Common use of Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use ‌ Section 1. Sick leave is intended to maintain an employee's income during a period of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work personal illness or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalffamily emergencies, as far set forth in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated this AGREEMENT. Section 2. As provided by the Employer. The State law, each employee shall state earn sick leave credits from the nature of the illness and expected first full pay period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day employment at the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice rate of less than one (1) hour is grounds for working day per month without restriction as to the denial number of working days which may be accumulated. For calculating sick leaveleave credits, two thousand eighty (2,080) hours shall equal one (1) year, and proportionate sick leave credits shall be earned and credited at the end of each pay period. ▇Section 3. ▇▇▇▇ An employee may not accrue sick leave will credits during a leave of absence without pay. Employees are not entitled to use or be granted upon approval paid for sick leave under the provisions of this AGREEMENT until they have been continuously employed for ninety (90) days. Upon completion of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in qualifying period the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except employee is entitled to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countysick leave credits earned. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as requiredSection 4. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent partPart-time employees shall earn sick leave credits on a pro-rated basis provided they have worked the qualifying period. Section 5. Upon separation, employees who have worked the qualifying period shall be entitled to be paid an amount equal to one-quarter (¼) of the amount attributed to the accumulated sick leave. Such pay shall only apply to those credits earned since July 1, 1971. The pay attributed to the accumulated sick leave shall be computed on the same basis, but prorated according to actual basis of the employee's regular rate of pay at the time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annuallyof separation. G. Employees carried on Section 6. Sick leave credits may be used as follows: A) Illness or injury of the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homesemployee. B) Illness, injury or death in the employee's immediate family requiring the employee's personal attendance. C) Quarantine for contagious disease control, provided certification is obtained from the attending physician. D) Doctor or dental appointments for treatment of employee's officeillness, hospitalinjury, or enroute to one or preventive care. When possible the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate employee's supervisor shall be notified of the appointment at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance. E) Upon the death of an immediate family member, an employee shall be granted up to ten (10) consecutive days, charged to sick leave, to attend services or attend to other matters related to the immediate family member’s death. F) Maternity related conditions including prenatal and postnatal care for either the employee or child. G) For the placement of a child for adoption or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care of a child. Section 7. Immediate family shall mean parents, grandparents, siblings, children or grandchildren of the employee, spouse of the employee, immediate in-laws, aunt, uncle, first cousin, or an individual though not related by blood, who has been a permanent member of the employee’s household. A) Any illness, medical appointment or emergency which necessitates use of sick leave shall be reported by the employee to the EMPLOYER as soon as possible, and it shall be the responsibility of the employee to assure proper reporting of use of sick leave for record keeping purposes. Failure to follow report such leave as soon as possible shall be considered absence without leave and a deduction from the conditions employee's pay shall be made for the period of this section such leave. Such absences are grounds for disciplinary action including dismissal. B) Abuse of sick leave shall be cause for dismissal, forfeiture of payment for any accumulated sick leave, or other disciplinary action. The EMPLOYER reserves the right to investigate, require medical statements, and to contact the employee's physician if there is reason to suspect abuse. The EMPLOYER reserves the right to investigate at any time when abuse is suspected or to verify continued absences for scheduling purposes. Such certification may be grounds required if absence from duty for illness purposes occurs frequently or habitually, or in such a manner as to suggest a pattern of usage; or the denial of Department Head has reason to believe the employee may be fraudulently using sick leave. H. Should Section 9. Absence from employment by reason of illness shall not be chargeable against unused annual vacation leave credits unless approved by the employee. Section 10. Any holidays that fall during a period that an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering is on sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at charged as a holiday and not taken off the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before total accumulated sick leave or termination, as the case may beleave. ▇Section 11. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours Abuse of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify occurs when an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in misrepresents the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual actual reason for charging an absence to the employee's vacation sick leave, or when an employee uses sick leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedfor unauthorized purposes.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of (a) No paid sick leave: A. A regular full-time leave for illness will be allowed for any probationary employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature Upon completion of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the probationary period, an employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of credited with three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever accumulate additional sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish credits at a doctorrate of one (1) day's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time month worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty twelve (1,68012) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) in the remainder of the employee's accumulated first year. Employees with more than one year of service shall be provided with twelve (12) sick leave hours up to a maximum credits the first full week in January of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateeach calendar year. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time (b) An employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to sick leave pay for those days the employee was scheduled to work but did not work as the employee was ill, provided that upon being requested to do so by the Employer, the employee concerned shall provide the Employer with an acceptable medical certificate issued by a one qualified medical practitioner. Employees who are required to provide a medical certificate shall be notified of such requirement in advance of their return to work. Employees required to provide a medical certificate in accordance with this article will be reimbursed the cost associated in providing such documentation to a maximum twenty dollars (1$20) day vacation or "Wellness Day"for each occurrence. (c) It is understood and agreed by both parties that neither pregnancy nor resulting child birth, nor complication arising there from, shall be considered as personal illness for the purpose of this agreement. (d) Staff can request their sick leave balance from their Supervisor. (e) If an employee calls in sick, and also indicates a return to work date, they will then be expected to return to work on that date. If they are unable to do so they should provide a call to the home with as much notice as possible, but no less than 12 hours. (f) An employee will have the option of utilizing their accumulated sick days for wages lost due to illness. The use employees' share of up to six (6) hours the Employer's unemployment insurance premium reduction will be retained by the Employer towards offsetting the cost of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result the benefits contained in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedthis agreement.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control 18.01 Employees will be granted one and one half (1 1/2) days per calendar month sick leave accumulation to be unlimited. Employees claiming sick leave are required to report to the accrual authorized personnel whose names are posted in the appropriate department not later than fifteen (15) minutes prior to their starting time in order to receive payment for that day; provided that an employee reporting sick and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-indicating extended time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatmentoff will be required, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day not continue to report until the employee is prepared to return to work. Sick leave payment shall be paid upon satisfactory proof of illness or on a Doctor's Certificate provided all terms of this clause are adhered to. The Employer reserves the right to request the employee to submit to a Doctor's examination of their choosing, provided that in the event of a difference of Medical opinion, a third (3rd) Doctor agreeable to both parties shall act as Umpire of the problem, and the third (3rd) Doctor's opinion shall be binding on the parties of this Agreement. Temporary employees will working under this Agreement will be required to supply a Doctor's Certificate for all absenteeism to claim sick pay under this Agreement. Students working under this agreement will not be entitled to sick days until after the completion of four (4) consecutive months of employment. 18.02 Where the requirement for a Doctor's Certificate to support a claim for sick leave payment has been pre-established by a letter to the employee, such Certificate must be presented to the Employer by the employee no later than the date the employee returns to work. Failure to comply with the above will cause the employee to be ineligible for payment. Where the employee was unable to work, unless secure the certificate prior approval is given by to their return to work solely due to the Employer. An advance notice Doctor not providing same in time or the Doctor not being available the employee will be excused from the above requirement. 18.03 Employees who have had ten (10) separate occurrences of less than one (1) hour is grounds absence due to sickness in a calendar year will not be paid for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of next three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted of absence due to illness in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countycalendar year. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to 18.04 Immediately after the close of each calendar year, each employee shall be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability advised of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse amount of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissalaccrued to their credit. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used18.05 If an employee is absent from work due to illness or for any reason other than Workplace Safety and Insurance, for more than four (4) consecutive months, said employee shall not accumulate sick days until the employee returns to work on a regular basis. E. No 18.06 The City's Corporate Absentee Policy, as amended by the employer from time to time, shall not contravene Article 18. 18.07 In accordance with Section 352 (65) of the Municipal Act and the By-law of the Corporation of the City of Cambridge respecting accumulated sick leave gratuities, upon the termination of their employment no employee, former employee or the estate of an employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave more than an amount equal to the employee's salary, wages or other remuneration for one half (1/2) the number of days standing to the employee's credit and in any event, not in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated one half (1/2) year's earnings at the rate received by the employee immediately prior to the employee's credittermination of employment. Sick leave This benefit shall not be taken in advance of having been earnedapply to any employee, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time former employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other estate of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty less than five (25%5) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateyears continuous service. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions Each employee shall control the accrual and use receive a credit of one day (8 hours) of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed leave for each day month of service, such credits to be cumulative, provided the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than receives at least ten (10) days pay in that one (1) hour month. An employee earns sick leave credits, but is grounds for the denial of not entitled to sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness with pay during his or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of her first three (3) days per contract yearmonths of continuous employment. ▇▇▇▇ Sick leave will not be granted in means the event period of absence resulting time an employee is absent from illness work by virtue of being sick or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If disabled, and whenever any sick leave may appear to be abusedfor (3) consecutive scheduled shifts or will require a note the employee's physician, dentist, or where an employee consistently uses other health care provider certifying that the was unable to carry out his or her duties. Any unused sick leave as it is accrued, credits remaining at the Employer end of a calendar year shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as requiredbe forfeited. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No Each employee shall be entitled to paid receive sick pay, at full salary, for any time lost by reason of illness or injury to the full extent of sick leave in excess of credits available to the amount employee at the time of such leave accumulated absence, except where the employee is in receipt of compensation pursuant to the Workplace arid Act. The number of days for which an employee receives sick pay shall be deducted from the employee's creditcumulative sick leave credits. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of taken, accordingly deducted from sick leave credits, where sick leave is taken by an employee for a portion of a shift, in which circumstance the deduction will be made for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn hour or portion thereof which the employee is absent from work calculating the cumulative sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locationscredits hourly. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with is unable to report for duty by reason of illness or injury shall cause the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit employee's Detachment Commander to be notified as a result as reasonably practicable. Upon termination of an injury incurred while working employee's employment, for whatever reason, any unused sick leave credits shall be forfeited. In the Countyevent an employee is in receipt of Short Disability benefits, all earned sick leave credits, overtime credits, statutory holiday credits, vacation credits and other lieu credits shall receive payment be utilized until exhausted so as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 cause the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty to receive one hundred percent (50100%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours regular wage. While receiving Short Term Disability benefits, an employee shall pay over or transfer to, in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up a manner satisfactory to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) the Police Governing Authority, all monies received from the Short Term Disability insurer, so as to place the Police Governing Authority in administration of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up income during the period the employee is in receipt of Short Term Disability benefits. ARTICLE BEREAVEMENT LEAVE An employee is entitled to a maximum and shall be granted, in the event of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employeea of his or her immediate family, bereavement leave on any of his or her normal working days that occur during four (4)days immediately following the day of death provided the employee attends the funeral. Payment shall be at If the funeral is hundred (500) or kilometres from the employee's straight-time hourly ratehome, the leave shall be extended by two (2) additional days for the purpose of traveling. For those employees hired after July 1the purpose of this Article "immediate family'' shall include the employee's spouse, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) common law spouse, mother, father. step-mother, step- father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, step-son, step-daughter, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, ▇▇▇▇▇, aunt, uncle, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ parents, legal guardians, grandchildren, and the grandparents of the employee spouse, any member of the employee's accumulated sick household. An employee who has completed three (3) consecutive months of continuous employment and is entitled to employment bereavement leave hours up under Article is entitled to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be such leave with pay, at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly regular rate commensurate with the employee's last of pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account days which occur during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.of the leave of absence under Article

