Absences from duty are classified as illness, vacation or other
and shall be so noted on the time report.
The supervisor shall, within one hour after starting work, report
to the Township Clerk the names of all employees absent from duty
and the reason therefor.
A.
In the event of a death in the immediate family of a Township employee
or the death of a relative who resides with the employee, the Council
will grant a three-day leave of absence with pay to the employee.
B.
"Immediate family" shall be defined to mean the parent or grandparent
of the employee; the spouse or parent of the spouse of the employee;
the brother, sister or spouse of the brother or sister of the employee;
or the child or grandchild of the employee.
A leave of absence without pay may be requested by any Township
employee by submitting to the Mayor and Council, in writing, all facts
bearing on such request. The Mayor and Council will consider each
such case on its merit and without establishing a precedent.
The attendance record of each employee of the Township shall
be carefully reviewed in connection with the annual evaluation as
well as whenever a possible promotion or a reduction in force is being
considered.
In all cases of reported illness or disability, the Township
reserves the right to send a visiting nurse or Township physician
to examine and report on the condition of the patient to the Mayor
and Council.
When the absence of a Township employee on account of illness
or disability does not exceed four workdays, normally the employee's
statement of the cause will be accepted without a supporting statement
from his or her attending physician. The Township reserves the right
to have the employee examined by the Township physician before returning
to duty.
A.
Every absence of a Township employee on account of illness or disability
in excess of four workdays shall be certified by a written statement
from the attending physician.
B.
Protracted illness. "Protracted illness" shall be defined as an illness
or disability rendering the employee unable to perform his or her
duties for more than seven consecutive calendar days, paid holidays
notwithstanding.
C.
Each employee shall be required to apply accumulated sick time towards
any time lost as a result of illness or disability.
D.
In all cases of illness or disability beyond seven consecutive calendar
days, upon request by the Mayor and Council, the employee shall submit
to an examination by a physician designated by the Mayor and Council.
If such physician shall report, in writing, that the employee is fit
for duty, the Mayor and Council may require the employee to immediately
return to work. Failure to submit to such examination shall be deemed
sufficient cause to deny extension of any rights or benefits under
this section.
E.
This section shall not apply to the Mayor or Council members or to
hourly part-time employees.
Sick leave is a privilege for employees to ensure wage continuation
during times of illness or disability. Any illness or disability requiring
an absence from employment extending beyond four days shall require
a weekly written report of the attending physician in corroboration
of the leave taken, and the reports shall be filed with the Township
Clerk during the duration of the leave. When under medical care, the
employee shall conform to the instructions of the attending physician
in the event that they are to qualify for wage payments during such
period of illness or disability. Sick leave is earned in accordance
with the following schedule and utilized under the following conditions:
A.
Schedule: one day for each month of service during the first calendar
year of full-time employment; thereafter, 15 days per each calendar
year of employment.
B.
Applicability to part-time employees. Part-time employees are entitled
to one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
[Amended 10-27-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-10]
C.
Upon retirement, employees shall be compensated for accumulated unused
sick leave in an amount not to exceed $15,000.
[Amended 10-27-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-10]
A.
Annual vacations with pay are authorized on the following basis,
subject to any legal requirement or limitation:
(1)
During the calendar year in which employment was initiated: after
the initial six months of employment, one day of vacation for each
month of completed service up to a maximum of five days or one workweek.
(2)
After completion of one year of service, annual vacation shall be
as follows:
|
Years of Service
|
Days of Vacation
|
|---|---|
|
1 through 5 inclusive
|
12
|
|
6 through 12 inclusive
|
15
|
|
13 through 20 inclusive
|
20
|
|
20 or more inclusive
|
25
|
B.
Two workweeks' vacation is the maximum that can be taken consecutively,
except that the employee's supervisor or the Mayor may authorize,
in writing submitted to the Township Clerk, the consecutive taking
of additional earned vacation when the work of the Township will not
be hampered or delayed thereby.
If an official holiday, as enumerated in § 46-29, occurs during an employee's authorized vacation, he or she shall be entitled to an additional concurrent vacation day in lieu of the holiday.
Supervisors are responsible for so allocating individual vacation
days or weeks that the activities of the Township shall be carried
on with a minimum of delay or inconvenience. Insofar as is possible,
the Township employee with the longest continuous service shall have
preference in the assignment of vacation periods. The Supervisor shall
submit to the Personnel Committee of the Council, for review and consent,
all proposed vacation schedules by the last day of April of the current
calendar year.
All vacation time must be used in the current year or within
three months thereafter and cannot be accumulated unless approved
by the Mayor and Council.
