Incidental Personal Leave. The Chief, in his/hertheir discretion, may grant an employee up to three (3) days per year of incidental personal leave without loss of pay. Incidental Personal leave may be used for dental appointments, appointments for physical examinations, transportation of a sick member of the immediate family to or from a hospital or doctor's office, to perform voting privileges, family emergencies, or to conduct urgent personal business, such as real estate closing, which cannot be scheduled outside normal working hours. Incidental Personal leave may also be granted to members of the department to attend Police oriented functions such as sporting events, competitions or gatherings which promote the department in a positive and productive manner. The aforementioned leave shall not be unreasonably denied.
Incidental Personal Leave. The Village will provide 12 days of Incidental/Personal Leave (144 hours for Patrol Sergeants, 120 hours for Administrative/Investigations Sergeants) on an annual basis, provided on January 1st of each year. In exchange for this leave, employees covered by this agreement voluntarily and knowingly waive their rights to leave provided under 820 ILCS 192, commonly known as the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Employees covered by this agreement understand that they will not be entitled to any paid leave benefits mandated by the Paid Leave for All Workers Act for the duration of their employment as a Sergeant with the Village of Westchester. Incidental/Personal Leave may be used for illness, disability or medical appointments that cannot be scheduled during off-duty hours, or as deemed necessary by the sergeant. A sergeant shall report any use of Incidental/Personal leave for illness purposes no later than one hundred twenty (120) minutes prior to their scheduled starting time. If an illness or medically related absence is longer than one (1) day, but no more than two (2) days, the employee shall keep his immediate supervisor informed of the condition and anticipated return to work date. Sergeants absent for three (3) or more consecutive days for illness or medically related absence will trigger the Long-Term Sick Leave provision, provided below in 6.7.B. In this instance, the first two (2) days of leave due to illness or other medical reason will still be charged as Incidental/Personal Leave time used. If Incidental/Personal Leave is exhausted, the first two (2) days of leave can be used from the Long-Term Sick Leave bank, as long as the documentation provisions provided in 6.7.B are followed. If a sergeant does not utilize all of the Incidental/Personal days in a calendar year, up to 8 days can be added to the Long-Term Sick Leave Bank or paid out at the current regular hourly rate, similar to a compensatory time payout, at the end of the calendar year. Sergeants must submit a request in writing to the Police Chief or their designee no later than December 1st, to be processed on the last payroll of the calendar year. Incidental/Personal time that has been earned but unused for the year will be paid out at the current regular hourly rate upon employment separation if the sergeant does not elect it to be rolled into the Long-Term Sick Leave bank.