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular Sick leave will be accrued for all full-time employees at the rate of twelve (12) days per year during the term of this Agreement. Unused sick leave shall be allowed to accumulate without maximum limitation. B. It shall be the responsibility of the Employer to maintain sick leave records and it shall be the responsibility of each employee to verify the record and notify the Employer if a discrepancy is noted. The Employer shall disclose to any employee the amount of unused sick leave credited to such employee, incapacitated upon the request of the employee. C. An employee shall be credited for accrued sick leave on the first day of each month following the date of the commencement of employment; except that no employee may use sick leave until he has been employed for six (6) months. D. Employees retiring from the City's service under the City's retirement plan will be compensated for unused, accumulated sick leave in accordance with the following formula: All unused sick leave accumulated over and above 500 hours shall be paid at one-half (½) of the employee's hourly rate at the last day worked, not to exceed $1,800. E. Each department head will be responsible for approving sick leave, and he may do so only for valid reason, and after an employee informs him of his intention not to report to work. Each employee shall be responsible to notify his department head of their intended absence, unless such employee is hospitalized, or otherwise unable to work or tender such notification. Written verification of illness by a physician shall constitute sufficient showing of valid reason for absence due to illness; however, the lack of such verification shall not, in need and of medicalitself, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature be evidence of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial abuse of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever F. The department head responsible for approving sick leave may appear to require a doctor's examination for any employee requesting sick leave. The cost of such examination shall be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, paid by the Employer shall have City; and if upon such examination the right in all cases to require examining doctor should determine the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of be fit for duty, the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds will report for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not duty or be taken in advance of having been earnedoff sick leave, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The partiesexcept, however, acknowledge that employees carried on any dispute arising hereunder shall be subject to grievance and arbitration procedure hereinafter set forth. If the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them employee is found to their homes. In such casesbe fit for duty, the appropriate supervisor shall cost of such examination will be notified in advancepaid for by the employee. Failure If the employee’s doctor has a conflicting diagnosis, the City will continue to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds pay for the denial of sick leavemedical exam. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. 1. The following provisions Employer shall control grant sick leave when an Employee is ill or incapacitated to a degree where he/she is unable to perform his/her duties. However, when an Employee is absent due to illness he/she is responsible for immediately, or as soon as practicable, reporting the accrual reason for his/her absence to his/her Supervisor. 2. For monthly paid Employees, such leave shall not exceed twenty-two (22) working days per year on full pay and use is non-cumulative. 3. Provided there is a reasonable prospect of eventual recovery, supported by medical certificates, sick leave in excess of twenty-two (22) working days may be granted on full pay to the extent of all full-pay leave due. After exhaustion of sick leave: A. A regular , or all full-time employeepay leave due, incapacitated and unable seven-eighths (7/8) salary may be paid for sick leave for periods up to work or in need an inclusive total of medicalsix (6) months’ absence from duty. In the event of more than six (6) months ‘incapacity, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify sick leave on half (l/2)-pay may be granted up to a maximum of a further six (6) months. In the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature event of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less more than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of year’s incapacity, unpaid sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will may be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three further six (36) days per contract yearmonths. 4. ▇▇▇▇ Any Employee who exhausts his/her entire eligibility for sick leave will on full, seven- eighths (7/8) and half (l/2)-pay shall be deemed permanently disabled and immediately be considered “medically boarded” and his/her service with the employer shall thereupon be terminated, if return to active duties cannot be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about confirmed by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countya medical practitioner within 30 days. C. If and whenever 5. An Employee who is on extended sick leave may appear at any time be required by the Employer to be abused, or where submit himself for medical examination by an employee consistently uses approved Medial Practitioner for the purpose of determining if there is a reasonable prospect of eventual recovery. 6. Where an Employee is on extended sick leave as it is accruedat the end of a calendar year, he/she shall not be eligible for full-pay leave in respect of the ensuing year unless and until he/she first returns to active duty. 7. The Employer shall grant up to two (2) working days’ sick leave without requiring the submission of a medical certificate up to an aggregate of eight (8) working days in a calendar year. However, the Employer shall have reserves the right in all cases upon giving prior notice, if the circumstances require it, to require the employee an Employee to furnish produce a doctor's medical certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds after repeated absences even if he/she has been absent for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave less than two (2) days in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a any one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day"month. The use of up to six (6) hours Any sick leave granted under this section shall be deducted from the total sick- leave eligibility. 8. In the case of sick leave extending beyond two (2) days, the Employee, immediately or within seventy-two (72) hours, shall furnish the employer with a statement from the attending physician stating that the Employee is medically unfit to resume his/her normal work duties during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Daythe days in question. The earning Vice President, Human Resources, may utilize security services to ascertain the whereabouts of an Employee. 9. Weekends and public holidays falling within a Wellness day period of sick leave shall result count as days of sick leave covered by the statement from the physician. However, such weekends and public holidays shall not be deducted from Employee’s sick-leave entitlement. 10. Salary will automatically be deducted from an Employee’s pay check when a medical certificate to cover his/her entire period of absence is not provided if he/she has been absent for more than two (2) consecutive working days. 11. A replacement for an Employee on sick leave shall be considered a Temporary Employee (see Article 8). 12. In cases where the Employee is returning from sick leave but must work in a limited capacity, the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual physician’s statement must clearly state the work limitations and time frame. If the work limitation keeps the Employee from performing the duties for which he/she is contracted to do, the employee's vacation Employer would consider whether the Employee should have further sick leave account during or be medically boarded. No Employee will be allowed to resume work until the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.above requirements are fulfilled. Approval for an Employee to work in a limited capacity must be granted through the Vice President, Human Resources

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated Section 1 Each employee covered by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure this Agreement shall be followed eligible for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice sick leave as follows: Upon completion of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial year of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness continuous service, whether such service was completed prior or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except subsequent to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abusedeffective date of this Agreement, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No each employee shall be entitled to six (6) days absence from work paid for at the regular hourly rate where such absence is due to any illness occurring in the succeeding twelve (12) month period. All employees shall receive their Sick Leave benefits on January 1st of each year after their first year of employment. Section 2 Sick leave shall begin upon the first day of absence of the entitled employee due to sickness or disability. If the Employer so desires, he may require reasonable proof, such as a Doctor's statement if out for three (3) consecutive days or longer. Falsification of sick leave claims or proven abuse of sick leave privileges may be cause for disciplinary action or discharge. Section 3 In the event of injury on the job the employee shall be entitled to a full day's pay for that day. Section 4 Absence from work up to thirty (30) calendar days in the employment year shall nevertheless be considered as time worked in computing an employee's sick leave rights for that year, where such absences are due to sickness, injury, temporary layoff, or leave of absence. An absence in excess of thirty (30) days shall not be considered in computing an employee's sick leave, and in the amount event of such leave accumulated to extended absence, the employee's credit. sick leave shall be computed on a pro rata basis as to the hours actually worked. Section 5 Sick leave pay shall be integrated with unemployment compensation, workmen's compensation, and temporary disability benefits, hereinafter generally referred to as "UCO", so that the total of UCO and sick leave pay shall not exceed the employee's dailywage in any one (1) day, and sick leave pay shall be taken reduced accordingly to prevent such excess payment. Any portion of the sick leave pay thus reduced shall be retained in advance the employee's sick leave pay account as a part of having been his accumulated sick leave pay credits. Section 6 In order to accomplish the integration of sick leave and UCO herein set forth, all sick leaves shall be converted from days of sick leave earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) to hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn leave; and such sick leave on shall be used and retained within the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records meaning of this Article 8 as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial hours of sick leave." H. Should Section 7 Employees with who have not used all of their allotted sick leave; shall be paid off any remaining days on the second pay day in December of each year, on a separate check. Section 8 If an employee be absentleaves or retires with less than ten (10) years of service, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent per cent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess bank will be paid. If an employee leaves or retires with more than ten (10) years of seven service, one hundred and twenty per cent (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25100%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also bank will be applied upon paid. Section 9 If employee falls sick in the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) course of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up work week and is able to a maximum finish the route by the end of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hoursthe work week. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon Said employee should have the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateoption to do so. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full(a) Full-time employeeemployees, incapacitated upon completion of their probationary period and who are unable to work due to non-occupational illness or in need of medicalinjury, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed are entitled to receive eight (8) hours pay for each working day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child lost up to a maximum of six (6) working days in a calendar year. This entitlement shall be earned on the basis of one-half (½) day for each month worked, such that if the employee terminates for any reason before the end of the calendar year, an adjustment will be made on his final cheque with respect to any sick time taken but not earned. There will be no carry over of unused sick pay to the following year. (b) Where an employee makes arrangements with the Company at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance for time off to attend a doctor or dentist appointment, the Company shall pay for up to three (3) hours time lost at the regular rate of pay. 16:02 Full-time employees who are unable to work due to non-occupational illness or injury in excess of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in and who are under the event care of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If a legally qualified physician and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee who are unable to perform their regular work on the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee fourth (4th) day, shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions “Weekly Indemnity” section of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result “Steels Group Insurance Benefits” plan. (a) Willful abuse of this benefit by an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose result in an immediate discharge. A medical certificate may be required by the option A or B belowCompany. Option A - fifty percent (50%) Where required, the individual will be advised that he/she will be expected to provide medical evidence of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1illness, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateinjury or industrial disease. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave (b) Employees who are unable to work due to an occupational injury or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, industrial disease will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of receive eight (8) hours vacation accrual hours' pay for the day of the injury if they are unable to complete their shift. If the injury or industrial disease prevents the employee from returning to work on his next shift, the employee and the Company will complete an Employer's Report of Injury or Industrial Disease (form 7) and submit it to the employee's vacation leave account during Workers' Compensation Board. 16:04 Wilful abuse of the first pay period after Company benefit plan by an employee may result in an immediate discharge. A medical certificate may be required by the Company. Where required, the individual will be advised that he/she will be expected to provide medical evidence of the illness or injury. The Company may also refer the employee to another Doctor if in their opinion additional confirmations or observations are necessary. The cost of such Wellness Day is earnedreferral to another Doctor shall be borne by the Company.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use Section 1. Full time employees shall, after one-thousand forty (1040) cumulative hours of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employeecontinuous employment, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than receive one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three day (3eight [8] hours) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds credit for disciplinary action and dismissaleach completed month of service. Sick leave is accumulative. ▇Section 2. ▇▇▇▇ Sick leave will credits may be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's creditused as soon as granted. Sick leave shall not be taken used except for the purposes expressed in advance Section 5 and 6 of having been earnedthis Article. Section 3. Each employee's sick leave credit days are canceled automatically upon his termination of service. Terminating employees do not receive sick leave credit for the month in which they terminate unless they work at least eighty-four (84) hours in the month. Section 4. At the employee’s option, except as annual leave may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees used in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial lieu of sick leave, but sick leave may not be used as annual leave. H. Should Section 5. Sick leave may be claimed from the accumulated days of credit for any employee for illness or injury which incapacitates the employee to the extent that he is unable to perform his work. Section 6. Sick leave may be claimed for deaths in the immediate family requiring the attendance of an employee. Leave for such reason shall be limited to three (3) days in any one instance, except that up to two (2) additional Section 7. All sick leave claims must be made on forms provided for that purpose, which forms require the sworn signature of the claimant. A supply of the forms will be furnished to each shop, and they will also be available at terminals and at the general offices. Section 8. No payment of wages chargeable to sick leave credits will be made until the claim form is received in the general offices, except that the form may be prepared for an employee by supervisory employees in the general offices when the employee is incapacitated to the extent that he cannot sign a claim. Section 9. For claims of more than five (5) working days, the employee must secure a verifying statement from his doctor to support his claim. This statement must be absentpresented to the Employer prior to the employee’s return to work. Section 10. A verifying statement from the employee’s doctor may be requested by the Employer, claiming illness at its option, to support claims for five (5) days or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering less. Section 11. No sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then claims will be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working honored for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 time loss for which the employee may choose the option A or B belowis receiving State of Washington Industrial Insurance time-loss payments (Workmen's Compensation). Section 12. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's All accumulated sick leave hours in excess may be restored when a previously separated employee is re-employed on a permanent basis. It also may be transferred between State departments. Section 13. If, at any time during the term of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up this Agreement, the Legislature of this State should pass any legislation which would allow any group of State employees to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's cash out or otherwise receive compensation for accumulated sick leave hours up to upon retirement, said legislative provisions shall immediately become a maximum part of one thousand six hundred this Agreement and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those fully applicable to all employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly ratecovered by this Agreement. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use (a) An employee who is absent from work by reason of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling personal illness or injury (not being illness or injury arising from the employee’s misconduct or default, or from any injury arising out of the course of employment for which Workers’ Compensation is payable) will be entitled to leave of absence, without deduction of pay, subject to the following conditions and limitations: (i) After 3 months’ service an employee will be entitled in the first sick leave year to 5 days of ordinary working time. (ii) An employee will be entitled during the second and subsequent sick leave years to 8 days of ordinary working time. (iii) For each day’s absence from work, the employee's spouse ’s accrued sick leave entitlement will be reduced by the number of ordinary daily hours for which the employee was rostered for that day. (iv) Employees requiring payment for sick leave are expected to ensure if possible that their supervisor is contacted before the commencement of their shift and advised of the nature and expected duration of their absence. (May 2004). (v) The employee will prove to the satisfaction of the Company that the employee was unable, on account of such illness or child up injury, to attend duty, provided that the for the first 3 single days for which sick leave is claimed in a maximum year of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave employment, a medical certificate will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countyrequired. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4b) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-A part time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours proportionate amount of sick leave based on the average number of hours worked during such time period the previous 6 months, or since employment commenced if less than 6 months. (c) An employee will not disqualify be entitled to payment in respect of time lost on an ordinary working day on which, had the employee attended for duty, the employee would not have been required to work. (d) No employee will be entitled to sick leave for rostered time off due to the 38 hour week. (e) The employee's entitlement under this clause will accumulate from year to year so that any sick leave entitlement which has not been allowed in any year may be claimed by the employee in a subsequent year of continued employment, except as provided by clause 9 good attendance bonus. (f) Where a business undertaking or establishment or any part thereof is transmitted from one employer to another employer and an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning who at the time of a Wellness day shall result the transmission was employed by the transmitter in that business undertaking establishment or part thereof becomes an employee in the adding employ of eight (8) hours vacation accrual the transmittee, any sick leave which has accumulated and not been taken during the employment with the transmitter may be claimed by the employee and shall be allowed by the transmittee subject to the employee's vacation conditions prescribed by this clause (g) Where an employee is transferred from the Company to the service of another Austral company, being a corporation related to the Company at the time of the transfer, sick leave account accumu lated and not taken in the employ of the Company will, after the transfer, be deemed to be sick leave accumulated in the employ of the other Austral company and the employee will be entitled to sick leave during the first pay 3 months of employment with the other Austral company. (h) For the purpose of this clause continuous service shall be deemed not to have been broken by: (i) any absence from work on leave granted by the employer; or (ii) any absence from work by reason of personal illness, injury, or other reasonable cause (proof whereof shall in each case, be upon the employee); provided that any time so lost shall not be taken into account in computing the qualifying period after such Wellness Day is earnedof 3 month. (iii) Service with the Company before the date of coming into force of this Award will be counted as service for the purpose of qualifying for sick leave.

Sick Leave. The following provisions 1. Each employee of the Unit shall control be allowed sick leave without loss of salary for at least twelve (12) working days in any year on account of personal sickness or physical disability. If any employee of the accrual and Unit does not use the full amount of sick leave:leave allowed in any year, the amount not used shall be accumulated from year to year. Employees of the Unit employed with effective dates subsequent to September 1 shall be credited with sick leave in accordance with the following table: Effective date of Appointment Sick Leave Credit September 1 – September 30 12 days October 1 – October 31 10 days November 1 – November 30 8 days December 1 – December 31 7 days January 1 – January 31 6 days February 1 – February 28 or 29 5 days March 1 – March 31 4 days April 1 – April 30 3 days May 1 – May 31 2 days June 1 – June 30 1 day At the beginning of each subsequent year of employment, twelve (12) sick days shall be credited to each Unit employees’ account. There shall be no limitation on the total number of sick leave days, which may be accumulated. Paid sick leave days shall not be deducted from credited service for increment purposes. Sick and personal days will be computed on a school year basis instead of a calendar year. A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable 2. Disability due to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, pregnancy shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting be treated in the Department on same manner as all other temporary disabilities. 3. Employees who are absent from duty because of illness may be required at the Sheriff's behalfdiscretion of the Superintendent, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as to file a medical report with the School Medical Director. When such a report is requested, the Superintendent will make a determination whether sick leave payments shall be allowed. 4. Notification of the need to use sick leave shall be made to an individual designated by the Employersupervisor not later than 7 a.m. on the first day of such absence. The employee shall state be responsible to notify the nature supervisor or designee of any change in status, which will affect the assignment of a substitute to the employee’s position. Such notice shall be made immediately but not later than 2:30 p.m. of the illness and expected period day preceding the change. For periods of absencedisability in excess of five (5) days, employees shall complete the physician’s statement(s) for official leave of absence as designated in the current Human Resources Office procedures. 5. This procedure In the event an employee in his/her first year of service in the School District is dismissed, remaining sick leave available to that employee shall be followed for each day prorated in such a manner that the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse total number of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action days used by that employee up to and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess including the effective date of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave termination shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.exceed:

Sick Leave. Section 1. Employees shall accrue and be granted sick leave in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations. The following provisions Employer agrees to grant sick leave in one- quarter (1/4) hour increments. Section 2. Sick leave may be approved orally when illness occurs. A request in advance for medical, dental or optical evaluation or treatment is subject to the employee’s submittal of a properly completed application for leave form (OPM Form 71or equivalent) within two (2) workdays after return to work. Oral requests for sick leave also should be followed by OPM Form 71 and given to the timekeeper for record purposes. a. Employees shall control the accrual and use not be required to furnish a medical certificate to substantiate a request for approval of sick leave unless such sick leave exceeds three (3) consecutive workdays, except in individual cases if there is reason to believe the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. In such a case, the Employer will advise the employee that he/she has a questionable sick leave record and why the employee is suspected of abusing sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee. Subsequent to this discussion the Employer shall afford the employee the right to Union representation and at this discussion make pertinent sick leave records available to the employee and the Union. The Employer may, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medicalat this time, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriffemployee in writing that all future requests for leave because of illness or other medical reasons must be supported by a medical certification, or the person acting and will also be advised, in the Department on same written notice, fully and factually, of the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employerreasons thereto. The employee will be provided two (2) copies of the written notice. The second copy is provided in order that the employee may furnish a copy to the Union if he/she so desires. b. It is agreed that such cases requiring a medical certificate for such absence shall state be reviewed by the Employer after a six (6) month period from the date of issuance. When the Employer/Union determines that the restriction is no longer necessary the employee shall be notified in writing and provided two (2) copies as in Section 3.a., and all previous notices relating to this subject shall be removed from the Employer’s records. Section 4. Periods of absence on sick leave in excess of three (3) consecutive workdays must ordinarily be supported by a medical certificate to be filed before the end of the current pay period. In lieu of a medical certificate, within three (3) workdays, the employee’s signed statements explaining the nature of his/her illness may be accepted, when it is unreasonable to require a medical certificate or because the illness does not require the services of a physician. Failure to provide certification or Section 5. It is further agreed that notice of questionable sick leave record shall not be based on absences on sick leave which have been validated with medical certificates. Section 6. In accordance with applicable rules and regulations, sick leave, not to exceed 240 hours, may be advanced to an employee in case of serious illness or disability. Other forms of requests may be accepted by the Employer when it is impractical for the employee to submit his/her request in writing. Section 7. An employee who is unable to report for duty because of incapacitation shall notify his/her immediate supervisor or other designated official as soon as practicable, but normally within two (2) hours after the start of the work day on the first day of absence. If employee is physically unable to contact supervisor, that employee may appoint a personal designee, such as but not limited to a spouse, family member or friend, to call the supervisor. Such notification shall specify that the absence is because of illness or injury, the nature of the illness or injury and the probable duration. Notification of absence is necessary in order that the employee may be placed in a paid sick leave, paid annual leave, or leave without pay status, as appropriate, and shall not in itself be justification for approval of sick leave. The employee has an obligation to keep his/her supervisor informed on a continuing basis of his/her expected return to duty; therefore, when the period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day absence extends beyond the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is date given by the Employer. An advance notice employee during his/her initial call, the employee shall notify his/her supervisor or other designated official of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leavenew date that he/she expects to return to work. ▇Section 8. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due When an ill or injured employee returns to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting work from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accruedwith medical certification for light duty work, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds should make every effort for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires reasonable accommodations in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred applicable laws and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateregulations. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. On and from the commencement of this agreement the following sick leave provisions shall apply: 12.1 Existing employees will retain their current accumulated sick leave. Employees will be entitled to sixteen (16) sick days leave per year. If no sick leave is taken fifteen (15) days will accumulate. Any sick leave taken will be deducted from the accumulation. 12.2 Permanent part time employees shall be entitled to appropriate pro rata sick leave entitlements based on the number of hours worked. 12.3 Sick leave absences of more than two consecutive days will require a medical certificate 12.4 The following provisions guidelines could be applied in the case of an employee falling ill during their first year of service. If insufficient sick leave has been accrued to cover the period of illness, the employee may authorise the employer to deduct any annual leave accrued after they have exhausted accumulated sick leave. Any annual leave deducted will be re- credited when the employee has worked a sufficient period of time to accrue the additional sick leave taken in advance. For each day’s annual leave re-credited a days sick leave will be debited. 12.5 Employees with less than one year’s service shall control be entitled to sick leave on the accrual following basis: 12.6 In cases where an employee’s sick leave exceeds three (3) episodes of two (2) days within a twelve (12) month period without the production of a medical certificate then the employee shall produce medical certificates for each and use every subsequent absence. 12.7 Where it appears that there is a regular pattern of sick leave: A. leave being taken in lots of one day or more the General Manager may require the production of medical certificates for each subsequent absence for a period of eighteen months. At this time the case will be reviewed. The outcome of the review may be the removal of monitoring, the continuation of monitoring or disciplinary action may be taken in line with the procedures described in section 21.1. A regular full-time employeepermanent employee who is ill for one week or more while on Annual Leave or on Long Service Leave shall be entitled to sick leave for such illness, incapacitated provided that TFH is notified as soon as practicable after such illness occurs and unable the employee produces a doctor’s certificate. Should an employee not be covered adequately by this clause, she/he may make special application to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department General Manager. The General Manager may grant additional sick leave depending on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature and length of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability working record of the employee to perform the duties as requiredconcerned. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of All such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they applications are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leavesupported by a doctor’s certificate. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following It is understood between the parties hereto that this Article now has to be read in conjunction with Article XII (Short Term-Long Term Disability) since the accumulation of sick leave and payment thereof upon death or retirement will be limited to those days accumulated prior to January 1, 1989. After January 1, 1989, Sick Days will be governed by the provisions of the Short Term-Long Term Disability provisions. Each Employee shall control accumulate one (1) sick day leave for each month of his/her employment which may be accumulated without limitation through December 31, 1988. When an Employee’s services are terminated, he/she or their legal representative, shall be paid for one-half (½) of all accumulated and unused sick leave days at the accrual and rate of base pay which the Employee was receiving at the date of termination of services, provided he/she had completed at least five (5) years of service. When an Employee is on sick leave, such period shall be considered as continued employment for all matters covered by this Agreement. If an Employee is ill or otherwise entitled to use of sick leave: A. A regular full, they shall give notice within an hour period commencing one-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one half (1½) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇prior to starting time. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due If an Employee fails to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abusedgive such notice, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer he/she shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual of pay deducted from their paycheck unless they provide the Employer with a reasonable explanation evidencing their inability to give notice. Sick leave usage will be charged to the employee's nearest one-quarter (¼) of an eight (8) hour day in cases of absence for less than a full day. Probationary Employees are not entitled to sick leave. It is further understood by both parties to this contract that if an Employee is continuously sick and had used all of his/her sick days and personal days, that if the Employee had any vacation leave account during time coming, he/she could use vacation time for sick days. However, personal and vacation days can, with Department Head approval, be used for sick days or if the first pay period after such Wellness Day sickness is earnedcontinuous.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular All full-time employeeemployees are eligible for paid sick leave after the end of the original probationary period. B. Employees reinstated from reduction in force (layoff) shall be credited with any accumulated sick leave balance remaining at the end of their previous service. C. No employee hired, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dentalreappointed, or optical examination reinstated on or treatmentafter July 1, 1985 will be permitted to transfer or carry forward any sick leave balance previously earned except as provided in Section B above. D. The following sick leave program will apply to bargaining unit members: 1. Sick leave entitlements shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting be credited for use in the Department following manner: a. Seven (7) days shall be credited to a yearly short-term pool as of the first full pay period in January of each year and shall not be accumulated in the long-term sick leave pool. Employees hired after January 1 will have their short-term sick leave credit prorated based on the Sheriff's behalf, as far percentage of the year in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by active employment at the EmployerUniversity. b. Eight (8) days sick leave shall be accrued at a rate of 2.47 hours per pay period for credit to a cumulative extended sick leave pool beginning the first full pay period in January of each year. The employee maximum accumulation of extended sick leave credit will be unlimited. Extended sick leave shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall not be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of used as short-term sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ c. Sick leave for part-time employees will be granted upon approval prorated according to the percentage of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness full-time appointment. 2. Employees may use sick leave from the short-term sick leave pool for illnesses of one (1), two (2), or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in duration without health care provider’s certificate so long as a balance remains in the event pool. Employees may use their short-term sick leave pool in case of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countybereavement for non-relatives. C. If and whenever 3. Employees will be entitled to use sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses from the extended sick leave pool for illness on the fourth (4th) workday of continuous absence and thereafter or on the first (1st) day of illness in accordance with Section 5(d), so long as it there is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse balance of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds remaining in the pool. Use of the extended sick leave pool shall: a. Be conditioned upon a healthcare provider’s certificate of illness indicating the necessity of the absence as well as the estimated date for disciplinary action the return to work; b. Not be permitted for the first three (3) days of any absence (illness or injury); The University may allow the retroactive use of unused accrued vacation for the first three (3) days of absence (illness or injury) when the short- term sick leave pool is exhausted and dismissalonly when the extended sick leave pool is in use. ▇4. ▇▇▇▇ Any balance of sick leave will that remains in the short-term sick leave pool on the close of business the last pay period of the year, shall be charged paid to the employee by actual hours usedthe last pay period in February the following year. Employees may cash in a maximum 100% of twelve (12) days per year during the designated period. Employees may, upon notification to the University by December 1, transfer the balance of short-term sick leave remaining as of the last pay period of the year to the extended sick leave pool, to the short-term bank, to a maximum accrual of twelve (12) days, in lieu of payment as provided above. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid 5. Extended sick leave in excess can be used upon receipt of the amount appropriate health care provider’s certification, (Section 3.a. above) and with the approval of such leave accumulated the department in any of the following instances: a. Sickness or off-duty injury (except in non-University employment) to the employee; b. Quarantine because of contagious disease; c. Absence for family sickness in the immediate household will only be approved when an employee's creditpresence at home is absolutely essential. Sick leave shall The burden of proof will be on the employee as to the essential nature of the absence. When an employee wishes to stay home because of illness in the family, but does not be taken in advance of having been earnedqualify under the above sections, except as vacation credit may be granted under subsection L used with the department's approval; d. Access to the long-term pool will be permitted during the first three (3) days of this sectionabsence in the following instances: (1) The inpatient or outpatient treatment of an employee or family member by a medical or dental procedure at a hospital, emergency room or outpatient treatment center, including non-routine diagnostic procedures at the aforementioned facilities and surgical procedures in a health care provider’s office; however, treatments excluded include routine health care provider examinations and consultations, dental treatments by dentists and orthodontists, and treatments for minor ailments such as the common cold, a sore throat, the flu or similar gastrointestinal condition, and a headache. F. Regular full(2) Follow-time employees in active employment shall earn four up treatments that are associated with and occurring within a reasonable period of a treatment that qualified under Subparagraph (d) (2) above or that qualified under this Subparagraph. (3) With respect to the treatment of a family member, the employee's presence must be established to be essential. (4) hours Bereavement in the immediate family, i.e., mother, father, spouse, domestic partner, children, grandparents, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister- in-law, daughter-in-law, son- in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandchild, legal guardian, or other person that stands in the place of a parent (in loco parentis). Use of the long-term bank shall be for no more than five (5) days. Vacation credits or accrued compensatory time may be used for bereavement upon approval of the department when there is no balance remaining in the long-term sick leave pool. (5) Illness or injury eligible for each bicoverage under Worker's Compensation (on-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent partthe-time employees shall earn job illness or injury). e. The extended sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according pool accumulation may be converted to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and cash upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, death or enroute to one or the other of these locationsretirement. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor conversion shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions a maximum of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent one quarter (50%1/4) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven one hundred and twenty (720120) hours and up calendar days as provided in current University policy. f. An employee who is absent from work due to a maximum non-work related illness or injury and who has exhausted their long-term sick leave pool may, if requested, continue to be paid from their remaining short-term sick leave pool and/or vacation pool. Such elections must be in writing prior to exhausting long-term sick leave pool and such election is irrevocable.‌ E. The University must give the Union at least sixty (60) days notification prior to December 31 of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hoursany year, of its intent to discontinue this sick leave program. In no event Should the program be discontinued, the University shall be bound to honor the payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) short-term sick leave balances remaining as of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may beof that year. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The 22.01 Each employee in the Bargaining Unit shall accumulate sick leave credits at the rate of one and one- quarter (1-1/4) days per month for each calendar month of continuous employment up to a maximum of two hundred and forty (240) days. 22.02 Each employee who commences employment on or before the fifteenth (15th) of the month shall be eligible to begin accumulating sick leave credits for that month. 22.03 Each employee who commences employment after the fifteenth (15th) of the month shall be eligible to begin accumulating sick leave credits the following provisions month. 22.04 Where a continuous period of absence from work on leave of absence without pay or suspension from duty exceeds one-half (1/2) the number of working days in any month, no sick leave credits shall control accumulate for that month, but the accrual and use employee shall retain any sick leave credits accumulated prior to such leave or suspension from duty. 22.05 For the purpose of computing sick leaveleave accumulation the following shall be counted as working days: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department (a) Days on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day which the employee is unable on vacation; (b) Days on which the employee is on leave of absence with pay pursuant to workthe terms of this Agreement; (c) Days on which the employee is on sick leave pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and (d) Days on which the employee is absent from work while receiving Worker's Compensation Benefits, unless prior approval sick leave credits will be limited to the number of days that would have accrued for twelve (12) months of service as per Article 22.01. 22.06 A deduction shall be made from an employee's accumulated sick leave credits for each working day that the employee is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of absent on sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee22.07 The Employer may require a Doctor's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum Certificate for any absence in excess of three (3) days per contract yearfor which sick leave is claimed and the employee shall submit such certificate or the time lost will be deducted from the employee's salary. ▇▇▇▇ Where the Employer has reason to believe an employee is abusing the sick leave will privileges, his supervisor/manager may issue him a standing directive that requires him to submit a medical certificate for any specific period of absence for which sick leave is claimed. 22.08 An employee who is absent from work on account of sickness or accident who wishes to use his sick leave credits for such absence, must notify his immediate Supervisor as soon as possible. 22.09 Where a deduction from salary is to be made pursuant to clause 22.07 hereof, the employee is to be so informed as soon as possible and the deduction shall be made if possible within sixty (60) days. 22.10 An employee who has used up his sick leave credits, or has not yet earned sufficient credits, may be granted in the event advanced sick leave without loss of absence resulting pay for a period of up to fifteen (15) days and a deduction for such advanced sick leave shall be made from illness or injury brought about any credits subsequently accumulated by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countyemployee. Each advancement must be completely reimbursed before additional advancement will be considered. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where 22.11 Where the employment of an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid who has been granted advanced sick leave in excess of accordance with clause 22.10 is terminated for any reason, the amount of employee shall compensate the Employer for any such leave accumulated granted to him that remains unearned at the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance time of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L termination of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be calculated at the employee's straight-rate of remuneration at the time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1he ceased to be an employee. 22.12 An employee, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employeewho becomes hospitalized or confined to bed rest on doctor's accumulated orders while on annual vacation, may use sick leave hours up to credits rather than lose a maximum portion of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hourshis vacation. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before such cases where sick leave or terminationis claimed, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record proof of zero sick leave usage during this period, will illness must be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual submitted to the employee's vacation leave account during Employer and the first pay period after such Wellness Day Employer is earnedto be notified at time of illness.

Sick Leave. 16.01 The following provisions sick leave plan shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular apply to permanent full-time employeeemployees only. 16.02 Sick leave means the period of time an employee is permitted to be absent from work with pay by virtue of being sick or disabled, incapacitated and unable exposed to work or in need of medical, dentalcontagious disease, or optical examination or treatmentbecause of an accident for which compensation is not payable under the Workers Safety and Insurance Board. 16.03 Employers shall provide to each permanent employee a maximum of ten (10) days sick leave annually (January 1st to December 31st) with pay. These days may not be accumulated from year to year and shall have no cash value on termination of employment. New, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of permanent employees who have worked less than one (1) hour is grounds calendar year (January 1st to December 31st) shall be provided sick days pro-rated to the nearest whole day based on the number of months worked from date of employment to December 31st. Employees may use up to three (3) days sick leave as personal leave in any one (1) calendar year. Personal days are to be used in the event of a family illness or for the denial of sick leaveany personal/family appointments. Personal days will not be used to augment vacation days. ▇16.04 A deduction shall be made from the sick leave credits as defined in Article 16.01. ▇▇▇▇ leave will Absence on account of illness for less than half a day shall be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due deducted as one-half a day. Absence for more than half a day and less than a full day shall be deducted as a full day. 16.05 An employee may be required to exposure to contagious disease; disabling produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner for any illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum in excess of three (3) days per contract yearworking days, certifying that such employee is unable to carry out their duties due to illness. ▇▇▇▇ leave Failure to produce a certificate, if required, will not be granted result in loss of pay for the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by period in question. Where the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where Employer requires an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accruedto obtain a medical certificate of health or to have a physical, the Employer shall pay all related fees for the required examination and report. 16.06 When an employee is given leave of absence without pay for any reason, or is laid off on account of lack of work and returns to work upon expiration of such leave of absence or lay-off, they shall not receive sick leave credit for the period of such absence, but shall retain their credit, if any, existing at the time of such leave or lay- off. 16.07 If an employee is approved for Weekly Income Insurance Program and does not have sufficient days on credit to pay for the right in all cases necessary qualifying period, the Employer will will continue to require pay the employee until the Weekly Income Insurance Program qualifying period expires. 16.08 Employees shall be entitled to furnish accumulate up to five (5) days per calendar year of unused sick time at the end of each calendar year for the sole purpose of creating a doctor's certificate verifying maximum ten (10) day reserve of time to be used exclusively for the inability purpose of bridging the qualifying period for the Weekly Income Insurance Program. The accumulated days shall be used only for this purpose and shall not be transferable for any other purpose. In the event that some or all of the employee to perform time accumulated days are used, the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid re-commence accumulating unused sick leave in excess of days as per the amount of such leave previous paragraph. The accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave time for this provision shall have no other value and will not be taken paid out in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this sectioncash at any time. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions Sick leave is excused absence with pay necessitated by the illness or other physical disability of the employee. An employee has the option to use five (5) days of his/her accumulated sick leave per year for immediate family members. Sick leave pay shall control be calculated at the accrual regular hourly rate for each day thereof. Employees shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of one and use one quarter (1-1/4) working days per month for each month of service with the Authority. No credit or sick leaveleave shall be allowed unless the employee shall have worked at least fifty (50%) percent of the working days of each calendar month. Such sick leave as is not used in a calendar year shall be accumulated, but not to exceed two hundred forty-five (245) days. No sick leave shall be deemed authorized nor shall payment be made therefore unless: A. A regular full-1. the employee shall have notified his or her immediate supervisor of such absence at least thirty minutes prior to the time he or she is scheduled to report for work; and 2. after an absence of four (4) consecutive scheduled work days, the employee, incapacitated shall have filed a certificate or affidavit from his or her attending physician showing the dates of attendance or treatment by such physician and unable employee’s ability to work perform his or her duties and a statement in need general terms sufficient to indicate the extent of medicalthe disability. The Authority may require an employee, dentalwho has been absent because of personal illness, prior to and as a condition of his or optical examination or treatmenther return to duty, shall notify to be examined at the Sheriff, or expense of the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as Authority by a physician designated by the Employer. The employee shall state Authority to establish that he or she is not disabled from the nature performance of his or her normal duties or that his or her return to duty will not jeopardize the health of the illness and expected period other employees. In the event of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable failure to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice submit proof of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse disability upon request, or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event that upon such proof as is submitted, or upon the report of medical examination, the Authority finds that there is not satisfactory evidence of illness sufficient to justify the employee's absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent his or her duties, such absence may be considered as unauthorized leave and shall not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever be charged against accumulated sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as requiredcredits. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds be cause for disciplinary action and dismissalby the Authority. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. (a) A regular full-time employee shall accumulate sick leave with pay credits at the rate of one and one quarter work days for each full payroll month of employment for a total of 15 days per year. An employee on any leave with pay or industrial accident leave shall accumulate sick leave credits. New employees hired on or after ratification (12/12/14) shall accrue 12 sick days per year. Employees hired on or after ratification (12/12/14) may accrue up to a maximum of 120 days of sick leave credit hours. Employees will not accrue sick leave credit hours beyond the equivalent of 120 days and no sick leave credit hours shall be rolled over into any other form of paid leave nor shall any other form of paid leave credit (e.g. vacation, compensatory time) be rolled over into sick leave credits. (b) A regular part-time employee shall accumulate sick leave credits in the same proportion that his/her part-time service bears to full-time service. (c) Sick leave shall be granted at the discretion of the appointing authority, to an employee only under the following conditions: (1) When an employee cannot perform his/her duties because he or she is incapacitated by personal illness or injury; (2) When the spouse, child, or parent of either employee or his/her spouse or a relative living in the immediate household of an employee, incapacitated is ill, the employee may utilize sick leave credits up to a maximum of ten (10) days per fiscal year except in cases of demonstrated medical emergency or life-threatening/terminal illness in which case an employee may use up to fifteen (15) days; and unable (3) when through exposure to contagious disease, the presence of the employee at his/her work or in need location would jeopardize the health of medicalothers. (3) To keep appointments with health care professionals. In such instances the normal requirements of advance notice will be at least five (5) working days. However, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department parties recognize that on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's occasion an unforeseen complication may arise from a regularly scheduled reporting appointment with such a health care professional. (d) A full time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature not accrue sick leave credit for any month in which he/she was on leave without pay or absent without pay for a total of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less more than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leaveday. ▇(e) Whenever the Chief of Police or his/her designee has reason to believe that sick leave is being abused or whenever an employee has been absent on account of sickness in excess of five days, the Chief of Police or designee may require the employee to present a physician's statement indicating the medical reason for any absence on account of sickness. