Rules for Use of Sick Leave. If an employee is unable to report for work due to sickness, the employee shall call the officer in charge or the Chief to be notified as soon as his/her inability becomes apparent unless incapable of causing such notice to be given. At his/her discretion, the Chief or an Officer designated by the Chief, may visit the home of an employee to investigate any absence alleged to be caused by illness or injury. The Chief or Town Manager or designee may cause a nurse or physician to be sent to examine the employee to determine the extent of the illness or injury. Proof of illness may be required by the Chief or Town Manager or designee. Absence for more than three (3) days may be substantiated by a physician's certificate or explanation by the employee satisfactory to the Chief and/or the Town Manager or designee. Sick leave is not to be viewed as available to increase vacation leave. It shall be allowed only in cases of necessity and actual sickness and disability of the employee. It shall be permissible to use sick leave, but not to exceed three (3) days in any fiscal year, for illness in family or to meet dental appointments, or to take physical examinations or other sickness preventive measures. Employees should build up as much sick leave credit as possible to prevent loss of pay in case of serious illness. Vacation leave may be used for sick leave when sick leave credits have been exhausted. Any employee, whose absence from duty is the result of willful misconduct, including but not limited to use of alcoholic liquor, shall not be entitled to sick leave and shall not be paid for period of such absence. Employees on sick leave must remain at their home or place of treatment during the period of disability except as otherwise directed by a physician as a necessary part of prescribed treatment of the ailment. This provision is not intended to prevent limited local travel if consistent with recuperation, or other travel away from home when undertaken with the prior knowledge and approval of the Chief. No travel except for that necessary to obtain treatment shall be permitted during sick leave for such leave period of less than four (4) calendar days. Abuse of sick leave may be cause for disciplinary action.
Rules for Use of Sick Leave. If an employee is unable to report to duty due to an illness or injury, s/he shall notify the Chief of Police or the Officer-in-Charge of his/her illness as soon as possible, unless s/he is unable to do so. An employee may be required to submit written medical evidence of such incapacity for a period of absence of three or more days, as determined by the Chief of Police. Abuse of sick leave may be cause for discipline. Up to three (3) sick days per year may be utilized to attend to sick family members in appropriate situations with reasons provided to the Chief of Police, or for keeping medical or dental appointments or other illness/injury preventive measures, with appropriate notice to the Chief of Police. Accrued vacation leave or accumulated compensatory time may be used in lieu of sick leave when sick leave credits have been exhausted.
Rules for Use of Sick Leave. If a firefighter is unable to report for work due to sickness as covered in section 8.1 above, s/he shall cause the officer on duty or the Fire Chief to be notified as soon as his/her inability becomes apparent unless incapable of causing such notice to be given. The Fire Chief shall have the right to require a certificate from a physician, or to send a physician to examine any member of the bargaining unit who reports his/her inability to work due to illness or injury. Except as herein provided, sick leave is allowable only in cases of actual sickness or injury rendering the member unable to perform his/her duties. Sick leave not to exceed five (5) shifts consisting of either ten (10) hours (day shift) or fourteen (14) hours (night shift) in any calendar year may be used for illness in the employee's immediate family, or to meet non- routine medical examinations and dental appointments. "Immediate family" as used in this article shall include spouse, child, brother or sister of the employee or of his/her spouse, and father or mother of the employee or of his/her spouse and shall exclude all other relatives. Vacation leave may be used for sick leave when sick leave credits have been exhausted. Sick leave account days may be used on the following conditions: When an employee uses from his/her maximum of 210 days of accumulated sick leave seven or more consecutive duty tours s/he may have an equal number of sick leave days up to a maximum of 20 days withdrawn from his/her sick leave account and credited to his/her accumulated sick leave. Total accumulated sick leave shall under no circumstances exceed 210 days. The transfer of sick leave days from an employee's account to his/her accumulated sick leave shall be made annually as of December 31, unless the employee requests in writing prior to that date that such transfer not be made.
