720 hours Limitation. A maximum of seven hundred twenty (720) hours of sick leave only will be permitted to accrue at any time, however, Sick Leave may be accrued in excess of the seven hundred twenty (720) hours limit, provided that such additional hours may be used only for sickness and may not be converted to be used as vacation or paid for upon termination of employment in accordance with Sections 9 and 10 of this Article.
720 hours Limitation. A maximum of seven hundred twenty (720) sick leave hours only will be permitted to accrue at any time for employees whose anniversary date is October 1, 1977, or any time thereafter. In order for employees to accumulate seven hundred twenty (720) hours for sick leave usage a cap of eight hundred sixteen (816) hours will be established. The seven hundred twenty (720) hours maximum will apply to any payment of accrued sick leave upon termination or retirement as provided in this Article. An employee with at least seven hundred twenty (720) hours but below eight hundred sixteen (816) hours of accrued sick leave at the time of his/her anniversary date may convert the unused balance of any sick leave earned in the previous anniversary year to either hours used as vacation leave, not to exceed ninety six (96) hours of leave (subject to approval of the Fire Chief) or to a cash payment payable at the rate of fifty percent (50%) of the employee’s current rate of pay. On the date an employee reaches eight hundred sixteen (816) hours of accrued sick leave, conversion of ninety six (96) hours of leave will be automatically made to a cash payment payable at the rate of fifty percent (50%) of the employee’s current rate of pay.
