Beginning January 1, 1970, each employee shall be entitled to 15 days of sick leave in each calendar year for actual sickness or disability.
A. 
Beginning January 1, 1970, when an employee does not use all of his/her sick leave, the same shall be cumulative to a maximum of 15 days for each calendar year and may be used only for actual sickness or disability.
B. 
Employment prior to January 1, 1970.
(1) 
In the event that an employee shall have been employed by the Borough prior to January 1, 1970, there shall be days credited to his/her accumulated sick leave as determined by the following formula:
(a) 
For each of the calendar years 1967, 1968, 1969: the result obtained by subtracting the total days absent for sickness or disability, if less than 10, from 10, but in no event shall any employee be credited with more than 10 days for any such year.
(b) 
For years prior to January 1, 1967: each employee shall be credited with 10 sick days of sick leave without regard to the number of days he/she was actually absent for sickness or disability.
(2) 
The maximum number of days that may be accumulated under this Subsection B is 100 days.
[Amended 9-20-2017 by Ord. No. 24-2017; 3-16-2022 by Ord. No. 4-2022]
Employees hired prior to May 21, 2010 may use as terminal leave on days preceding his/her retirement 1/2 of the days accumulated as per § 102-21A. Employees hired after May 21, 2010 may use as terminal leave on days preceding his/her retirement 1/2 of the days accumulated as per § 102-21A in an amount not to exceed $15,000.
[Added 9-18-1991 by Ord. No. 26-1991; 3-16-2022 by Ord. No. 4-2022]
The Borough Council shall reserve the right to compensate those retiring employees hired prior to May 21, 2010 by paying them for 1/2 of the days accumulated under § 102-21A. The Borough Council shall reserve the right to compensate employees hired after May 21, 2010 to a maximum amount of $15,000.
A. 
Reporting. All absences due to illness or disability shall be reported immediately by or for the employee to his/her department head.
B. 
Investigation. In all cases of reported illness or disability, the Borough reserves the right to require medical verification.
C. 
Three-day absences. When an absence due to illness or disability does not exceed three days, normally, the employee's statement of the cause will be accepted without a supporting statement from his/her attending physician. The Borough reserves the right to have the employee examined by the Borough medical officer before returning for duty.
D. 
Absences longer than three days. Any absence due to illness or disability in excess of three working days shall be certified by a written statement from the attending physician. The Borough also reserves the right to waive this requirement or to require the employee to be examined by the Borough medical officer and certified as fit for duty before returning to work.
[Amended 9-18-1991 by Ord. No. 26-1991]
An employee entitled leave under §§ 102-20 through 102-24, inclusive, injured in the performance of his/her duties, shall receive full salary payments during his/her absence not to exceed one month; however, such time shall not be charged against his/her annual or accumulated sick leave. The Borough Council may extend this period. When payment under workmen's compensation is made to the employee, the Borough shall pay the employee the difference between the compensation payment and his/her full pay during the period of his/her allowable sick leave.
A leave of absence without pay may be requested by an employee of the Borough by submitting the reasons for the requested leave in writing to his/her department head. Such requests will require the approval of the Borough Council.
In the event of a death in the employee's immediate family (mother, father, son, daughter, wife, husband) or the death of a relative who resides with the employee, the department head may grant the employee three days' leave of absence with pay if deemed necessary. In the event of a death in the employee's close family, the department head may grant the employee one day's leave of absence with pay if deemed necessary.
An employee who is called for grand or petit jury duty shall be granted paid leave for such period as required for such duty, less any compensation received for such service.
[Amended 10-15-2014 by Ord. No. 22-2014]
Maternity leave may be granted for up to one year, provided that the request for such leave is made in writing to the department head no later than the fourth month of pregnancy. Requests for maternity leave must be favorably endorsed by the department head and approved by the Mayor and Council before becoming effective and will be charged to accumulated sick leave, until such leave ends, and shall be without pay thereafter. This leave shall be in addition to the employee's vacation. All leave time under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act and this section shall run simultaneously to the fullest extent provided by law.
A. 
An employee, except those exempt personnel named in § 102-3, who is a member of the National Guard or reserve components of the military or naval service of the United States and is required to perform active duty for training periods shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of the statute.
B. 
When an employee has been called to active duty or inducted into the military or naval forces of the United States, he/she shall automatically be granted an indefinite leave of absence without pay for the duration of such active military service. However, in order that the employee may be reinstated without loss of privileges or seniority, he/she must report for duty with the Borough within 60 days following his/her honorable discharge from such service.
A probationary employee shall not be entitled to sick leave and vacation benefits until and unless he/she shall be permanently employed, in which case sick leave and vacation benefits shall be computed retroactively to the date of his/her initial employment, except that no sick days taken during the probationary period shall be compensable.
[Amended 9-20-2023 by Ord. No. 18-2023]
Employees shall be entitled to three noncumulative personal leave days between January 1 and December 31 of each year. Arrangements for such leave shall be made by the employee with the department head at least 48 hours in advance. Such leave shall be granted without loss of pay. Personal days shall not be taken in connection with a holiday or a vacation day.