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval Failure of an employee to present such statement seven (7) working days after a request there for has been made by the Chief of Police or designee, may, at the discretion of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine Chief of Police or designee, result in the absence being treated as absence without pay. (f) The Chief of Police, or designee, may require that an employee, wishing to return to work after an absence of more than 5 consecutive working days because of illness or injury, or after any absence due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an in which the Chief of Police, or designee, reasonably believes may prevent the employee's spouse ability to perform the essential duties of his or child up her position, be examined by a physician or other qualified health care professional designated by the appointing authority and/or by a physician or other qualified health care professional of the employee's choosing. If the appointing authority requires the employee to be examined by its designated physician or other qualified health care professional, the appointing authority shall assume the cost of such examination. The results of such examination(s) must attest to the fitness of such employee to return to his/her regularly assigned duties. The results of such examination shall be treated as confidential medical information. (g) Sick leave must be charged against unused sick leave credit sick in units of one• half hour (112) or full hours, but in no event may the sick leave credits used be less than the actual time off. (h) Any employee having no sick leave credits, who is absent due to illness, may be placed, unless otherwise notified by the employee, on personal leave, or, if no personal leave credits, then on vacation leave. Such leave shall be charged on the same basis as provided in subsection (6). (i) An employee who is reinstated or reemployed after an absence of less than three (3) years shall be credited with his/her sick leave credits at the termination of his/her prior employment. An employee who is reinstated or reemployed after a maximum period of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ years or more shall receive prior sick leave will not be granted credits, if approved by the appointing authority where such absence was caused by: (1) Illness of said employee; (2) Dismissal through no fault or delinquency attributable solely to said employee; or (3) Injury while in the event employment of absence resulting from illness the Employer in the line of duty, and for which said employee would be entitled to receive Workmen's Compensation benefits. (j) A regular part-time employee shall not accrue sick leave credit for any month in which he/she was on leave without pay or injury brought about by absent without pay in the performance same proportion that his/her service bears to one day of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except service of a full-time employee. (k) Notification of absences under this Article must be given to the extent designated representative of the appointing authority at least one-half (1/2) hour prior to the beginning of the scheduled tour of duty. If such notification is not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countymade, such absence may, at the discretion of the appointing authority, be applied to absence without pay. In extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the employee, the above notification period may be waived. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. (1) No employee shall be entitled to paid sick a leave under the provisions of this Article in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty credits due such employee (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated including any sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420bank provisions). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use A. Employees will be credited with one-half (1/2) day of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed leave for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice month worked during their first six (6) months of less than employment and one (1) hour is grounds full day for each month worked during their second six (6) months of employment. After the denial completion of one (1) year of work, an employee will have a total of nine (9) full days of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave credit, and will be granted upon approval continue to accrue one (1) day of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child sick leave credit for each month worked, up to a maximum of one hundred thirty (130) days. For this purpose, time on vacation shall be considered as time worked. B. After six (6) months of employment, non-occupational sick leave with pay in case of actual sickness will be granted on the basis specified below, up to a number of days to the credit of the employee at the time. 1. In cases where the employee's absence from work is due to an injury accompanied by a doctor’s note or hospitalization, sick leave pay will commence on the first (1st) day of such absence. 2. In cases where the employee's absence from work is due to sickness which does not result in hospitalization, sick leave pay will not commence until after the first (1st) day of such absence. 3. In cases where an employee has accumulated thirty (30) days sick leave, where the employee's absence from work is due to sickness, or industrial illness or injury, such sick leave pay will commence on the first (1st) day of such absence. Once an employee accrues one hundred thirty (130) days of sick leave which he shall be able to use as heretofore, he shall no longer accrue any sick leave but shall earn an attendance bonus under the below plan herewith adopted in lieu of sick days. Such employee shall have the opportunity to earn an attendance bonus of three (3) days per contract yearpay (each quarter - 13 week period) based on his individual work attendance record. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in At the event discretion of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about the Company, if requested by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abusedemployee, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) bonus day vacation or "Wellness Day"may be taken as time off; otherwise the three (3) bonus days will be paid out. The use of up to six To qualify, each employee must report for work and complete his normally scheduled work shift every day during each calendar quarter. No excuses for absence shall be accepted other than absence due to: a. Jury duty. b. Bereavement leave. c. Hospitalization for more than twenty-four (624) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedhours.

Sick Leave. The Sick leave credits are established for use during periods of absence from work due to illness, injury or properly certified quarantine, and are not available to an employee for absence caused by any other reason, except as outlined in Article 16. 01. Each employee shall be entitled to sick leave credits on the following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leavebasis: A. A regular full(a) Sick leave credits shall accumulate at the rate of 1-time 1/2 days for each calendar month of permanent employment to a maximum bank of 120 days of paid leave. Employees, who commence employment during the first 15 days of a month, will be granted credits for that month. Employees, who commence employment on or after the 16th of a month shall receive pro-rated credits. (b) The balance of available sick leave credits that are accrued according to (a) shall be reduced according to paid sick leave that is claimed by the employee. (c) An employee shall receive no credit in respect of any month in which there is an absence from duty for any reasons other than: (i) vacation leave (ii) leave of absence with pay, incapacitated or (iii) authorized leave of absence without pay for a period that does not exceed ten (10) working days in a month. (i) Sickness must be substantiated by a doctor’s certificate if the absence is for more than three (3) consecutive working days, or for each and unable every absence, if so required by written notice, given in advance by the Division Director. The notice will specify the duration of the requirement and may be extended upon notification to the Employee. Medical certificates must be submitted to the employee’s supervisor upon return to work or in need accordance with Article 16.01 (e) whichever is applicable. (ii) In all cases of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, sickness the employee’s supervisor shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department be notified within two (2) hours from commencement of regular duties on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period first day of absence. This procedure Where the latter is not possible due to work scheduling, steps must be taken by the employee to notify a designated alternate within two (2) hours from commencement of regular duties. If an employee is not able to give a return to work date during the original call, the employee shall be followed for each day required to call in daily until such time as the employee is unable can give an exact date of return. In cases of absence of more than three (3) days and no return to work, unless the employee shall furnish prior approval is given by to 10 days of absence, a certificate from a legally qualified physician, giving the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for probable date on which the denial of sick leaveemployee will be able to return to normal duties. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave (e) If the Employer so requires, the employee will be granted upon approval of supply a medical certificate from a legally qualified medical physician for every twenty (20) consecutive working days thereafter until the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due employee returns to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness work or injury to until an employee's spouse or child LTD I application is approved, whichever is the latter. (f) The Employer shall reimburse all employees up to a maximum of three fifty dollars (3$50.) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in for the event cost of absence resulting from illness all medical certificates required under this Article or injury brought about otherwise required by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ CountyEmployer. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. 30.01 An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave credits at the rate of one and a quarter (1.25) day for each calendar month for which he/she received pay for at least ten (10) days of work and is not on retirement leave. 30.02 An employee is eligible for sick leave with pay when he/she is unable to perform his/her duties because of illness or injury provided that: a) he/she satisfies the Employer of this condition in excess such manner and at such time as may be determined by the Employer, and b) he/she has the necessary sick leave credits. 30.03 Barring exceptions, a statement signed by the employee stating that because of illness or injury he/she was unable to perform his/her duties shall, when delivered to the Employer, be considered as meeting the requirements of clause 30. 02 a) if the leave so requested does not exceed five (5) continuous days, or a total of ten (10) days in a fiscal year. 30.04 An employee is not entitled to sick leave with pay during any period in which he/she is on leave of absence without pay or under suspension. 30.05 When an employee is granted sick leave with pay and injury on duty leave is subsequently approved for the same period, his/her sick leave credits will be reinstated. 30.06 Any sick leave accumulated prior to the signing of the amount of such leave accumulated present agreement shall remain to the employee's creditcredit under the present collective agreement. 30.07 Where an employee has insufficient or no credits to cover the granting of sick leave with pay under the provisions of clause 30.02, sick leave with pay may, at the discretion of the Employer, be granted subject to the deduction of such advanced leave from any sick leave credits subsequently earned. Sick On termination of employment by death or lay off, such leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this sectionreimbursed. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. 30.08 An employee who retires must inform the Employer in accordance with the provisions procedure laid down by the Employer when he/she is unable to come to work because of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, illness or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateinjury. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ 30.09 Sick leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time credits earned but not used by an employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, laid-off will be entitled reinstated to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify his/her credit if he/she is rehired as an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result within the period provided in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedclause 13.03.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of ‌ 20:01 Earned sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable leave entitlement will be granted to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The an employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day where the employee is unable to workbe at work and perform her regular duties as a result of illness or injury. 20:02 The sick leave to which an employee is entitled shall accumulate at the rate of one-half (½) working day per bi-weekly pay period. Upon completion of four (4) years employment, unless prior approval is given by an employee shall earn sick leave at the Employer. An advance notice rate of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leaveday per bi-weekly pay period. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ 20:03 While sick leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to constantly accumulates, in no case shall an employee's spouse or child up ’s earned maximum exceed twenty-six (26) working days at any time. After the first year of employment, an employee will have two (2) mental health/stress management day off annually with full regular pay to a maximum be taken as requested and approved, but not in conjunction with vacation; and further, annually after the first year of employment, the employee shall be able to carry over three (3) days per contract yearaccumulated in excess of the ten (10) days to be used in the following year as discretionary leave days. 20:04 Sick leave shall not accumulate during periods when an employee is: (a) Absent on sick leave and/or Workers Compensation for a period of more than ten (10) consecutive working days; or (b) Absent without leave; or (c) Absent on leave without pay; or (d) As stated otherwise elsewhere in this Agreement. 20:05 When an employee is to be absent because of illness or injury she shall call the Director or designate. ▇▇▇▇ leave This notification of absence shall be at least one (1) hour prior to the normal start time. No sick calls will be received after 9:00 p.m. or before 5:00 a.m. When an employee phones in sick, she shall not be contacted thereafter to come into work. 20:06 Employees shall furnish a medical certificate for absences due to illness or injury after using any three (3) consecutive days off for an absence, unless circumstances are evident and known, then a slip will not be granted in the event required. Where there is evidence of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses abusing sick leave as it is accruedleave, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to Centre may require the employee to furnish provide a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee from a duly qualified medical practitioner validating each absence due to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated order to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not qualify for pay under this Article; this requirement can be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave implemented for each bi-weekly pay a period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours months at the Centre’s discretion. 20:07 An employee shall complete such documents as required by the Centre relating to sick leave. Where a medical practitioner imposes a fee or charge for a sick slip or report required by the Centre for leave under this Agreement or return to work purposes, the Centre shall reimburse the employee upon submission of a receipt. 20:08 If an employee is hospitalized for three (3) days or more during the period of the employee’s scheduled annual vacation, the Centre may grant sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an and credit the employee from receiving a Wellness Daywith alternate days’ vacation. The earning employee shall furnish proof of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedhospitalization.

