R2023-77 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Modifications to the Collective Bargaining Agreement Regarding Pay, Benefits, and Work Conditions Between the Decatur Police Benevolent and Protective

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Section 8. Pregnancy. Any employee who becomes pregnant shall be allowed to work light duty until the birth of the child(ren). The employee must provide written approval from the employee's physician for the duration of the specific light duty assignment. ARTICLE 13 LEA VE OF ABSENCE Section 1. Leave with pay may be granted a full time employee in the classified service in the event of a death in the immediate family. Such leave shall be granted beginning the day of notification to the employee of the death of the family member and shall extend through the day following the funeral, but not to exceed 48 hours. 8 hours additional leave may be granted for funerals held outside of the State of Illinois upon a showing of necessity for travel. Immediate family includes only: (a) spouse, children, step-children, spouse of children and spouse of step- children; (b) parents or step-parents of the employee or the employee's spouse; (c) brothers and sisters, step-brothers and step-sisters of the employee and of the employee's spouse; and, (d) grandchildren, step-grandchildren, grandparents, and step-grandparents of the employee and spouse's grandparents. Employees' leave shall be recorded in hours, and increments of one tenth thereof. Section 2. If a serious or unexpected emergency occurs to the spouse or children or a member of the immediate family in the household of any employee in the classified service, such employee will be allowed to leave his duties while the emergency exists. Arrangements to enable the employee to return to duty on the next duty day must be made if the emergency continues beyond the duty day on which it first occurred. Section 3. A full-time classified employee in the classified police service who is a member of the reserve unit of the armed forces of the United States will be granted leave for military training sessions or schools in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. Section 4. An employee in the classified service who fails to return to duty at the time specified on his application for leave shall be considered to have resigned from such service in the absence of evidence of extenuating circumstances. Section 5. A full-time employee in the classified service who is called to serve for jury duty shall be paid his regular salary or wage.Any amount received by the employee for jury service shall be turned over to the City Treasurer. The employee immediately upon being called for jury duty shall notify his immediate supervisor of the time thereof. Employees who complete jury duty prior to the end of their shift shall report to their supervisor and return to duty for the remainder of their scheduled duty day. If jury duty falls outside the employee's regularly scheduled duty day, an employee's scheduled duty day shall be changed to incorporate jury duty time. Section 6. Employees serving as either President or Secretary Treasurer of the Union shall be granted 1/2 hour leave per month to attend scheduled Union meetings. This leave shall be in addition to any lunch or regular break periods. 22