As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Wife or husband, child, mother, father, brother, or sister
of the employee who resides with the employee as part of his or her
household, provided that, within 30 days of the commencement of employment,
an employee may submit to the Human Resources Department the name
or names of any persons, limited to one woman and one man, who were
responsible for raising the employee, whose names shall replace the
employee's mother and/or father and in such event, the illness of
either or both of such persons shall have the same effect, with respect
to sick leave, as if such person or persons were in fact the mother
and/or father of such person.
An absence from employment because of illness, accident,
exposure to contagious disease, or attendance upon a member of the
employee's immediate family who is seriously ill or suffering from
the result of an accident and who, for such reason, requires the care
or attendance of such employee.
A.
Computation and accrual of sick leave for employees in the classified
service and for employees in the unclassified service whose employment
is covered by collective negotiation agreements which provide for
sick leave shall be as specified in such agreements.
B.
Other employees in the unclassified service shall be granted sick
leave, as hereinbefore defined, with pay, of 1 1/4 working days
for every month of employment, and if such employee uses none or only
a portion of such allowable sick leave for any calendar year, the
amount of such leave not taken shall accumulate to his or her credit
from year to year, and such employee shall be entitled to such accumulated
sick leave, with pay, if and when needed. Employees who commence employment
before the 15th day of any month shall receive credit for that month
toward sick leave. Sick leave shall be charged in amounts of one absence
of four hours or more. Holidays and regular days off shall not be
counted in computing sick leave taken.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 18-31, Extension of sick
leave for major injury or illness, which immediately followed this
section, was repealed 7-21-81 by Ord. No. 81-31.
[Amended 6-4-1980 by Ord. No. 80-29]
The City Manager or the department head of an employee who is
absent by reason of illness or injury may, at any time, require verification
of the existence or extent of such injury or illness, which may include
a required examination by the City Physician or another physician
designated for that purpose (which examination shall be paid for by
the City) or submission of a written statement by a physician who
has examined or treated the employee for such illness or injury.
Except in the case of an emergency which shall render it impossible
to comply with the provisions of this section, notice of illness or
injury which requires an employee's absence from work shall be given
by or on behalf of the employee not more than one hour after the time
at which the employee was scheduled to commence such work (except
that with respect to employees within the Department of Public Works,
such notice shall be given at least one hour prior to the scheduled
time for commencement of work), and if such notice is not given, the
employee shall not be paid for such absence.
[Amended 6-4-1980 by Ord. No. 80-29]
In case of an employee's absence due to a contagious disease
or exposure to same, the City Manager or the employee's department
head may require production of a certificate from the City Department
of Health or the employee's physician certifying that the employee's
return to employment presents no danger to the public or to any other
City employee.
Maternity leave shall be granted as provided in N.J.S.A. 34:11B-1
et seq., the Family Leave Act.
A.
Absence caused by illness or injury resulting from or arising out
of an employee's employment with the City and covered by the Workers'
Compensation Laws of the State of New Jersey shall not be considered
as or charged against sick leave.
B.
During such absence the employee shall be paid, as salary, the difference
between his regular salary and any amounts received by him pursuant
to the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of New Jersey.
[Amended 6-4-1980 by Ord. No. 80-29]
An employee who has used all accrued sick leave, together with
the additional sick leave provided by this article, and who has used
all vacation days to which he or she is entitled, and who is required
to be absent from work for an additional period by reason of illness
or injury, may be granted a leave of absence, by the City Manager,
without pay, for a period not to exceed six months, which may be extended
for an additional six months, provided that the granting or refusing
of such leave of absence shall be a matter within the discretion of
the City Manager based on the Manager's determination as to the quality
of service performed by the employee, the length of the employee's
service, the effect of such prolonged absence on City services, and
such other matters as the City Manager may deem relevant to the determination.
A.
Employees of the classified service and employees in the unclassified
service whose employment is covered by collective negotiation agreements
which provide for personal leave days shall be entitled to personal
leave days to the extent and in the manner provided in such agreements.
B.
Other employees in the unclassified service shall be entitled to
personal leave days as follows:
[Amended 7-21-1981 by Ord. No. 81-31]
(1)
One personal leave day per year not chargeable to the employee's
accrued sick leave, upon prior approval by the employee's department
head, or if the employee is a department head, upon prior approval
by the City Manager.
[Added 12-22-2020 by Ord. No. 20-09]
A.
For the
period of time in which an officer serves as a patrol officer through
Captain, the eligible sick leave time shall be not more than 150 days
as set forth in the collective bargaining agreement as of this date.
B.
For the
time period in which an officer serves as the City of Englewood Police
Chief or Deputy Chief of Police, there shall be no additional accrued
sick time benefits, and the amount of eligible sick time shall be
capped at 150 unused days, and paid at the officer's highest rate
of compensation as a rank-and-file police officer.