Sick Leave. The following provisions 20.01 An employee shall control earn sick leave credits at the accrual rate of one and use one-quarter (1 1/4) days for each calendar month for which he receives at least ten (10) days pay. These credits may accumulate to a maximum of sick leave:two hundred and forty (240) days. A. A regular full-time employee20.02 For the purpose of Clause 20.01, incapacitated and unable an employee on a ten (10) month work year is deemed to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting have received pay for at least ten (10) days in the Department two (2) month non-instructional period. 20.03 An employee is eligible to be absent on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature sick leave without loss of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee pay when he is unable to workperform his duties because of sickness, unless prior approval exposure to a contagious disease or an accident for which compensation is given by not payable under the Employer. An advance notice provisions of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leaveWorkers' Compensation Act. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee20.04 The Employer may require a Doctor's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum Certificate for any absence in excess of three (3) days per contract yearfor which sick leave is claimed and the employee shall submit such certificate or the time lost will be deducted from the employee's salary. ▇▇▇▇ Where the Employer has reason to believe an employee is abusing the sick leave will not be granted in the event privileges, his Department may issue him a standing directive that requires him to submit a medical certificate for any specific period of absence resulting for which sick leave is claimed. 20.05 Where an employee is absent from illness work due to sickness or injury brought about and wishes to use his sick leave credits for such absence, he shall notify his supervisor to that effect as soon as reasonably possible under the circumstances and shall complete a signed application for such leave at such time as may be determined by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except Employer. 20.06 An employee appointed prior to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever fifteenth (15th) day of any month shall accumulate sick leave may appear to be abused, or where credits for that month and an employee consistently uses sick leave as it who is accrued, appointed after the Employer fifteenth (15th) day of any month shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse commence accumulation of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissalcredit the first of the following month. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee 20.07 A deduction shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should made from an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess credits for each working day, or half day, that the employee is absent on sick leave pursuant to this Article. 20.08 An employee who has used up his sick leave credits, or has not yet earned sufficient credits may be granted sick leave without loss of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and pay for a period of up to fifteen (15) working days and a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated deduction for such advanced sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid made from any credits subsequently accumulated by the employee. Each advancement must be completely reimbursed before additional advancement will be considered. 20.09 Where the employment of an employee who has been granted sick leave in accordance with Clause 20.08 is terminated for any reason, the employee shall compensate the Employer for any such sick leave granted to him that remains unearned at the time of termination of employment. 20.10 An employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate , who becomes ill while on annual vacation, may use sick credits rather than lose a portion of his vacation. In such cases where sick leave is claimed, proof of illness must be submitted to the Employer. This clause will not apply to qualified employees during the two (2) month non-instructional period, or part thereof unless scheduled to work for the Employer in accordance with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may bereserve right clause. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. An employee shall offer proof, satisfactory to the Company, of their illness or injury of five (5) days or more, if requested to do so by the Company on occasion and the Company shall pay for such proof as may be required. The following provisions shall control Company understands and agrees that this provision should not require such proof to be provided in every instance. Notwithstanding this provision the accrual parties agree that any employee who abuses the sick leave privilege may be subject to increased doctor’s note requirements as well as discipline, up to and use of including discharge. Where the Company has a bona fide reason to believe an employee is abusing sick leave:, the employee may be required to justify any leave taken under the provisions of this Article by way of medical certificates and the Company shall pay the employee for the costs of doing so. A. A regular full-11.2.1 When taken ill, an employee shall notify their department head or senior management as soon as possible prior to the commencement of their shift. 11.2.2 The Company will grant, subject to operational requirements, time employee, incapacitated and unable off with pay to work or in need of employees for their medical, dental, dental or optical examination or treatment, eye appointments. Such time off shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employernot be unreasonably denied. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absenceobtain in advance written/signed approval from their manager. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee Employees will make every effort to schedule their appointments during non-working hours or on days off. When such time is unable to work, unless prior approval is given taken by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to Company may adjust the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not shift schedules or require the time to be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this sectionmade up that day without premium or penalty. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment 11.2.3 During an absence due to illness or injury, and while the employee remains employed, benefits shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found continue at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions cost sharing rate, for a minimum of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours months if the employee remains eligible under the plan. It is understood that the employee must pay their portion of sick leave during such time premium payments on a monthly basis. Further, seniority shall continue to accrue for a period will not disqualify an exceeding six (6) months. 11.2.4 An employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning having completed the initial 30-day qualifying period, who is absent on account of a Wellness day sickness or quarantine, shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual be paid for continuous absence prior to the employee's vacation leave account during eighth full calendar day of such absence. 11.2.5 Upon the first pay period after eighth full calendar day of an absence covered under Section 11.2.4, such Wellness Day is earnedan absence shall be treated in accordance with applicable Company practices currently in effect or as amended from time to time following notification to the Union.

Sick Leave. The following provisions ‌ 20.01 Sick leave shall control be defined as an absence with pay necessitated by: 1) illness or injury to the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee; 2) exposure by the employee to a contagious disease communicable to other employees; and/or 3) serious illness, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dentalinjury, or optical examination or treatmentdeath in the employee’s immediate family. 20.02 All employees shall earn sick leave at the rate of 4.615 hours for every active pay period, not to exceed fifteen (15) days per year and may accumulate such sick leave to an unlimited amount. 20.03 An employee who is to be absent on sick leave shall notify the Sheriff, or Employer of such absence and the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than reason therefore at least one (1) hour before the start of her/his work shift each day (s)he is grounds for the denial to be absent if possible. 20.04 Sick leave may be used in segments of not less than one-quarter (¼)hour. 20.05 Before an absence may be charged against accumulated sick leave. ▇, the Employer may require such proof of illness, injury or death as may be satisfactory to him, or may require the employee to be examined by a physician designated by and paid for by the Employer. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to In any event, an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of employee absent three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ consecutive workdays must supply a physician’s report to be eligible for paid sick leave, unless waived by the Employer. 20.06 If the employee fails to submit adequate proof of illness, injury, or death, or in event that upon such proof as is submitted or upon the request of medical examination, the Employer, finds there is not satisfactory evidence of illness or death sufficient to justify the employee’s absence, such leave may, be considered an unauthorized leave 20.07 Any abuse or patterned use of sick leave shall be just and sufficient cause for disciplinary action. 20.08 The Employer may require an employee who has been absent due to personal illness or injury, prior to and as a condition of his return to duty, to be examined by a physician designated and paid by the Employer, to establish that he is not disabled from the performance of his duties and that his return to duty will not be granted in jeopardize the event health and safety of absence resulting from other employees. 20.09 When the use of sick leave is due to illness or injury brought about by in the performance immediate family, “immediate family” shall be defined as the employee’s spouse, children, siblings, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, step- and in-laws of duties on behalf an employer the same, legal guardian or other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to person standing in place of a parent, and other persons permanently residing in the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countyemployee’s household. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where 20.10 Upon the retirement of an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accruedhired on or before July 31, 2011, who has not less than ten (10) years of continuous full-time employment with the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish and who has qualified for retirement benefits from a doctor's certificate verifying the inability State of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No Ohio Retirement System, such employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess receive a cash payment equal to her/his hourly rate of pay at the time of the amount retirement multiplied by one-half (½) the total number of such leave accumulated to accumulated, but unused, sick hours earned by the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this sectioncertified by the Finance Department. F. Regular 20.11 Upon retirement of any employee hired on or after August 1, 2011 who has not less than ten (10) years of continuous full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules Employer and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, who has qualified for retirement benefits from a State of Ohio Retirement System such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions entitled to receive a cash payment equal to his hourly rate of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be pay at the employee's straighttime of retirement multiplied by twenty-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the total number of accumulated but unused sick hours earned by the employee's accumulated sick leave hours , as certified by the Finance Department, up to a maximum of one thousand six payment equal to two hundred and eighty forty (1,680240) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions Section 1. All permanent employees accrue sick leave, based on the number of hours in a paid status (hours actually worked or paid sick, vacation, holiday or military leave time) as follows: Section 2. Sick leave for new employees begins to accrue from the first day of employment; however, new employees are not be eligible to take accrued sick leave until they have been in the employ of the City for three (3) consecutive months. Section 3. City shall control provide, to each employee covered by this Collective Bargaining Agreement the accrual and use amount of sick leave accrued, on their payroll check stub. There is no limit on the amount of accumulated unused sick leave:. A. Section 4. Sick leave will be granted to employees only when they are incapacitated and unable to perform their duties because of sickness or injury, for the employee’s health or that of the employee’s child(ren) if living in the employee’s immediate household. Visits to a physician or dentist are chargeable to sick leave, up to three (3) hours per occurrence. Proof of such must be supplied to the department upon request. Section 5. In every case of absence, resulting from sickness or injury, the employee’s Department Head or designee, must be notified promptly. Upon return to work, the employee must fill out a Leave Request Form, with the necessary information, and submit with their timecard to payroll. . Failure to comply with the above provisions will be considered grounds for denial of sick leave and the employee will not be paid for the absence. Section 6. A statement from the attending physician must be presented upon return to work in cases where the period of sick leave is three (3) days or greater and may be requested for lesser periods of absence if the Department Head believes sick leave is being abused. Should it be discovered that an employee is taking sick leave under false pretenses, the time off will be without Section 7. In instance where the illness of an employee extends beyond the available accrued sick leave, the employee is required to use the available accrued vacation leave towards sick leave absences to the extent available. Days lost because of illness or injury, after both sick and vacation leave are exhausted, shall be without pay. Section 8. Upon retirement or resignation, accumulated sick leave will be paid as outlined below provided the accumulation is no more than the nine hundred and sixty (960) hours allowed, providing that those employees who retire/resign give a minimum of two (2) weeks written notice. Section 9. Each member of the bargaining unit that does not use any sick leave within a six (6) month period will earn eight hours pay at their base salary. Section 10. Conversion of sick leave to cash is permitted; however, the first twenty-four (24) days (192 hours) of accrued sick leave are not subject to conversion privileges. An employee with over twenty four (24) days (192 hours) of accrued sick leave as of December 31 of any year may convert the unused balance that is in excess of the minimum 24 days (192 hours) of any sick leave earned in the current calendar year to cash as follows: Years of Service % of Sick Leave paid above 192 hours Section 11. Sick leave time is an earned employee benefit, not an entitlement. If an obvious and blatant pattern of abuse becomes apparent, the employee will be subject to disciplinary action. Section 12. A Sick Leave Time Pool will be maintained by the City and funded through voluntary contribution of hours from bargaining unit employees accrued sick or vacation leave. Transfer of voluntary hours to the Sick Leave Time Pool will be done annually on October 1st of each year. (a) Be a regular full-time employeeemployee and has completed at least 12 months of continuous service ; (b) Submit acceptable medical substantiation from a licensed physician that includes the diagnosis, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature a description of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day reason the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accruedperform their duties, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require physician’s prognosis, and a date the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute able to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may return to work; (c) Not eligible for Worker’s Compensation benefits; (d) Not have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds been counselled for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work attendance problems in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straightpast thirty-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (636) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee months; (e) Be approved by the Union to draw from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedUnion Sick Leave Time Pool.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control A. Sick leave is made available so that an employee may, under the accrual and use proper circumstances, have wage continuation when he/she is unable to perform his/her regular duties. Sick leave should not be considered as “additional days off” earned by employment. Abuse of sick leaveleave may be cause for disciplinary action. B. Sick leave may be used in the following instances: A. 1. Personal illness which renders an employee unable to perform his/her duties. 2. Presence of serious illness in the immediate family which requires the employee’s short term personal care. Immediate family means an employee’s spouse, child, legal ▇▇▇▇, grandchild, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ child, father, mother, legal guardian, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and other relatives residing in the employee’s household. C. A regular new full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than earns one (1) hour day sick leave for each full calendar month of service in his/her first calendar year and can be utilized only as earned. In subsequent calendar years, an employee will earn 1-1/4 days for each full calendar month of service for a total of fifteen (15) days per year, which are 100% allocated on January 1st of each year. Sick time is grounds for the denial NOT earned while an employee is on Leave of sick leaveAbsence without pay. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ D. Sick leave time not used in any calendar year shall accumulate to the employee’s credit from year to year to be used when needed for such purposes. E. All sick leave will be granted upon approval monitored. It is mandatory that the employee phone his/her supervisor or designee of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due reason for the absence at the earliest possible time but in no event later than the usual reporting time. F. Any employee covered under the terms of this agreement who retires pursuant to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child the definition of retirement in Article 16, Section A(6), from County service under the Public Employees Retirement System (P.E.R.S.) shall be paid fifty (50%) of accrued sick leave up to a maximum of three $15,000 (3) days per contract yearsee definition of retirement under post-retirement Health Benefits). ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave Retirement shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted include death unless under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement Systemapplicable statute, application for retirement has already been filed. Notwithstanding the above, employees exceeding the $15,000 threshold as of the signing of this agreement shall be grandfathered at the maximum of $22,000. G. Any employee utilizing less than thirty-six hours (for 7 hour employees) or who is permanently disabled from performing work forty-one hours (for 8 hour employees) of sick time ( to include all uses of sick time) in a calendar year, will receive an annual bonus in the bargaining unit as a result amount of an injury incurred while working $350.00. The annual bonus shall be applicable only to full time employees who have been employed for the Countyentire calendar year and have no “W” time or suspensions or LAW(s) during the calendar year, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior except that no employee will be excluded from eligibility for having accumulated one hour per year of “W” time due to July 1, 2000 tardiness.” H. The advancement of sick leave days is an employee convenience; sick leave is still earned on a monthly basis and upon separation from the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) service of the employee's accumulated employer, advance sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be which was paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this periodbut not earned, will be entitled recouped, on a hour-for-hour basis. I. Days lost to a one (1) day vacation injury or "Wellness Day". The use of up illness arising from or caused by County employment for which the employee has received Workers’ Compensation shall not be charged to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedleave.

