ordinances and the Personnel Regulations. Return to limited or light duty will be permitted only upon recommendation from the Department Head and approval by the City Manager or designee. The duration of such limited duty shall be subject to the discretion of the City Manager or their designee.
ABUSE:
The City maintains the right to investigate any employee's absence. Should the City determine that an employee has not used sick leave in accordance with the rules and regulations, disciplinary action may be taken. The City may require an employee to submit a medical provider’s certificate stating the reasons and duration of any absence or the City may require that an employee be examined by a physician to be named by the City.
- Abuse of sick leave or dishonesty in connection with sick leave may be grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
- Altering a medical provider’s certificate or falsification of a written signed statement shall be grounds for immediate termination.
- An employee fraudulently obtaining or utilizing sick leave, or anyone found falsifying sick leave records, shall be subject to disciplinary action or termination in accordance with the policies.
Employees shall not be permitted to engage in any employment or business outside of their regular city duties from the time they give notice of absence due to illness or injury until they have returned to work.
SICK LEAVE CONVERSION:
All eligible full-time and regular part-time employees, excluding seasonal and temporary employees, may convert sick leave according to the following, except as otherwise provided in a current collective bargaining agreement.
Employees who have, on the anniversary date of their employment, accumulated sick leave in excess of ninety (90) days (720 hours) shall be entitled during the ensuing work year to trade three (3) days (24 hours) of sick leave so accumulated in excess of ninety (90) days (720 hours) for one additional day (8 additional hours) of vacation. Such three (3) days (24 hours) shall be deducted from the accumulated sick leave for that employee. No employee shall receive in excess of five (5) additional vacation days (40 additional vacation hours) by reason hereof, and such additional vacation days or hours may not be accumulated from year to year. For those employees who have accumulated between 150 and 165 days of sick leave as of their anniversary date, conversion to vacation days shall take place automatically.