum person of not more than ninety (90) days. Workers' Compensation benefits received shall be credited against the compensation due an Employee during sick leave but no additional sick leave shall be given because of such workers' Compensation benefits. In order to be eligible for sick leave with pay, an Employee must: (1) report promptly to his department head the reason for his absence; (2) keep his department head informed of his condition if the absence is for more than three (3) days duration; (3) submit a full shift medical certificate for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved absence of more than three (3) days if required by the Department Head City Administrator or designee prior to the use of the department head. Claiming sick leaveleave when physically fit, if possible. 5except as permitted in this Section may be cause for disciplinary action, including transfer, suspension, demotion or dismissal. No Upon an honorable separation from employment, employees shall be entitled to paid as terminal pay one-third (1/3) of their accumulated sick leave. Sick leave while absent from duty because shall not be considered as personal time that the employee may use at his discretion; it shall be allowed only in case of a actual sickness or disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off of for annual physical and doctor's visits for the personal care purpose of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designeediagnosis and treatment, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisorincluding dental care. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A) A. An employee may use accumulated sick leave for absences necessitated by non-work related injury or illness of said employee or exposure to contagious disease if determined by a physician or health officer. B. Sick leave shall not be available to an employee for use in circumstances involving personal injury sustained by an employee in the course of paid supplemental employment by an employer other than the City of Bettendorf. C. When an employee is on sick leave for personal use, he/she can work secondary employment as long as he/she returns to the scheduled shift immediately following the sick leave. If employee doesn’t return on that scheduled shift, and works secondary employment in that time frame, the employee can face disciplinary action. D. All time taken on authorized sick leave shall be deducted from available sick leave which has been accrued by the employee and shall be charged by actual hours used. E. An employee who has exhausted all of his/her sick leave, may then elect to use any vacation leave to which he/she is entitled for sick leave purposes. F. No such leave with pay may shall be granted to an employee in anticipation of future service. G. Sick leave payments are based on the straight time earnings of the employee at the time such leave is taken. However, if as a result of a general wage increase or job reclassification, the rate of the employee's position is increased during his/her sick leave absence, the higher rate will be used in computing the balance of his/her sick leave payments. H. No person shall be permitted to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced convert excused leave of absence of annual leave into sick leave by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by reason of illness or injury from which occurs during such leave of absence or annual leave; however, if such illness or injury should persist beyond the performance termination of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head absence or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Managertaken, an advance of additional if otherwise permitted, at that time. I. The accrued sick leave of an employee whose service with full the city is terminated by reason of quit, discharge or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement resignation shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:cancelled by such action.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) A. An employee may use accumulated sick leave for absences necessitated by non- work related injury or illness of said employee or exposure to contagious disease if determined by a physician or health officer. B. Sick leave shall not be available to an employee for use in circumstances involving personal injury sustained by an employee in the course of paid supplemental employment by an employer other than the City of Bettendorf. C. When an employee is on sick leave for personal use, he/she can work secondary employment as long as he/she returns to the scheduled shift immediately following the sick leave. If employee doesn’t return on that scheduled shift, and works secondary employment in that time frame, the employee can face disciplinary action. D. All time taken on authorized sick leave shall be deducted from available sick leave which has been accrued by the employee and shall be charged by actual hours used. E. An employee who has exhausted all of his/her sick leave, may then elect to use any vacation leave to which he/she is entitled for sick leave purposes. F. No such leave with pay may shall be granted to an employee in anticipation of future service. G. Sick leave payments are based on the straight time earnings of the employee at the time such leave is taken. However, if as a result of a general wage increase or job reclassification, the rate of the employee's position is increased during his/her sick leave absence, the higher rate will be used in computing the balance of his/her sick leave payments. H. No person shall be permitted to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced convert excused leave of absence of annual leave into sick leave by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by reason of illness or injury from which occurs during such leave of absence or annual leave; however, if such illness or injury should persist beyond the performance termination of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head absence or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted taken, if otherwise permitted, at that time. I. For an employee with less than twenty (20) years of employment with the City, the accrued sick leave without pay of an employee whose service with the city is terminated by reason of quit, discharge or resignation shall be cancelled by such action. J. For an employee with at least twenty (20) years of employment with the Department Head. On City, upon termination from the approval City’s service, such employee shall receive a payout in an amount equal to 16.79% of the City Manager, an advance of additional employee’s sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. bank (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject which equates to the following reporting requirements for use 403 hours of sick leave:time if at maximum sick bank) at the time of separation.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department _ __to_tbe_use oLthe_sick_leaY:e,_iLpossible,-unless_otberwise_autborized-by_tbe-Depa1tment .. Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick leave with pay may be used taken in increments equal to the extent minimum time increment recognized by the College’s payroll system. In any situation where an employee is absent due to what has been accrued illness, the employee must contact the immediate supervisor or advanced by employees who: 1other designated person prior to the start of each scheduled work shift to be missed, unless there are extraordinary circumstances. Are incapacitated by illness or injury If an employee is absent from work and on sick leave, that employee continues to earn sick leave credit as if they were at work. If an employee is off more than three (3) days, documentation from the performance of employee’s physician, releasing them to return to work, must be provided prior to returning to work. The employee’s work day will not start until the release is approved. Employees must submit proper medical documentation from the employee’s physician or valid medical provider to support their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care request for a member of their immediate family. To be granted pre-approved sick leave when used in conjunction with pay any other type of paid leave. An example of “pre-approved” sick leave when used in such cases requires explanation conjunction with any other type of paid leave is as follows: Employee ▇▇▇▇▇ takes scheduled pre-approved sick leave which begins before a holiday. In order to be paid for the holiday the employee must bring valid medical documentation to the employee’s supervisor and/or designee on the employee’s next scheduled work day. Medical documentation will not be required for unscheduled sick leave unless the employee is off work more than three (3) days, unless otherwise required by this contract. Unauthorized use of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must shall be submitted to and approved by the Department Head just cause for disciplinary action under Article 15 whether or designee prior to the use of not the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head leave has been approved and or his designee or the leave paid. Example: If employee ▇▇▇▇▇ is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall engaged in activities that would not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping support a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for valid use of sick leave:; e.g., recreation, travel or other activities of a personal nature; leave is unauthorized, whether it was approved by management or not. If an employee is absent from work due to a work-related injury and receives lost-time compensation from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, that employee is not eligible to utilize sick leave or receive pay from the College for that absence or any subsequent related absence for which they receive lost-time compensation.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) A. Sick leave may be used once they are earned. ▇▇▇▇ leave is earned at the end of the month and are available for use the first (1st) day of the following month. Sick leave must be used in one quarter (1/4) hour increments. B. Sick leave usage and ability of an employee to return to work is determined by County rules, regulations, and procedures regardless of determinations made by the State of California under the SDI or the Workers Compensation (WC) program. C. An employee is to return to work as soon as they recover from the illness or injury including the return to a shift or workday in progress. D. Employees who are too ill or injured to work are required to contact their department manager or supervisor before the beginning of their work shift if feasible but no later than within the first (1st) hour of work. Department Heads or designees have the option of instructing employees to either leave a message for the supervisor or the department designated contact person. If a message is left for the department, it must include a call-back number for any follow-up information. E. An employee that has been directed by a medical professional to remain off work for more than one (1) day is not required to report their absence each day, if acceptable documentation has been provided to the department verifying the attending physician’s directions. F. Employees are only required to provide general information about the nature of the illness or injury that necessitated their absence from work. The information requested is solely for the purpose of determining the legitimate use of sick leave. G. Recovery of Short Term Disability (STD), State Disability Insurance (SDI) or Workers’ Compensation (WC) Overpayment. Sick Leave Usage in Conjunction with pay STD/SDI/WC. For employees covered under the State Disability Insurance (SDI) program or Workers’ Compensation Program (WC) or the County Short Term Disability (STD) program, sick leave may be used to supplement these benefit payments. In no instance, however, will the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance combination of their dutiesDisability Insurance SDI, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per yearWC, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possibleor other County benefit payments exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the employee's monthly salary calculated on an hourly, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head weekly, bi-weekly, or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leavemonthly basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are Employees are required to take time off from work for notify the purpose Human Resources Department within five (5) calendar days upon receipt of keeping a personal medicalbenefits, visionso that the benefits can be integrated. In some cases due to delays in receiving checks under W/C SDI, or dental appointmentSTD, employees may be overpaid. Such leave shall be limited When this occurs, employees must make arrangements to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointmentpay back the overpayment within five (5) calendar days unless the employee’s condition prevents this. A request for additional time must be submitted Failure to make arrangements to pay back the overpayment violates county rules. Accordingly this may result in the County taking progressive disciplinary action up to and approved by the Department Head or designee including termination from employment. If an employee voluntarily makes arrangements for repayment prior to notification of disciplinary action, the use Human Resources Department may limit their repayment to ten percent (10%) of their gross pay each month, or a more substantial amount agreed upon, until the total amount is repaid. If the employee has made no repayment arrangements within two (2) months of first receiving duplicate benefits, the Human Resources Department will begin deducting ten percent (10%) of the sick leave, if possibleemployee’s gross pay each month until the total amount is repaid. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick leave with pay Employees may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of use their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation allowance of sick leave on when unable to perform their work duties by reason of illness or injury, exposure to contagious disease under circumstances by which the health of the employees with whom associated, or member of the public necessarily dealt with would be endangered by the attendance of the employee, or by serious illness or disability in their immediate families requiring the presence of the employee, or any other purpose provided by FMLA, OFLA or Oregon SB 454 (2015) for such period as the employee has sick leave slipcredit. Such When sick leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per yearused by 56-hour employees, and must replacements may be submitted to and approved by called back for the Department Head or designee prior actual time-off without regard to the use of four-hour minimum guarantee in section 15.4 B. Sick leave is to be used for the purposes outlined in this Article and will not be granted to cover other leave requests made by employees. Employees requesting sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by leave are required to have enough sick leave accrued to cover the Department Head or his designee or request. If the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall granted and the employees does not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to have enough sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of to cover their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may request they will be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted placed on leave without pay or vacation, as determined by the Department HeadFire Chief, for the balance of the hours requested. On Sick leave usage and accruals are tracked by pay period and shown on the employee’s pay stub. It is the responsibility of the employee to be aware of the amount of sick leave they have available. Employees who have been placed on Family Medical Leave, either by request or by the City, will be required to use their available leave before going on leave without pay, with the following exception: The employee may elect to take unpaid leave and save an equivalent amount of sick leave to cover the waiting period for an illness or disability that qualifies as a long term disability under the City's long term disability plan. Four hundred and eighty (480) hours is the maximum number of sick leave hours that can be saved for future use for disability rather than being used during Family Medical Leave. Sick leave hours under this provision shall be treated as any other sick leave for purposes of Article 30. Employees who have applied and are approved for Family Medical Leave may use any accrued leave, including Sick Leave, Vacation, or Short Term Vacation leave. Upon approval of Family Medical Leave, 56-hour employees must advise the City Manager, an advance Shift Commander as to what type of additional leave is to be used and recorded for each day of approved leave. Employees are not eligible for sick leave with full if continuing to work at another job during the time period for which sick leave is requested. "Immediate Family" is defined as grandparents, mother, stepmother, mother in-law, father, stepfather, father in-law, spouse, sister, brother, children and stepchildren, regardless of place of residence or partial pay may be grantedother relative residing in the employee's immediate household. The term "spouse" as used herein and Article 7, shall include a same sex partner, as defined by state law. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A) When an officer is placed on Sick leave with pay may be used to Leave Status, the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees whofollowing conditions will apply: 1. Are incapacitated by illness The officer will not wear the police uniform in part or injury from the performance of their dutiesin whole, alternate attire, or whose attendance is prevented by any other clothing that displays an affiliation with the Department, while in the public health requirements; orview, for the duration of the sick leave status. 2. Are required The officer will not operate any police vehicle, marked or unmarked, with the exception that an officer assigned a “Take Home” vehicle will be permitted to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 ortransport himself home if the Sick Leave is initiated while on duty. 3. Are If the officer is summonsed/subpoenaed to appear for court, he must contact the appropriate parties in District/Circuit Court and the State's Attorney's Office and request to be excused from appearing. The officer must document the time of the request and the name of the person with whom he spoke. It will ultimately be at the discretion of the court to decide if the absence is permissible or if the officer is still required to absent themselves from work appear. In the event the officer is unable to personally care for a member of their immediate familymake the notification, he will immediately contact the on- duty supervisor, who will then attempt to make the request. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited A missed court appearance due to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and Sick Leave that has not been approved by the Department Head or designee prior court is not excusable and may subject the officer to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably deniedapplicable disciplinary action. 4. Are The officer will be required to take time off from work for submit the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possibleappropriate Illness/Injury/Incident Reports as outlined in this Order. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because An officer using three days or more of Sick Leave will submit, along with the required Illness/Injury/Incident Report, a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for doctor's note confirming the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by condition, the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable officer's inability to report to work or to perform all or part of the duties of a sworn police officer for reasons defined abovethe duration of the condition, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules and the dates of treatment. The note should also clear the individual for Full Duty if that is the disposition, or City Policyoutline any restrictions/prognosis that may affect the future assignment of the individual. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted6. An employee incapacitated beyond officer who is on ▇▇▇▇ Leave may not work any secondary employment during the same calendar day on which his tour of duty would have ended, had he worked or completed the tour. 7. Any officer on ▇▇▇▇ Leave must remain at home unless he is required to leave for a medical appointment, to pick up medication, or to handle any other bona fide situation pertaining to his medical condition. This restriction applies to the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance tour of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be grantedduty that the officer would have worked if not on Sick Leave. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department HeadHead or designee. On the approval of the City ManagerManager or designee, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of their duties, or whose attendance When an employee is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined aboveas assigned due to illness or injury, shall call he or she should contact his or her administrator, supervisor or team leader prior to the beginning of each scheduled work day in as required by their departmental accordance with work rules or City Policy. and procedures established by the Library. When the use of sick days extends beyond five (D5) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILOconsecutive working days, when sick leave accruals have been exhaustedthe employee shall furnish the Library with a statement of attending physician. An employee incapacitated beyond returning to work from sick leave after being under a doctor's care for a serious illness or injury shall submit the period covered by their accrued written approval of the doctor to return to work before the performance of any duties. In all cases in which the Library deems appropriate, the Library may require a return to work examination. If the Library has reasonable cause to suspect that there is an abuse of paid time off for sick leave, or if there is a pattern of absences, or if there is a pattern of absences which results in extended weekend or holiday periods, the Library reserves the right to require proof of sickness or injury or any continuance thereof through a physician's certificate or other reasonable substantiation acceptable to the Library as a condition of receiving paid time off for sick leave. Any abuse of paid time off for sick leave shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including discharge. Sick leave may only be granted used in increments of four (4) hours. Employees are encouraged to schedule sick leave without pay in advance when able to do so (e.g., for medical appointments that could not be scheduled during non-working hours). Except at the sole discretion of the Library Director, an employee may not use sick leave for the first workday preceding or following a personal business leave, vacation day, or holiday. Sick leave may not be used by an employee while entitled to receive benefits under the Department HeadLTD insurance set forth in Article 20. On ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be allowed in the event of illness or injury in the employee's immediate family, as defined in this Article, subject to the approval of the City Manager, an advance Library Director. The use of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by for this Agreement shall be purpose is subject to the following reporting requirements for same terms and conditions as apply to the use of sick leave:leave for an employee's own illness or injury. Upon termination of employment, if the employee has used more sick leave than he has earned under this Article, the value of such excess leave used will be deducted from the employee's pay check. Upon termination of employment, an employee will be paid for unused sick leave only in accordance with Article 20 of this agreement.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) 1. Sick leave with pay shall be allowed only in the case of: a. Actual disability arising from illness and/or non-work related injury. b. Medical, dental, or eye treatment or examination, for which arrangements could not be made outside the employee’s assigned hours of duty. c. Periods of stress occasioned by serious illness and/or injury of an employee’s wife or husband, grandparents, mother, father, sister, brother, daughter, son, step-parent, step-sibling, ▇▇▇▇, or domestic partner, for all reasonable and necessary time up to and including three (3) consecutive working days. The relationships given shall include those arising from marriage or adoption, or guardianship established by court action. 2. Accumulated Sick Leave Accounts may be used for treatment and/or prescribed recovery pertaining to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by a serious illness or injury from medical procedure which exceeds three (3) consecutive days of the performance of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 oremployee’s normal schedule. 3. Are required to absent themselves The Current Sick Leave Account shall be the initial account that time is charged from work to personally care for a member payroll purposes. Upon the written request of their immediate family. To the employee and documentation from the physician who is administering the care, the Current Sick Leave Account may be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on credited from the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven Accumulated Sick Leave Account balance (7if any exists) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior up to the use amount of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee leave used or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not time prescribed for the treatment or recovery for which the employee will need to be unreasonably deniedoff of his/her normal work assignment. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the The approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement request shall be subject to the following reporting requirements approval of the employee’s supervisor. If the employee has been directed by his physician for use treatment or an operation, the notification and approval request shall be in advance of the actual treatment or operation. If the treatment or operation is of an emergency nature, the notification and approval request shall be made as soon as practical by the employee or his immediate family. 5. If time has been transferred from the Accumulated Sick Leave Account and the Current Sick Leave Account has a balance at the employee’s anniversary date, the Accumulated Sick Leave Account shall be credited from the Current Sick Leave Account up to the number of hours transferred into the Current Sick Leave Account per the above request and subsequent approval. 6. If after the transfer back to the Accumulated Sick Leave Account has occurred, a balance remains in the Current Sick Leave Account, the normal procedure for splitting the Current Sick Leave Account shall be followed. 7. When an employee’s accumulated sick leave allowance and/or accumulation in any year and credited retained sick leave:, where approved, have been used up, the employee may elect to use accumulated vacation leave. Permanent employees who have used all current accumulated and retained sick leave may apply to participate in the Voluntary Sick Leave Donation Program. 8. When sick leave(s) as in “7” above, and vacation leave have been used up, the employee may be placed on leave of absence without pay.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick 1. Paid sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. a. Are incapacitated by to perform job duties because of illness or injury from the performance of their duties, or whose attendance is injury. b. Are prevented by public health requirements; orrequirements from being at work. 2. c. Need to absent themselves from work for bereavement as outlined in Article 8 of this Agreement. d. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their upon incapacitating illness or injury in the immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member that family member. e. Need to be absent from work when receiving medical or dental treatment or examination. f. Need to be absent when incapacitated to perform job duties because of their immediate familypregnancy or childbirth. g. Need to be absent to care for newborn children. 2. To Upon approval of the department director or designee, sick leave may be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation for other reasons when the department director or designee believes the use of sick leave will have a beneficial effect on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, an employee's morale and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably deniedwelfare. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 53. No employees County employee shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful or grossly negligent misconduct. (B) Time off 4. Employees shall be subject to the following requirements for the personal care use and payment of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual sick leave, if approved by the Supervisor.: (C) a. Employees who are unable become ill prior to report to work for reasons defined above, the start of the workday shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policyat the beginning of their shift. b. Employees shall fill out and sign a sick leave form stating the reason for the use of sick leave immediately upon their return to work or stating the need to schedule sick leave for purposes of a medical or dental appointment. c. Sick leave forms shall be turned in to the employees' department head or other designated authority for approval. d. Any employee who reports absent at the start of a shift because of illness or injury who recovers sufficiently during the course of the shift to report to work is required to do so. In such a situation, the employee involved shall only be charged for actual sick leave used to the nearest one-fourth (D1/4) Employees must of an hour. At all times during a sick leave use accumulated period, employees shall be at their place of residence, a medical facility, or a doctor's office or shall notify their department head or designee of their whereabouts. The County shall not contact the employee at home once the employee provides the department with his/her location during the course of the illness, unless such contact is necessary in order to obtain information from the employee that is essential to the operational needs of the department. e. An employee may request the use of annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use granted in lieu of sick leave:. Vacation leave shall be approved in accordance with department policy and the approval provisions of the vacation section of this article. Leave without pay shall be approved in accordance with department policy and the approval provisions of Article 8. The practice of advancing sick leave shall not be permitted. f. Upon written request from the department director or his/her designee, a certificate of illness from a state licensed health care provider in an appropriate discipline may be required when there is substantiated reason to believe that sick leave benefits are being abused. Additional documentation may be required depending on the seriousness of the medical or dental problem. g. Absences of 3 days or more for which an Employee has requested paid sick leave will require a Doctor’s note with return to work authorization. Employees will not be allowed to return to work without the required Doctor’s authorization. h. If an employee's fitness for duty is questioned by the department head or designee, the employee may be required to submit a certificate of fitness. i. Any medical or dental reports or examinations that the County requires of the employee beyond those normally provided to the employee by the employee's usual medical or dental provider shall be paid for by the County.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick leave with pay Employees may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of use their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation allowance of sick leave on when unable to perform their work duties by reason of illness or injury, exposure to contagious disease under circumstances by which the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum health of seven (7) days per yearthe employees with whom associated, and must or member of the public necessarily dealt with would be submitted to and approved endangered by the Department Head or designee prior to the use attendance of the employee, or by serious illness or disability in their immediate families requiring the presence of the employee, for such period as the employee has sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leavecredit. Such requests Sick leave shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work used by shift fire fighters for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, attending routine dental or dental appointmentmedical appointments except for emergent or specialized care. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the Forty-hour workweek personnel may use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, this purpose if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable employee’s supervisor ▇▇▇▇ leave is to report be used for the purposes outlined in this Article and will not be granted to work for reasons defined above, shall call in cover other leave requests made by employees unless as required by their departmental work rules FMLA or City Policy. (D) OFLA. Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when requesting sick leave accruals are required to have been exhaustedenough sick leave accrued to cover the request. An employee incapacitated beyond If the period covered by leave is granted and the employees does not have enough sick leave to cover their accrued paid leave may request they will be granted placed on leave without pay or vacation, as determined by the Department HeadFire Chief, for the balance of the hours requested. On Sick leave usage and accruals are tracked by pay period and shown on the employee’s pay stub. It is the responsibility of the employee to be aware of the amount of sick leave they have available. Employees who have been placed on Family Medical Leave, either by request or by the City, will be required to use their available leave before going on leave without pay, with the following exception: The employee may elect to take unpaid leave and save an equivalent amount of sick leave to cover the waiting period for an illness or disability that qualifies as a long term disability under the City's long term disability plan. Four hundred and eighty (480) hours is the maximum number of sick leave hours that can be saved for future use for disability rather than being used during Family Medical Leave. Sick leave hours under this provision shall be treated as any other sick leave for purposes of Article 30. Employees who have applied and are approved for Family Medical Leave may use any accrued leave, including Sick Leave, Vacation, or Short Term Vacation leave. Upon approval of Family Medical Leave, 56-Hour employees must advise the City Manager, an advance Shift Commander as to what type of additional leave is to be used and recorded for each day of approved leave. Employees are not eligible for sick leave with full if continuing to work at another job during the time period for which sick leave is requested. "Immediate Family" is defined as grandparents, mother, stepmother, mother in-law, father, stepfather, father in-law, spouse, sister, brother, children and stepchildren, regardless of place of residence or partial pay may be grantedother relative residing in the employee's immediate household. The term "spouse" as used herein and Article 7, shall include a same sex partner, as defined by state law. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A1) Reasonable proof of illness and recovery may be required by the Division before an Employee may return to work or receive sick leave benefits as stated herein. 2) Sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of their dutiesutilized for maternity leave, physical, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 ormental illness. 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted ) In the event an Employee abuses the sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above benefit herein provided, the Communications Commander may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when direct that no sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted the Employee until she has been absent for more than one (1) day due to illness or injury, provided, that this will not be used to discriminate against an Employee. 4) Sick leave without shall only be used for the purpose for which it was intended, that being to provide an Employee protection against a loss of pay due to illness or to attend to a child, spouse or parent who resides with the employee and whose illness or injury requires the employee’s presence. 5) Sick leave may not be converted into any other form of compensation. 6) When any Employee is sick and cannot report for duty, notice of his/her absence shall be made in every case to the Communications Commander or supervisor on duty. This notice shall be made by the Department HeadEmployee or by a member of his/her immediate family, at least two (2) hours before his/her reporting time. On the approval When an Employee provides a doctor’s note accompanying his/her initial report of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full which indicates the duration of time off required due to such illness or partial pay may injury, the initial report by the Employee will be grantedsufficient to cover such time off for the duration of such illness or injury. (E7) All Employees covered reporting sick, including on the employee's regular days off when preceded and followed by this Agreement a day of absence due to sickness or injury, will remain at their home or place of confinement. Employees who are absent from work and have reported that they are sick and are absent from their residence or place of confinement shall be held accountable for their absence. If place of confinement is not the Employee's listed residence, she shall thus notify the supervisor she is reporting to. 8) An employee's feigning illness shall subject his/her to disciplinary action and supervisors shall be held responsible for ensuring that their Employees when reporting sick are making a true report of their condition. UG retains the following reporting requirements for right to check on Employees at home or place of confinement to verify the appropriate use of sick leave:. 9) Proof of sickness must be received from any individual Employee on the seventh (7th) occasion and thereafter (each incident of being sick will be a time) in any twelve (12) month period. Any illness or sickness resulting in four (4) days of continuous sick leave will require proof of illness and a doctor's release to return to work. 10) Any Employee on sick leave is prohibited from being gainfully employed by any employer other than the UG or from being self-employed.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick leave with pay may be used to in full or half-day increments. Sick leave may be used by an employee in the extent to what has been accrued event of personal illness or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by injury, temporary disability, or for illness or injury in the immediate family, which necessitates absence from work. "Immediate family" in such cases include the performance employee's spouse, children, parents or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ parents, dependent brothers and sisters and grandparents, and parents-in-law. Human Resource Services may, under extenuating circumstances approve exceptions to this definition. Sick leave cannot be used for childcare or birth to a member of their dutiesthe immediate family, as defined in three above, who does not reside in the employee's household. Exceptions may be made by Human Resource Services. A verification of illness from a physician may be required for absences immediately before or whose after a holiday or vacation period or when there is reason to suspect abuse. Employees may use sick days for the purpose of religious observances. Sick leave may be used by an employee for attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a at the funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their the immediate family. To Exceptions may be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slipmade by Human Resource Services. Such leave is limited Child care workers shall notify their supervisor when they are going to a maximum of seven (7) days per yearbe absent, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee at least one hour prior to the use worker's reporting time. Sick leave which qualifies under FMLA guidelines and/or would be deemed eligible under STD criteria would be paid leave up to the maximum of the employee's accumulated sick bank, provided it meets the qualifications in paragraph B above. Further days which meet FMLA standards would be unpaid but not subject to discipline or dismissal if taken under an approved leave of absence. All other sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any beyond five (5) days in one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above providedfiscal year, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use progressive discipline: 1st occurrence - letter of warning and meeting with supervisor 2nd occurrence - letter of reprimand 3rd occurrence - 1 day unpaid suspension 4th occurrence - 5 days unpaid suspension 5th occurrence - termination Use of sick leave:leave beyond the employee's personal sick leave accumulation, except those days taken while on an approved unpaid leave of absence, will be subject to the following progressive discipline: 1st day - letter of warning and meeting with supervisor 2nd day - 1 day unpaid suspension 3rd day - 5 days unpaid suspension 4th day - termination For the purposes of progressive discipline, absences in Paragraph C-3 may be counted over a period of 24 months.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) a. Sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated when they are unable to perform their work by illness reason of personal illness, injury or injury from exposure to contagious disease or for the performance emergency attendance of their dutiesthe employee upon a member of the immediate family (father, mother, spouse, the registered domestic partner or civil union partner, as recognized and defined by applicable New Jersey law ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ child, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, or relative residing in the same household) who is seriously ill, or whose spouse is hospitalized due to pregnancy. Sick leave may also be used for dental, optical or medical examination or treatment. (i) Use of sick leave for spousal care shall include those persons residing in the same household as the eligible employee and continuously living in a proven, singular spousal relationship with the eligible employee. The Employer is entitled to reasonable proof of such relationship prior to sick leave entitlement. (ii) Unless otherwise authorized under the provisions of the University’s Family and Medical Leave Policy, emergency attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of on a member of their the immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of fifteen (15) days per enabling occurrence. Exceptions to this limitation may be authorized only by the Vice President of Human Resources or his/her designee. b. Accumulated sick leave may be used to grieve the death and/or attend the funeral of the employee's immediate family; father, mother, spouse, child, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ child, sister or brother of employee and relatives of employees residing in the same household as employee. Leave used for bereavement shall be limited to three (3) days per occurrence unless exception for extraordinary reason is made by and at the discretion of the Vice President of Human resources or his/her designee. c. All unused sick leave may be accrued with no maximum limit. d. Medical validation of the need for sick leave will be required when there is evidence of abuse of the leave and/or when the leave exceeds five (5) consecutive days or a full shift for total of ten (10) days within the fiscal year, as more fully detailed below. e. Sick leave benefits are not available, shall not accrue, nor shall there be any one appointmentpayment in lieu thereof, while any Research Employee member is in unpaid employment status with the University. A request for additional time Further, in order to use a banked sick leave day, the Research Employee member must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee in paid employment status at least one day prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconductbenefit sought. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick 1. Paid sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. a. Are incapacitated by to perform job duties because of illness or injury from the performance of their duties, or whose attendance is injury. b. Are prevented by public health requirements; orrequirements from being at work. 2. c. Need to absent themselves from work for bereavement as outlined in Article 25 of this Agreement. d. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their upon incapacitating illness or injury in the immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member that family member. e. Need to be absent from work when receiving medical or dental treatment or examination. f. Need to be absent when incapacitated to perform job duties because of their immediate familypregnancy or childbirth. g. Need to be absent to care for newborn children. 2. To Upon approval of the Department Director or designee, sick leave may be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation for other reasons when the Department Director or designee believes the use of sick leave will have a beneficial effect on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, an employee's morale and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably deniedwelfare. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 53. No employees County employee shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful or grossly negligent misconduct. (B) Time off 4. Employees shall be subject to the following requirements for the personal care use and payment of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual sick leave, if approved by the Supervisor.: (C) a. Employees who are unable become ill prior to report to work for reasons defined above, the start of the workday shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policyat the beginning of their shift. (D) b. Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when shall complete and submit a sick leave accruals have been exhaustedform stating the reason for the use of sick leave immediately upon their return to work or stating the need to schedule sick leave for purposes of a medical or dental appointment. c. Sick leave forms shall be turned in to the employees' Department Head or other designated authority for approval. d. Any employee who reports absent at the start of a shift because of illness or injury who recovers sufficiently during the course of the shift to report to work is required to do so. In such a situation, the employee involved shall only be charged for actual sick leave used to the nearest one-fourth (1/4) of an hour. At all times during a sick leave use period, employees shall be at their place of residence, a medical facility, or a doctor's office or shall notify their Department Head or designee of their whereabouts. The County shall not contact the employee at home once the employee provides the department with his/her location during the course of the illness, unless such contact is necessary in order to obtain information from the employee that is essential to the operational needs of the department. e. An employee incapacitated beyond may request the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted use of annual leave, compensatory time or leave without pay be granted in lieu of sick leave. Vacation leave shall be approved in accordance with department policy and the approval provisions of Article 23. The use of compensatory time shall be approved in accordance with department policy and the approval provisions of Article 18. Leave without pay shall be approved in accordance with department policy and the approval provisions of Article 25. The practice of advancing sick leave shall not be permitted. f. Upon written request from the Department Director or his/her designee, a certificate of illness from a state licensed health care provider in an appropriate discipline may be required when there are five shifts (not related to FMLA, Catastrophic Leave, Worker’s Compensation, or Bereavement) of unscheduled absences within a calendar year, or whenever there is substantiated reason to believe that sick leave benefits are being abused. Additional documentation may be required depending on the seriousness of the medical emergency. At the time of issuance of a certification of illness, the divisional manager, or designee, will provide documentation to the employee regarding the alleged abuse of sick leave. Each certificate of illness period will not exceed six (6) months. If an employee is unable to provide a valid certificate of illness when require, the missed shift shall be considered an unexcused absence. The certificate of illness shall be submitted to the Department Head or his/her designee. g. If an employee's fitness for duty is questioned by the Department Head. On Head or designee, the approval employee may be required to submit a certificate of fitness. h. Any medical or dental reports or examinations that the County requires of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full employee beyond those normally provided to the employee by the employee's usual medical or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement dental provider shall be subject to paid for by the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:County.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick Accrued sick leave with pay may shall be taken only when the employee’s service is interrupted by temporary disability which renders him/her incapable of performing his/her duties, or because of the illness or death of his/her father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, child, other close relative, or member of his/her own household. The term “temporary disability” as used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by herein shall include personal illness or injury from and, in addition any temporary disability of the performance employee arising out of their dutiespregnancy, childbirth, miscarriage, abortion, or whose attendance recovery there from which renders the employee physically incapable of performing assigned duties. An employee who has used all accrued sick leave but who is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required otherwise entitled to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To sick leave may be granted sick leave without pay if all requirements in this Agreement and Board policy are met. The claim for such sick leave shall clearly state that the leave is without compensation. An application for sick leave due to extended illness shall have attached to it a statement from a practicing physician certifying that such leave is essential and indicating the probable duration of the illness and the needed leave. Sick leave shall not be used prior to the time it is earned. Claim for sick leave shall be filed with pay the Superintendent or his/her designee, within five (5) working days upon return of the employee to duty. The claim shall be in writing and shall set forth the days absent and that such cases requires explanation absence was allowable under the provisions of Florida Statutes. The claim shall be duly signed by the employee certifying that the facts are true and correct and that the claim is valid and legal. ▇▇▇▇ leave taken the day before or after a holiday, or any day when malfeasance is suspected, may require the employee to have a doctor’s note upon his/her return to work. Failure to do so could result in the leave day being unpaid and result in disciplinary action. If it is determined by the employee’s supervisor there is a pattern of excessive absences, appropriate medical documentation may be requested. Continued abuse of sick leave may result in further disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment based on progressive discipline. The Superintendent (or designee) may request verification of illness or disability from any employee utilizing said sick leave and the employee shall provide at his/her own expense such verification upon request. Requests for Verification of Sick Leave • sick leave slipusage exceeds five (consecutive) workdays • the employee has exhausted all leave earned during the current school year. Such • If fraud or malfeasance is suspected. Any employee found to have fraudulently used sick leave is limited subject to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted disciplinary action up to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably deniedincluding termination. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick a. Paid sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. ) Are incapacitated by and cannot perform job duties because of illness or injury from the performance of their duties, or whose attendance is injury. 2) Are prevented by public health requirements; orrequirements from being at work. 2. 3) Need to absent themselves from work for bereavement as outlined in Article 11 of this Agreement. 4) Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their upon incapacitating illness or injury in the immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member that family member. 5) Need to be absent from work when receiving medical or dental treatment or examination. 6) Need to be absent when unable to perform job duties because of their immediate family. To pregnancy or childbirth. 7) Need to be absent to care for newborn children. b. Upon approval of the department head or designee, sick leave may be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation for other reasons when the department head or designee believes the use of sick leave will have a beneficial effect on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, an employee's morale and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably deniedwelfare. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. c. No employees County employee shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful or grossly negligent misconduct. (B) Time off d. Employees shall be subject to the following requirements for the personal care use and payment of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual sick leave, if approved by the Supervisor.: (C1) Employees who are unable become ill prior to report to work for reasons defined above, the start of their workshift shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policythe department's time and attendance policy. (D2) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when shall fill out and sign a sick leave accruals have been exhaustedform stating the reason for the use of sick leave immediately upon their return to work or prior to a scheduled medical or dental appointment. 3) Any employee who reports absent at the start of a workshift because of illness or injury who recovers sufficiently during the course of that workshift shall report to work. In that case the employee will only be charged for the amount of sick leave used to the nearest one-fourth (1/4) hour. At all times during a sick leave period, employees shall be at their place of residence, a medical facility, a doctor's office, or shall notify their Department Head or designee of their whereabouts. 4) An employee incapacitated beyond may request, in lieu of sick leave, the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted use of annual leave, compensatory time, or leave without pay in accordance with the appropriate contract Articles. 5) Upon written request from the District Attorney or designee, a certificate of illness from a state licensed health care provider in an appropriate discipline may be required when there is one (1) absence in excess of three (3) consecutive scheduled workdays or whenever there is substantiated reason to believe that sick leave benefits are being abused. Additional documentation may be required depending on the seriousness of the medical or dental condition. 6) If an employee's fitness for duty is questioned by the Department Head. On department head or designee, the approval employee may be required to submit a certificate of fitness. 7) Any medical or dental reports or examinations that the County requires of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full employee beyond those normally provided to the employee by the employee's medical or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement dental provider shall be subject to paid for by the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:County.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) No employee will be permitted to take sick leave that has not been earned unless said employee is participating in the sick leave bank. Sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1taken in no less than one‐half (1/2) day increments. Are incapacitated by Sick leave may be granted only for absence from duty because of personal illness or injury from the performance that of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their an immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per yearmember's illness, legal quarantine and must be submitted to annual physical and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work doctor's visits for the purpose of keeping a personal medicaldiagnosis and treatment, visionincluding dental care. These sick leave provisions will not apply to sickness, injury or dental appointmentdisability within the purview of the Illinois Workers Compensation Act. Such Sick leave shall be limited computed on a calendar year basis and may be accumulated to a maximum person of not more than ninety (90) days. Workers' Compensation benefits received shall be credited against the compensation due an Employee during sick leave but no additional sick leave shall be given because of such workers' Compensation benefits. In order to be eligible for sick leave with pay, an Employee must: (1) report promptly to his department head the reason for his absence; (2) keep his department head informed of his condition if the absence is for more than three (3) days duration; (3) submit a full shift medical certificate for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved absence of more than three (3) days if required by the Department Head City Administrator or designee prior to the use of the department head. Claiming sick leaveleave when physically fit, if possible. 5except as permitted in this Section may be cause for disciplinary action, including transfer, suspension, demotion or dismissal. No Upon an honorable separation from employment, employees shall be entitled to paid as terminal pay one‐third (1/3) of their accumulated sick leave. Sick leave while absent from duty because shall not be considered as personal time that the employee may use at his discretion; it shall be allowed only in case of a actual sickness or disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off of for annual physical and doctor's visits for the personal care purpose of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designeediagnosis and treatment, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisorincluding dental care. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of their duties, or whose attendance When an employee is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined aboveas assigned due to illness or injury, shall call he or she should contact his or her administrator, supervisor or team leader prior to the beginning of each scheduled work day in as required by their departmental accordance with work rules or City Policy. and procedures established by the Library. When the use of sick days extends beyond five (D5) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILOconsecutive working days, when sick leave accruals have been exhaustedthe employee shall furnish the Library with a statement of attending physician. An employee incapacitated beyond returning to work from sick leave after being under a doctor's care for a serious illness or injury shall submit the period covered by their accrued written approval of the doctor to return to work before the performance of any duties. In all cases in which the Library deems appropriate, the Library may require a return to work examination. If the Library has reasonable cause to suspect that there is an abuse of paid time off for sick leave, or if there is a pattern of absences, or if there is a pattern of absences which results in extended weekend or holiday periods, the Library reserves the right to require proof of sickness or injury or any continuance thereof through a physician's certificate or other reasonable substantiation acceptable to the Library as a condition of receiving paid time off for sick leave. Any abuse of paid time off for sick leave shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including discharge. Sick leave may only be granted used in increments of four (4) hours. Employees are encouraged to schedule sick leave without pay in advance when able to do so (e.g., for medical appointments that could not be scheduled during non-working hours). Except at the sole discretion of the Library Director, an employee may not use sick leave for the first workday preceding or following a personal business leave, vacation day, or holiday. Sick leave may not be used by an employee while entitled to receive benefits under the Department HeadLTD insurance set forth in Article 20. On Sick leave shall be allowed in the event of illness or injury in the employee's immediate family, as defined in this Article, subject to the approval of the City Manager, an advance Library Director. The use of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by for this Agreement shall be purpose is subject to the following reporting requirements for same terms and conditions as apply to the use of sick leave:leave for an employee's own illness or injury. Upon termination of employment, if the employee has used more sick leave than he has earned under this Article, the value of such excess leave used will be deducted from the employee's pay check. Upon termination of employment, an employee will be paid for unused sick leave only in accordance with Article 20 of this agreement.