Sick Leave. (a) An employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of one and one-quarter (1¼) days for each calendar month for which they receive pay for at least seventy-five (75) hours. (b) Employees may use up to five (5) days of their paid sick leave per fiscal year to care for ill members of their immediate family, when such care needs to be provided. The following provisions Employer may require the employee to provide a medical certificate to confirm the illness of the immediate family member. 19.02 Subject to (a) and (b) below, and to the remainder of this article, all absences on account of illness on a normal working day, exclusive of Designated Paid Holidays, shall control be charged against an employee's accumulated sick leave credits. (a) There shall be no charge against an employee's sick leave credits when their absence on account of illness is less than one-half day and the accrual and use employee has been on duty for at least two hours; (b) Where the period of absence on account of illness is at least one-half day but less than a full day, one-half day only shall be charged as sick leave. 19.03 Unless otherwise informed by the Employer an employee must sign a statement stating that because of an illness or injury he/she was unable to perform their duties: A. A regular full-time employee(a) if the period of leave requested does not exceed three (3) working days, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting and (b) if in the Department current fiscal year, the employee has not been granted sick leave on more than nine (9) days wholly on the Sheriff's behalfbasis of statements signed by them. 19.04 An employee is required to produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner, as far in advance as possible before certifying that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the such employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine carry out their duties due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum illness: (a) for sick leave in excess of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ working days; (b) for any additional sick leave will not be granted in a fiscal year when in the event same fiscal year the employee has been granted sick leave on nine (9) days wholly on the basis of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about the statements signed by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countyhim/her. C. 19.05 If and whenever the Employer believes that an employee may have improperly used sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accruedbenefits in any manner, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to may require the employee to furnish provide a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of from a qualified medical practitioner for any future absences certifying that such employee was unable to carry out their duties due to illness. If the employee to perform the duties does not provide this certificate as required. Abuse , they shall not receive sick pay regardless of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissalcredits accrued. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ 19.06 Where leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No of absence without pay is authorized for any reason, or an employee shall be entitled is laid-off because of lack of work, and the employee returns to paid sick leave in excess of the amount work upon expiration of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave of absence or layoff, they shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of retain any unused sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-existing at the time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, of layoff or enroute to one or the other commencement of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An 19.07 In circumstances where sick leave would be authorized but the employee who retires in accordance with has insufficient sick leave credits, at the provisions discretion of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement SystemEmployer, they may be granted sick leave in advance to a limit of ten (10) days which shall be charged against future credits as earned, or who is permanently disabled recovered from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 their final pay if they are terminated. If the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) dies, there will be no recovery of advanced sick leave credits from the employee's accumulated final pay. 19.08 An employee is not eligible for sick leave hours with pay for any period in excess which they are on leave of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated absence without pay, laid off, or under suspension. 19.09 When an employee is granted sick leave hours up to with pay and injury-on-duty leave is subsequently approved for a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment concurrent period, there shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated no charge against their sick leave hours up to a maximum credits for the period of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateconcurrency. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control An Employee Who is Unable to Attend for Duty During His Ordinary Working Hours By Reason of Personal Illness Or Personal Incapacity (Including Incapacity Resulting from Injury Within the accrual Workers' Compensation Act, 1987), Not Due to His Own Serious and use Wilful Misconduct, Shall be Entitled to be Paid at Ordinary Time Rate of sick leavePay for the Time of Such Non-Attendance Subject to the Following: A. A regular full(a) The employee shall not be entitled to paid leave of absence for any period in respect of which he is entitled to compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1987. (b) The employee should within four hours where practicable, and in any case shall within twenty-time employeefour hours, incapacitated and unable of the commencement of such absence, inform the employer of his inability to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalfattend for duty and, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall practicable, state the nature of the injury or illness and expected period the estimated duration of the absence. This procedure . (c) The employee shall prove to the satisfaction of his employer, by the production of a medical certificate or other satisfactory evidence, that he was unable, on account of illness or injury, to attend for duty on the day or days for which sick leave is claimed. (d) Subject to the other provisions of this clause, an employee shall be followed credited with 76 hours paid sick leave in respect of each year of service which commences on or after 1 March, 1979. Sick leave granted with pay shall be deducted from such credit. (e) Sick leave entitlements not claimed in any one year shall accumulate from year to year so long as the employment continues with the employer. (f) Service before the coming into force of this agreement shall be counted as service for each day the purpose of qualifying there under. (g) The payment for any absence on sick leave in accordance with this clause during the first three months of employment of an employee may be withheld by the employer until the employee is unable to workcompletes such three months of employment at which time the payments shall be made. Provided further, unless prior approval is given an employee shall forfeit any payment for sick leave if the employee terminates the contract of employment within the first three months of employment. Alternatively, if an employer terminates the contract of employment within the first three months, the employer shall pay the employee for any sick leave taken by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up , to a maximum of three 76 hours. (3h) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in Notwithstanding the event provisions of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf this sub-clause an employer in consultation and agreement with employees, in writing, may observe other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except provisions in respect to sick leave. Provided that the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse quantum of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave stipulated in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave sub-clause (d) hereof, shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this sectionreduced by such agreement(s). F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The Employees covered by this Agreement shall earn and be granted sick leave of absence with pay under the following provisions conditions and qualifications: (A) Upon completion of his probationary period, each full time employee shall control the accrual and use be credited with eighteen (18) days of sick leave:leave (144 hours) and will thereafter accumulate sick leave at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) working days (12 hours) for each month of service, exclusive of leaves of absences, unless otherwise specifically provided to the contrary. Effective January 1, 1994, sick leave shall accumulate at the rate of one day (8 hours) per month of service. Unused paid sick leave credits may accumulate up to a total on ninety (90) days (720 hours). A. A regular full-time (B) An individual employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need after reaching his maximum accumulation of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatmentninety (90) days, shall notify be entitled to "bank" an additional ninety (90) days sick leave pursuant to the Sheriffformula set forth in paragraph (A) aforesaid, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalfto be used for illness only, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness pursuant to paragraphs (C), (D), (E) and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work(G), unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one following. (C) One (1) hour is grounds for day of sick leave credits shall equal eight (8) hours at the denial employee's regular hourly rate of pay when he takes his sick leave. ▇(D) An employee may utilize his sick leave allowance when it is established to the Sheriffs satisfaction that an employee is incapacitated for the safe performance of his duty due to illness or injury. (E) The Sheriff may require as a condition of any sick leave, a medical certificate setting forth reasons for the sick leave when there is reason to believe that the health or safety of personnel may be affected or that an employee is abusing sick leave benefits. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval Falsification of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness medical certificate or injury to an employee's spouse or child falsely setting forth the reasons for the absence shall constitute just cause for discipline, up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and including dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No (F) An employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of whose employment with the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earnedEmployer is terminated, except as may be granted under subsection L in those instances of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave discharge for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the Countycause, shall receive a lump sum payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - representing fifty percent (50%) of the such employee's accumulated and unused sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and credits up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty the first ninety (1,68090) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours days accumulation. (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%G) of the employee's accumulated Charges against sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment accumulation shall be at the employee's straight-time in hourly rateincrements. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) There shall be no loss of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to accrual if absenteeism is the result of a maximum leave of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateabsence for Union business. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ (H) Extended medical leave shall be granted automatically upon application from the employee for illness or injury, subject to the Employer's right to require medical proof of disability. Such medical leave shall be without pay if the employee has exhausted his accumulated paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or terminationbenefits and individual sick leave "bank" accumulated pursuant to paragraph (B) aforesaid. An employee may be on extended medical leave for a period of not more then twelve (12) months, as the case may beand seniority shall not continue beyond that time. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day"If a holiday falls during a time an employee is on sick leave the employee will receive holiday pay only and will not be charged a sick leave day. The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period employee will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in receive only the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to pay for the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedholiday.

