Section 8.7 - Bereavement Leave. Except as otherwise provided in a current collective bargaining agreement, upon the death of an immediate family member or a relative living in the same household, full-time and regular part-time employees may be granted up to three (3) concurrent days of paid leave for bereavement purposes. Immediate family shall be defined as spouse, parent, child, sibling, step-child, step-parent, grandparent, grandchild, and parent-in-law. One day’s leave shall be granted for the attendance at the funeral or memorial service of a brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or any aunt or uncle who is a blood relative of the employee. In situations where travel distances are such as to require additional time, the City Manager may extend funeral leave, upon recommendation from the department head, up to a maximum of five (5) days. Requests for funeral leave for individuals not defined as immediate family shall be made to the City Manager. The City Manager shall review such requests and approve or disapprove on an individual basis based on the circumstances in each instance.

Vacation or personal leave may be taken if an employee wishes to attend a funeral of someone other than family members described above.

Section 8.8 - Maternity Leave. All full-time and regular part-time female employees shall be entitled to maternity leave consistent with the following provisions.

Upon knowledge of the pregnancy, the employee shall notify her Supervisor or Department Head of the approximate birth date. The employee will continue to perform her full-time duties as long as she is able to do so as recommended by her doctor and concurred in, if necessary, by a physician advising the City.

The employee shall be entitled to all applicable benefits under this section, including the right to return to her regular duties at the end of the pregnancy leave provided that she notifies the City Manager in writing of her intent to return to work.

Sick leave, vacation and personal leave may be used for the actual birth of the child and a subsequent period of six (6) weeks after the birth. An employee will be expected to return to work within twelve (12) weeks following the commencement of maternity leave in accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act as defined herein. During the period between the time at which the employee leaves full-time employment and the birth, unless certified by a physician as being medically necessary,the employee shall first use any accrued vacation leave and will be on leave without pay once all vacation benefits have been exhausted until the birth at which time sick leave goes into effect as described previously. Likewise, all leave time beyond the six (6) week period following the birth may not be charged to sick leave unless a physician certifies that the leave is medically necessary.

Section 8.9 - Sick Leave.

All eligible full-time and regular part-time employees, excluding seasonal and temporary employees, shall accrue sick leave according to the following, except as otherwise provided in a current collective bargaining agreement.

Eligibility and Accrual: