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<br />When an official holiday as provided herein falls on a <br />working day during an employee's vacation, the day of the <br />holiday will not be counted as a day of vacation. <br />Similarily, official holidays as provided herein falling on <br />. Saturday or Sunday, when they have the effect of converting a <br />Friday or Monday to a holiday, shall not be counted as a day <br />of vacation. <br /> <br />SECTION 19-13 SICK LEAVE. <br /> <br />A. PURPOSE. Paid sick leave may be granted by the City when an <br />employee is unable to perform work duties due to: illness, <br />disability, including temporary disability due to pregnancy <br />and childbirth, legal quarantine, serious illness of a <br />spouse, child, parent or legal guardian residing in the same <br />household as the employee; the necessity of obtaining medical <br />or dental care, or other emergencies. Paid sick leave shall <br />not be granted unless it has been requested by an employee <br />for the purposes previously stated; previously earned by the <br />employee in accordance with the accrual schedule and approved <br />by the employee's immediate supervisor. <br /> <br />B. ELIGIBILITY. The supervisor or Administrator shall <br />determine whether an employee is eligible for benefits under <br />the sick leave plan and, in connection with such <br />determination, may determine in their discretion, whether an <br />employee's absence from work is actually due to illness or <br />injury. In the event the supervisor deems it proper to make <br />. inquiry into an employee's absence, the employee shall <br />cooperate in authorizing the supervisor or Administrator to <br />obtain any necessary medical or hospital records. Claiming <br />sick leave for reasons other than those stated shall be cause <br />for disciplinary action or discharge. <br /> <br />c. ACCRUAL. sick leave shall be earned by all regular full-time <br />employees at the rate of eight hours per month, or l2 days <br />per year. Temporary employees are not eligible for sick <br />leave. Employees using earned vacation leave or paid sick <br />leave shall be considered to be working for the purpose of <br />accumulating additional vacation or sick leave. <br /> <br />D. ACCUMULATION. sick leave may be accumulated to a maximum of <br />one hundred (lOO) days. Probationary employees who are new <br />hires may not use sick leave until satisfactory completion of <br />six (6) months (l80 days) of continuous service. <br />Probationary employees who have been promoted may use sick <br />leave; however, if sick leave used exceeds a total of five <br />(5) days, the probationary period shall automatically be <br />extended by the same number of days as sick leave days used. <br />When accumulated sick leave reaches the maximum, the employee <br />will continue to be credited with one day per month banked <br />sick leave,'which may be used after depletion of their <br />accumulated sick leave, to protect the employee in the event <br />of a lengthy illness or accident. <br /> <br />... -ll- <br />