Absence for personal illness or noncompensable
disability shall be charged against accumulated sick leave days. The
department head may require proof of the illness or disability. He
may also decide to have the employee examined at the expense of the
Borough to ascertain the severity of his illness.
Failure to provide proper notification, failure
to submit such proof of illness or disability as may be required,
unsatisfactory evidence of illness or evidence indicating that the
physical condition of the employee was such as not to justify absence
from work or any other abuse of sick leave privileges shall be cause
for a hearing by the Personnel Board and possible dismissal from Borough
employment.
The department head may require an employee
who has been absent because of personal illness or disability, prior
to and as a condition of his return to work, to be examined, at the
expense of the Borough, by a physician designated by the Borough to
establish that he is able to perform his normal duties in a manner
that will not jeopardize his own health and safety or the health and
safety of other employees.
When an employee is transferred within the service
of the Borough, his accumulated sick leave credits shall be transferred
with him.
Any full-time employee shall be entitled to
receive his usual compensation for each day he is excused for jury
service, less the amount of per diem fee for each day of such jury
service shown on a statement issued to the juror by the Sheriff or
other court officer making payment of juror fees.
The department head shall grant a leave of absence
with pay, not to exceed two weeks, to any employee required to undergo
field training as a member of the National Guard or of the military
forces of the United States. This leave shall be in addition to the
annual vacation leave. Payment shall be made to cover the differential,
if any, between service pay and normal salary.
The Borough may require the employee to furnish
medical proof and to submit to medical examinations by physicians
selected by the Borough at the Borough's expense.
[Amended 9-18-1996 by Ord. No. 96-16-1151]
Those employees who were recorded on the payroll
as of December 31, 1983, shall receive, upon retirement, all unused
sick leave, not to exceed 180 days, accrued at the rate of pay established
by the employee's last yearly or highest yearly rate of pay applicable
to such member upon his retirement. At the employee's sole option,
he may take terminal leave with full pay and benefits in an amount
of time equal to the accumulated sick days. An employee entitled to
terminal leave may use unused sick leave (not to exceed 180) days
as terminal leave to complete 25 years of service. Should an employee
who has accumulated terminal leave die, the value of such accumulated
terminal leave shall be distributed to his/her spouse or to his/her
designated beneficiary.
A leave of absence without pay may be granted
by the Mayor and Council for a good cause to any employee for a period
up to six months. The leave may be extended by the Mayor and Council.
No employee shall receive more than 12 months' leave in any three-year
period. At the expiration date of such leave, the employee shall be
returned to the same or similar position from which he is on leave.