R2014-74 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT PAY AND BENEFITS

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Section 4. An employee who becomes ill, injured or disabled off-the-job shall so notify his/her immediate supervisor and shift supervisor by 06:15 of the duty day of absence. In the absence of evidence of extenuating circumstances, an employee whose supervisor is not so notified within two duty days from the day on which the employee was first scheduled to report shall be considered to have resigned from the classified service. Section 5. A physician's statement may be required before sick leave pay is paid. However, in all cases where four consecutive duty days are missed by an employee due to illness, injury or disability, a physician's statement will be required before sick leave is paid. Such statements shall set forth reasons for the employee's inability to perform his duties, the date of return to work (if available), and the date of the next visit (if applicable), and shall become a part of the employee's personnel record. Physician's statements will be used in determining from time to time whether or not an employee is able to continue the performance of his duties. Section 6. If an employee is on sick leave and it is determined by a physician that said employee will be unable to return to work within an amount of time equivalent to his remaining unused sick leave or within one (1) year from the commencement of sick leave, whichever would occur first; said employee no later than ten (10) days after receipt of physician's notice or immediately after expiration of the one (1) year of sick time, whichever occurs first, shall apply for disability benefits if he is eligible for such benefits and if granted, sick leave payment will be stopped at the earlier of either the exhaustion of sick leave days or one (1) year after the commencement of sick leave, whichever is earlier. If disability is awarded by the employee's retirement fund, he may choose to be paid for his unused sick leave at one-half his normal daily rate of pay for each 24 hours of unused sick leave or he may retain his remaining sick leave and be credited therewith if and when he returns to duty. Promotional vacancies shall be filled within thirty (30) days of the Pension Board's written determination as to the disability, provided there is a promotional register in effect or if not, immediately upon the effective date of a new promotional register. Section 7. An employee found engaged in other employment comparable to his regular duties while on sick leave shall be subject to disciplinary action. Section 8. Upon retirement from, or death while in, the classified fire fighting service, an employee shall be paid $100.00 per accumulated day of sick leave up to 100 days and $200.00 per accumulated day of sick leave from 101 days up to 200 days, to a maximum payment of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00). Payment shall be made into the employee's Section 501(c)(9) Post Employment Health Plan (PEHP) account as established in Exhibit H of this agreement. The costs for establishing the PEHP and ongoing administrative costs shall be borne exclusively by the Union and/or employee. For purposes of this section, if a Fire Inspector retires as such, he shall be paid on the basis of 8-hour days. The provisions of this Section 8 of this Article are effective on the date of full execution of this agreement of May 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016. Section 9. Other than regular shift employees in the classified fire fighting service shall accrue six and two-thirds (6.67) hours of sick leave for each month of continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge up to a maximum accumulation of 200 8-hour days. Effective on the date of full execution of this agreement of May 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, employees who have accumulated in excess of 1,600 hours (200 days) of sick leave shall be "grandfathered" as to the use of all excess accumulations. One day accumulated sick leave 19