Regular holidays or special holidays declared
by Town Council which occur during any leave period, except extended
leave without pay or unpaid military leave, shall not be considered
as leave. Unscheduled workdays which occur during any leave period
shall not be considered as leave.
Nonexempt employees required to perform work
on regularly scheduled holidays or special holidays declared by Town
Council may be granted compensatory time off at time and one-half
(1.5) or be paid at one and one-half (1.5) times their hourly rate
for the hours actually worked in addition to any holiday pay to which
they may be entitled. Determination will be made by the employee's
department head. Compensatory time, when granted, shall be taken within
90 days from the time that it was earned.
Sick leave credits accumulated by each Town
employee shall be retained as of the effective date of this policy.
Upon submission of a resignation, an employee
shall be paid for vacation leave accumulated to the date of separation.
At the time of the employee's separation the following shall be deducted
from the employee's final compensation: (1) any vacation leave owed
the Town, (2) qualified educational assistance and (3) any funds owed
to the Town by the employee as a result of criminal activity or negligence.
The estate of an employee who dies while employed
by the Town shall be entitled to payment for all of the accumulated
vacation leave credited to the employee's account.
An employee shall retain all unused sick leave
while on leave without pay. An employee ceases to earn all leave credits
on the date leave without pay begins. Completed service credits for
the purpose of computing longevity pay, sick and vacation leave shall
accrue for a period of 45 days following the start of leave of absence
without pay. The employee may continue to be eligible for benefits
under the Town's group insurance plans, provided the employee shall
be responsible for the payment of the total insurance premium to the
Town prior to the first day of each month while on leave; unless the
leave is for an employee illness, disability or maternity case in
which the employee is only required to pay the premium amount normally
deducted from the employee pay check.
Upon retiring directly from Town service under
an approved Town pension plan, a regular employee is eligible to take
terminal leave prior to his/her retirement date, under the following
conditions:
A. Terminal leave shall consist of a total of both an
employee's unused sick and vacation leave. The maximum amount of sick
leave an employee may convert is 150 days if the employee is retiring
with 25 or more years of service with the Town of Georgetown. The
employee retiring with less than 25 years of service with the Town
of Georgetown shall be permitted to convert a maximum of 130 days
of accrued sick leave to terminal leave.
B. Once terminal leave begins, the employee ceases to
earn vacation or sick leave credits and is no longer eligible for
annual salary reviews.
C. Once terminal leave begins, the employee can not return
to active service unless approved by the Town Manager. If a return
to active service is approved, then the employee will be required
to pay back all expended sick leave credits if the request to return
to work was initiated by the employee.
D. In order to qualify for terminal leave, an employee
must request leave a minimum of 45 days' notice prior to the employee's
retirement date unless waived by the Town Manager.
E. Any leave taken within 30 calendar days prior to terminal
leave beginning will be considered terminal leave.
Employment policies or practices involving the
commencement and duration of leave, the availability of extensions,
the accrual of benefits and payment under any health or disability
insurance or medical leave plan shall be applied to the disabilities
consistent with the employer's current insurance. General leave is
for a period of six weeks (30 working days). Such leave may be taken
based on a licensed practicing physician's authorization prior to
childbirth or it may begin on the day of childbirth. Should the mother
have surgery or other medical complications as a result of pregnancy
or childbirth, the same rules and guidelines apply as for any other
medical leave. Should the child need extended medical care beyond
the mother's general leave of six weeks (30 working days), then the
mother may use accumulated vacation days, or accumulated sick leave
days, or request time off without pay for an additional 90 working
days. If the father is an employee, he may use accumulated vacation
days, accumulated sick leave days, or request time off without pay
for an additional 90 working days.