Personal Leave Credit. Members shall be credited with forty (40) hours of personal leave each year beginning the first day of the member’s base pay period. Requests to use personal leave shall be submitted for approval on a form designated by the Sheriff at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the request date, except in the case of an emergency. Members may use personal leave for absence due to any matter of a personal nature. Further, bargaining unit members, who have an accumulated sick leave balance of one hundred twenty (120) or more hours as of the last full pay period of the calendar year, will be entitled, at their option, to convert twenty (20) hours of previously earned sick leave to sixteen (16) hours of personal leave. If this conversion option is exercised by the member, such conversion shall be declared by the member prior to January 31st of the calendar year. Part-time employees who regularly work less than forty (40) hours per pay period shall not be credited with personal leave.
Personal Leave Credit. In addition to the one required professional development day, ESPs may attend optional district approved professional development training outside of their duty day and earn up to one day of personal leave. For participating in additional professional development, staff will be eligible to receive personal leave hours equivalent to the number of hours of district approved professional development training they complete, up to one full day of personal leave (based on their average number of hours per day). For example, an ESP who works 30 hours per week would be eligible for a maximum credit of 6 hours. ESPs may complete additional professional development beyond their standard assignment but will not receive additional personal leave credit. Assignments not governed by this agreement are not eligible for personal leave credit under this section.
Personal Leave Credit. All employees covered by this Agreement shall be granted five (5) personal leave days per contract year commencing July 1.