Use of Sick Leave. (A) A. An employee may use accumulated sick leave for absences necessitated by non-work-related injury or illness of said employee or exposure to contagious disease if determined by a physician or health officer. B. Sick leave shall not be available to an employee for use in circumstances involving personal injury sustained by an employee in the course of paid supplemental employment by an employer other than the City of Bettendorf. C. When an employee is on sick leave for personal use, he/she can work secondary employment as long as he/she returns to the scheduled shift immediately following the sick leave. If employee doesn’t return on that scheduled shift, and works secondary employment in that time frame, the employee can face disciplinary action. D. All time taken on authorized sick leave shall be deducted from available sick leave which has been accrued by the employee and shall be charged by actual hours used. E. An employee who has exhausted all of his/her sick leave, may then elect to use any vacation leave to which he/she is entitled for sick leave purposes. F. No such leave with pay may shall be granted to an employee in anticipation of future service. G. Sick leave payments are based on the straight time earnings of the employee at the time such leave is taken. However, if as a result of a general wage increase or job reclassification, the rate of the employee's position is increased during his/her sick leave absence, the higher rate will be used in computing the balance of his/her sick leave payments. H. No person shall be permitted to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced convert excused leave of absence of annual leave into sick leave by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by reason of illness or injury from which occurs during such leave of absence or annual leave; however, if such illness or injury should persist beyond the performance termination of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head absence or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted taken, if otherwise permitted, at that time. I. For an employee with less than twenty (20) years of employment with the City, the accrued sick leave without pay of an employee whose service with the city is terminated by reason of quit, discharge or resignation shall be cancelled by such action. J. For an employee with at least twenty (20) years of employment with the Department Head. On City, upon termination from the approval City’s service, such employee shall receive a payout in an amount equal to 16.79% of the City Manager, an advance of additional employee’s sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. bank (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject which equates to the following reporting requirements for use 403 hours of sick leave:time if at maximum sick bank) at the time of separation.

Use of Sick Leave. When sick leave is used, it shall be deducted from the Member's credit on the basis of one-half (A1/2) hour for every one-half (1/2) hour of absence from previously scheduled work after a minimum of one (1) hour is taken for each request. Sick leave with pay may be used to granted only upon the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees whoapproval of the Fire Chief for the following reasons: 1. Are incapacitated by illness Sickness of the Member where such sickness renders the Member incapable of performing the Member's regular duties or restricted duties, if available, during the period of convalescence. Sickness shall also include a pregnancy related condition of a pregnant Member, where such condition renders the Member incapable of performing the Member’s regular duties or restricted duties, if available, during the Member’s pregnancy. In the event an immediate family member is ill or injured and incapable of self-care without assistance from the member, use of the members sick leave shall be permitted. Immediate family shall be defined as spouse, children and parents. 2. Injury to the Member where such injury from renders the Member incapable of performing the Member's regular duties or restricted duties, if available, during the period of convalescence, except where such injury is incurred in the performance of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 orthe Member's employment with the Township. 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care Medical, dental, or optical consultation or treatment of the Member when the same cannot be obtained during off duty time, provided that the Member schedules such appointment with the Fire Chief at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance. Sick leave used for a member of their immediate family. To such appointments shall be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, reasonable travel time and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably deniedappointment time. 4. Are Quarantine of a Member because of exposure to a contagious disease or chemical spills. The Member may be required to take time off furnish a medical certificate from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, licensed practitioner or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited Physician Assistant to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the verify this use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick In the event a Member uses all injury leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designeetime, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are and is still unable to report return to work for reasons defined aboveduty, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILOthe Member may, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On with the approval of the City ManagerBoard of Trustees, an advance of additional use any sick leave with full or partial pay may be grantedand vacation time to which the Member is otherwise entitled. (E6. The Fire Chief may, from time to time, require a Member to be examined and approved fit for duty by a licensed medical practitioner designated and paid for by the Township in those instances where it is believed that the Member may not be able to fulfill all of the duties of the Member's position without restriction. In such event, the Fire Chief may place the Member on sick leave or any other form of accrued paid leave or, if none, unpaid leave until a satisfactory medical certificate is received. 7. When sick leave is used, the Member shall notify the Member's immediate supervisor and/or such other person(s) Employees covered as the Fire Chief may, from time to time, designate, of the Member's use of sick leave as soon as reasonably possible and the circumstances under which sick leave is being used, which notification shall, except in cases of emergency making such notification impossible, occur no later than one- half hour prior to the start of the Member's assigned shift, or at such other time or times as may, from time to time, be prescribed by this Agreement shall the Fire Chief. Failure to give notification one-half hour prior to the Member’s assigned shift will be considered a “non-serious infraction” and be subject to the following reporting requirements progressive discipline process. 8. If the member is absent for more than two (2) consecutive scheduled shifts due to illness or injury, upon the Member’s return to duty, the Fire Chief may require the Member to furnish an excuse certificate from the Doctor or Physician Assistant confirming the Member’s attendance at the consultation or treatment. Virtual on- line visits shall be acceptable if the member is evaluated by a licensed Practitioner (Doctor) or licensed Physician Assistant. At any time, the Fire Chief or his designee may require that a Member furnish a certificate for more than one (1) full shift off duty due to illness or injury. The determination of when to require a certificate will be evaluated and determined by the shift Officer and Chief. 9. If a Member's illness or injury results in a Member exhausting such Member's sick leave balance, the Member may apply to either the Board of Trustees for an unpaid leave of absence (the approval or denial of which is subject to the Board's sole and absolute discretion) or to applicable authorities for a disability retirement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Members unable to return to full duty may also be subject to removal by the Board. 10. Members failing to comply with any rule or regulation dealing with the use of sick leave (including, but not limited to, those outlined in this Article) may be refused payment for time otherwise taken as sick leave:.