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. ~. CITY OF l\RDEN HILLS . MEM:IlANDllM DATE: April 24, 1992 TO: Mayor and city CoImCil FRaIl: Dan winkel, Public Works SUperintendent dJ/ Catherine J. Iago, Jlcting Clerk Jldministrator SUBJECT: p~tion to Extend sick Leave for Public Works BDployee Fred Reed Enclosed are Sections 19-13 through 19-15 of the city Code relating to the Personnel Policy and defining employees' eligibility for extensions of sick leave. Based on the fact that Fred is a long-term employee in good standing with the city and will shortly use all his remaining sick leave, and also that Fred and his family have encountered mny hardships during his illness, staff recommends Council consider the following action: That Fred be required to utilize at least 100 hours of . vacation leave prior to extending any sick leave, which would leave approximately 40 hours of ti1ne f= his use in the event he returns to work at a future date. It is further recommended that Fred be granted an extension of sick leave for period of one month, and no further extensions be considered until such ti1ne as a progress report is received from his physician. Council should also detennine if this employee is to be held accountable for the extended ti1ne and if repayment of the ti1ne extension is necessary; this issue should be addressed for future oc=rences of this nature and staff will research how other communities address this mtter . ACTION RroUIRED: If Council con=s with the above recommendation, they should pass a motion directing the a=unting staff to utilize the remainder of Mr. Reed's sick leave, utilize lOO hours of vacation leave, grant 29 hours of extended leave to this employee, and request a progress report on Mr. Reed's condition for presentation at the May 25 regular meeting. rM/GIT/ts M92-l43 .