As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
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.
SICK LEAVE
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Original § 18-31, Extension of sick leave for major injury or illness, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 7-21-81 by Ord.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.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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.
(2) 
Three personal leave days per year not chargeable to the employee's accrued sick leave, by reason of a death in the employee's immediate family, as that term is defined in § 56-27 hereof.
[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.