2011-63 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT PAY AND BENEFITS - I.A.F.F. LOCAL 505, FIRE ASSOCIATION

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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 the classified fire fighting service, an employee shall be paid $50.00 per accumulated day of sick leave up to 100 days and $75.00 per accumulated day of sick leave from 101 days up to 200 days. For purposes of this section, if a Fire Inspector retires as such, he shall be paid on the basis of 8-hour days. Section 9. Other than regular shift employees in the classified fire fighting service shall accrue one duty day with pay sick leave for each month of continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge up to a maximum accumulation of 240 days. Such employees employed on the effective date of this contract shall be given credit for sick leave days that would have accrued above the previous 135 day maximum minus those days actually used. One day accumulated sick leave credit with pay shall be deducted from sick leave accumulated for each duty day not served due to illness. Section 10. Any 24-hour shift employee who has accumulated 2400 hours of sick leave and any 40 hour employee who has accumulated 800 hours of sick leave, as of each May 1st, shall be granted one day's leave with pay to be used at any time during the fiscal year of the City prior to the succeeding April 30. Sick leave days deducted for payments pursuant to Article 12 of this Agreement shall not be deducted from an employee's total accumulation for purposes of this section. The day's leave granted employees under Sections 10 and 11 of this Article shall-not be accumulated and carried over into the following fiscal year, except with the approval of the City Manager, or if the employee was requested to delay the taking of the day's leave by the Fire Chief with the approval of the City Manager. Section 11. Any 24-hour shift employee who has not accumulated 2400 hours of sick leave or any 40 hour employee who has not accumulated 800 hours of sick leave as of each May 1 (including employees hired after May 1, 1987), shall be each entitled to one days' leave with pay to be used at any time during the City's fiscal year, if as of May 1 of each fiscal year such employee has accumulated 75 percent (75%) of the maximum possible accumulation of sick leave days that such employee could have earned since either May 1, 1987, or the employee's date of hire, whichever is later. Sick leave days deducted for payments made 19