A. 
A permanent employee holding a position in the classified service who is temporarily either mentally or physically incapacitated and unable to perform his/her duties or who desires to engage in a course of study which will increase his/her usefulness on his/her return to the service or who for any other reason considered sufficient by the Council, with the approval of Council, may be granted special leave of absence without pay for a period not exceeding six months. The Council may extend such leave for an additional period of not exceeding six months.
B. 
Any employee asking for special leave without pay shall submit his/her request, in writing, stating the reasons why, in his/her opinion, the request should be granted, the date when he/she desires the leave to begin and the probable date of his/her return to duty.
C. 
For each separate case of special leave without pay other than as herein provided under the statutes the Council, at the time the leave is approved, shall determine whether the employee granted such leave shall be entitled to his/her former position on his/her return from such leave or whether his/her name shall be placed on the reemployment list for the class.
D. 
Except for special leaves granted because of military obligations, any employee granted a leave of absence by the Council shall have all fringe benefits discontinued.
A. 
Permanent employees.
(1) 
Permanent employees of the City shall be entitled to the following sick leave of absence with pay:
(a) 
One working day's sick leave with pay for each month of service from the date of permanent appointment up to and including December 31 next following such date of appointment;
(b) 
Fifteen days' sick leave with pay for each calendar year thereafter.
(2) 
Sick leave may be taken only as earned. If an employee required none or a portion only of such allocable sick leave for any calendar year, the amount of such leave not taken shall accumulate to his/her credit from year to year, and he/she shall be entitled to such accumulated sick leave with pay if and when needed.
B. 
Temporary employees. Temporary employees, pending civil service examination, shall be entitled to one working day's sick leave with pay for each month served after they have been classified as permanent employees of the City.
C. 
Department heads. Upon retirement from employment, department heads shall be compensated for all accumulated sick leave, not to exceed 100 days.
D. 
Members of the Police Department. Each member of the Police Department shall be entitled to sick leave in accordance with the contract between the City and F.O.P. Lodge 63.
E. 
Chief of Police. Compensation to be paid to the Chief of Police for accumulated unused sick time at the time of retirement shall be determined by and in accordance with a contract entered into between the City of Burlington and the particular Chief of Police to which it applies and approved by resolution of the Common Council of the City of Burlington. In the absence of a contract between the City of Burlington and the particular Chief of Police entered into and approved as provided for herein, compensation to such Chief of Police for unused, accumulated sick time upon retirement shall be determined in the same manner as provided for by § 54-20C of this chapter for department heads.
[Added 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 03-2007]
A. 
Definition. "Sick leave," for purposes herein, shall mean the absence from duty of an employee because of personal illness by reason of which such employee is unable to perform the usual duties of his/her position, exposure to contagious disease, a short period of emergency attendance upon a member of his/her immediate family who is seriously ill and requiring the presence of such employee.
B. 
Notification of sick time required. Any employee taking off sick shall notify his/her department head or the Municipal Clerk by 7:00 a.m., if starting time is 7:00 a.m.; 8:00 a.m., if starting time is 8:00 a.m.; or 9:00 a.m., if starting time is 9:00 a.m. Failure to comply will result in a written warning for the first offense and a suspension of three days for the second offense in any twelve-month period. A continuation of abuse shall result in permanent suspension.
C. 
Requirement of medical evidence.
(1) 
If an employee is absent for five consecutive working days, for any of the reasons set forth in the above rule, the appointing authority shall require acceptable medical evidence on the form prescribed. The nature of the illness shall be stated on the doctor's certificate unless it is confidential between doctor and patient.
(2) 
At the discretion of the Municipal Clerk or Council, an employee seeking sick leave may be required to submit acceptable medical evidence. If the sick leave is not approved, the time involved during which the employee was absent shall be charged to his/her vacation credit, if any, otherwise, he/she will suffer loss of pay for such time.
D. 
Contagious diseases. Sick leave claimed by reason of quarantine or exposure to contagious diseases may be approved upon certification of the local Department of Health.
E. 
Computing accumulated sick leave. The total years of service after permanent appointment of each such employee in the classified civil service shall be considered in computing accumulated sick leave due and available.
F. 
Disciplinary action. Abuse of sick leave shall be cause for disciplinary action. Persistent violation will constitute justifiable cause for dismissal.
G. 
Unused sick leave, payment upon retirement.
(1) 
CWA employees. Upon retirement from employment, employees subject to the CWA contract shall be compensated for 1/2 of accumulated sick leave, not to exceed $6,000.
(2) 
Police officers. Upon retirement from the Police Department, a police officer shall be paid for all accumulated sick leave. For budgetary purposes, unless the police officer shall have given at least 12 months' notice of retirement, if the Common Council shall elect, payment may be paid in equal payments of the year of retirement and the succeeding calendar year.
In the event of death in the immediate family of an employee, three days' leave of absence with full pay shall be granted to make household adjustments or to attend funeral services. "Immediate family" shall mean wife or husband, mother or father, daughter or son, sister or brother. Three days shall be counted consecutively after death in the immediate family. Nonworking days such as Saturday and Sunday shall be credited as days off in the event of a death in the family. In the event of death of a father-in-law or mother-in-law of the employee's household, a one-day leave of absence shall be granted.
A. 
Each employee of the Police Department and all department heads shall be entitled to three personal days per calendar year.
B. 
All employees subject to the CWA contract shall be entitled to one personal day per calendar year.