Sick Leave. The following provisions A. Teachers shall control the accrual and use be credited with f i f t een ( 15) days of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need leave at the beginning of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, each year. Sick leave shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department be applicable on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature all duty days of the illness teacher and expected period may be used for the care of absencean immediate family member and/or a member of said teacher's household against future sick leave days which may be earned during that year. B. If a teacher needs more sick days than he/she has earned, unearned sick leave may be charged. This procedure If the teacher resigns or takes leave of absence before the end to the year, unearned sick leave days shall be followed for each day regarded as lost time, with appropriate deductions made from the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leavefinal salary check. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ C. Unused sick leave will shall be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up accumulated to a maximum of three ninety (390) days per contract yeardays. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse Employees whose accumulated total of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissaldays exceeds ninety (90) days as of June 30, 1982 will retain their accumulated total. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee D. The Board shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess inform each teacher, upon request, of the amount of such sick leave he/she has accumulated to no later than the employee's credit. Sick second pay period of each school year. E. To be eligible for sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earnedpayments, except as an employee may be granted under subsection L required to furnish satisfactory medical proof of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, illness or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homesdisability. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor Board would require the teacher to be examined by doctor(s) selected by the Board or the employee. If the teacher selects his own doctor(s), the expense of the examination will be paid by the employee. If, however, the employee chooses to go to the Board's doctor(s), the Board will pay the cost of the examination. If the employee is examined by a doctor(s) of his own choosing, the Board may still require further examination by doctor(s) of its own choosing. The further examination shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow at the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leaveBoard's expense. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit F. Teachers injured as a result of an injury incurred a willful, violent act while working for the Countyperforming their professional duties, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior not be penalized through loss of sick days or compensation. Any differences between an employee's salary at the time of injury and compensation paid by Worker's Compensation insurance, shall be reimbursed to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose by the option A or B belowDistrict. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of The District shall reimburse all insurance deductibles and co-payments incurred by the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active injured employee. Payment All sick days used by the injured employee shall be at deducted from the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated District sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly ratebank. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. Employees will be given seven (7) sick days per year. Any sick days in excess of fourteen (14) days shall be paid in the first pay following the end of the contract year in which said days exceed fourteen (14) at the rate of one-half (½ of base pay for such day). The last day of the contract year in which the excess was accumulated will determine the price of the base pay per day. Bargaining unit members hired after April 1 each year will be credited sick days on prorated basis from date of hire until the 1st of April following provisions shall control his/her commencement of work. The credit will be allocated in a lump sum as of the accrual and use date of hire. When an employee is on sick leave: A. A regular full, such period shall be considered as continued employment for all matters covered by this Agreement. If an employee is ill or otherwise entitled to use sick leave, the employee shall provide notice to the Employer within an hour period commencing one-time half (1/2) hour prior to starting time. If an employee fails to provide such notice, eight (8) hours of pay shall be deducted from the employee, incapacitated and unable ’s paycheck unless a reasonable explanation demonstrating inability to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by give notice is provided to the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to When an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of ’s absence is for more than three (3) days per contract yearcontinuous workdays, the employee may be required to file a physician’s certificate to verify the injury or illness which prevented the employee from working. ▇▇▇▇ A department head or designee may also require such a physician’s certificate from any employee whenever the employee’s pattern of sick leave absences indicates the possibility of sick leave abuse. Employees who fail to file a physician’s certificate upon request under this article will not be granted in paid for the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than sick leave absences involved. The Employer shall arrange that a DPW ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇, assistant ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ , or other communication system shall be available at the maintenance facility for such sick leave calls. Sick leave usage will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's creditnearest one-half (1/2) hour in cases of absence for less than a full day. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero Minimum sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one is two (12) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedhours.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control ‌ Sick leave is the accrual period of time an employee is permitted to be absent from work with pay by virtue of being unable to work due to illness, family illness (Article 20.3), and use various health related absences including medical and dental appointments. Health related appointments are generally expected to be scheduled outside of sick leave:regular working hours, where this is not possible, they are to be scheduled so as to minimize any disruption of the workday. A. A (a) Employees engaged in a regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee position shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated 105/120 hours per year, with no restriction as to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance number of having been earned, except as hours that may be granted under subsection L of accumulated; however, only 160 days will be allowed to be used in any one calendar year for illness or other items stipulated in this sectionagreement. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4b) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are Employees engaged on active pay status. Permanent a regular part-time employees basis shall earn sick leave be entitled to Sick Leave on the same a prorated basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%c) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be credited on January 1st of each calendar year. (d) Employees commencing employment part way through the calendar year will be granted sick leave hours at the rate of one and one quarter days for each month worked. Days absent due to illness will be deducted from any accumulated sick leave hours. Pay deductions may be made when there are no remaining accumulated sick leave hours. (e) Sick pay shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly current rate commensurate with of pay on the occasion of such leave. (f) In the event of the death of an employee, any unused sick leave credit, to a maximum of 160 days, shall be paid to the estate, or a named beneficiary of the deceased as indicated in writing on a form signed by the employee and witnessed. The Employee bears the sole responsibility of keeping the named beneficiary current. Where there is no named beneficiary, where the beneficiary is deceased, or where the Employer has been advised that there is a dispute about the deceased employee's last pay period before sick leave or terminationestate, as then the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will payment shall be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual made to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedestate.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control 15.1 It is understood and agreed that pay for sick leave is for the accrual and use sole purpose of sick leave: A. A protecting the employee from loss of regular full-time employee, incapacitated income when he/she is ill and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify work. 15.2 An employee is entitled to up to twelve (12) sick days per year. Up to six (6) unused sick days may be carried over to the Sheriff, or the person acting next calendar year. Sick leave in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting case of part-time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the employees will be prorated. 15.3 Earned sick leave credits may be used when illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day renders the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of Sick leave credits used shall be deducted from total sick leaveleave credits accumulated. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ 15.4 The maximum paid sick days, including the carried forward days, allowed in any calendar year shall be eighteen days. 15.5 Sick leave credits will be granted expire on termination of employment or retirement and are not intended as a retirement gratuity. 15.6 An employee, upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due returning to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum work from sick leave of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted or more working days, is required to present proof of the employee’s illness and inability to work in the event form of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about a medical certificate acceptable to the Employer. A medical certificate may be requested by the performance Employer for an absence of duties on behalf an employer other less than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to three (3) days. If the extent not paid medical certificate is requested by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accruedthe Employer, the Employer shall have pay the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability costs of the certificate. 15.7 An employee absent under this Article must notify the Employer on the first day of absence before the time he/she would normally report for duty. Failure to perform the duties as required. Abuse give adequate notice may result in loss of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissalpay. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No 15.8 An employee shall not be entitled to paid sick leave in excess for illness or accident compensable by the Worker’s Compensation Board. 15.9 Where no one other than the employee can provide for the needs of the amount of such leave accumulated his/her immediate family due to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance illness of having been earneda member of her/his family, except as the employee may be granted under subsection L entitled, after requesting leave, to use sick leave days. For the purpose of this section, “immediate family” is defined as dependent child, spouse and parent. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (415.10 LINC Instructor Sick Leave a) hours of sick Articles 15.2 and 15.4 are not applicable to LINC Instructors; b) Sick leave entitlement for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee LINC Instructors is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as existing LINC Instructor contract; c) Sick leave entitlements for individual LINC Instructors per calendar year shall be determined on a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, pro-rata basis based on total instructional hours completed; d) Sick leave entitlement calculations shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior be rounded up to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%one session; and e) of the employee's accumulated Where sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) claimed exceed a LINC Instructor’s individual entitlement, such hours and up shall be recovered by the Employer by deducting wages from the Instructor by an amount equal to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) the value of the employee's accumulated excess sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateclaimed. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions 1. A sick leave day shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department be based on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that an employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employercurrent hourly equivalent for hours worked each day. The (For example, an employee working five (5) hours shall receive one (1) five (5) hour sick day for each month worked). Each employee shall state accrue beginning the nature first month of the illness and expected period of absencework one (1) sick leave day for each month worked. This procedure There shall be followed a ten (10) sick day accrual limit for each day year, except for year- long employees who shall accrue twelve (12). Employees hired prior to December 13, 2004 may accrue at their hourly equivalent unlimited sick leave days. Employees hired after December 13, 2004 may accrue at their hourly equivalent a maximum of 100 sick leave days. Employees’ sick leave time shall be determined according to the employee is unable following formula: total number of hours worked per week divided by five (5). Sick leave time shall be rounded to work, unless prior approval is given the nearest quarter of an hour. 2. Employees who are going to be absent must call their supervisor by the Employer. An advance notice of less than 6:00 A.M. or one (1) hour before the scheduled starting time of work. If this is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ not followed, it is not an approved leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave and will not be granted in paid. Employees who know their illness will be continued will, as a courtesy, notify their place of work before the event close of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countywork day. C. 3. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability knows that they will be absent 10 or more days they will notify their direct supervisor as such for illness of the employee to perform or sickness within the duties immediate family on whole or part of a day basis. An immediate family member shall be defined as required. Abuse a spouse, children, stepchildren, parents, parents-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, or a dependent of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissalthe employee's immediate household residence who is classified as a dependent by the Internal Revenue Service's definition. ▇4. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee Employees who become medically disabled because of pregnancy shall be entitled to paid use any or all of their accumulated sick leave in excess of days consistent with the amount of such leave accumulated practice relative to the employee's creditall other medical disabilities. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of In order to use this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The partiestime, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records employee must submit confirmation of the disability by the physician. The employee may use as "much of the accumulated sick with pay" may have leave as she desires, as long as there is medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homesverification. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial Upon exhaustion of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose apply for an unpaid leave. 5. At the end of each school year, employees may opt to receive pay for any unused sick days at 100% of his/her daily rate. It is understood that sick day payout shall only be available for the maximum amount of sick time earned in the current year. It is understood that banked sick leave may not be used for this option. If a qualified employee chooses the "payment for unused sick days" option, the annual allotment of days shall be forfeited upon payment. Payment for this option shall be made annually on the last pay period of the District's fiscal year. If this option is selected, the employee must give written notice of his/her desire to select the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) to the Payroll Office by May 1 of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateeach fiscal year. ▇6. ▇▇▇▇ leave Employees, with fifteen (15) or more years of service with this unit, shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before $5.00 for each banked sick leave or terminationhour upon retirement 7. After five consecutive sick days, as the case District may berequire a doctor’s note. ▇8. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active Employees may not take days off without pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks)without the prior approval of administration, and who achieves a record of zero may only do so if all sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earneddays and personal business days have been used.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular (a) Each full-time employeeEmployee in the Bargaining Unit shall accumulate 10 (ten) hours of sick leave with pay for each completed calendar month of service. An Employee appointed on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month shall be eligible to begin accumulating sick leave credits from the first (1st) day of the month. An Employee appointed after the fifteenth (15th) day of the month shall be eligible to begin accumulating sick leave credits from the first (1st) day of the month following the date of appointment. Sick leave credits shall accumulate up to a maximum of one hundred and seventy-five (175) working days and are reduced by any time missed by the Employee due to illness or injury. No sick leave credits will accumulate for a month if an Employee misses eleven (11) or more working days in the calendar month due to uncompensated leave. (b) For part-time Employees the sick time entitlement will be accumulated at the time it is earned, incapacitated and unable to work or in need prorated based on the hours worked. 21.2 In all cases of medicalabsence for medical reasons, dental, or optical examination or treatment, the Employee shall notify the Sheriff, Manager or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as her/his designate of her/his possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less absence not later than one (1) hour is grounds before the commencement of her/his normal starting time. Employees absent from duty for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except medical reasons shall submit to the extent not paid by Manager or her/his designate, at the first opportunity, an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds application for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basisappropriate form, but prorated according as provided stating the nature of the medical reasons. This form will be sent by the Manager to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annuallyHuman Resources Office. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other 21.3 After five (5) working days of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have absence for medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such casesreasons, the appropriate supervisor Employee shall ensure that suitable medical evidence from a licensed physician outlining the functional limitations preventing the employee from performing her/his duties, including the anticipated date of return to work, is forwarded to Human Resources. Human Resources may require that a fitness to return to work assessment be notified in advance. completed by a licensed physician and submitted before his/her return to work. 21.4 Where the Employer has reason to believe that sick leave provisions are being misused, an employee may be required by his/her Managing Supervisor to provide Human Resources with suitable medical evidence from a licensed physician outlining the functional limitations preventing the employee from performing her/his duties, including the anticipated date of return to work, to support any claim for sick leave up to five (5) days. 21.5 Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires provide appropriate medical evidence in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled Articles 21.3 and 21.4 will result in deduction from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working employee’s pay for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B belowtime absent from work. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours Misuse of sick leave during provisions may result in disciplinary action in accordance with Article 11. 21.6 An Employee may be required to undergo, without cost to her/him, medical examination(s) by a physician of the Employer's choice, in order to obtain health certificates where the Employer in its discretion deems this necessary or desirable. 21.7 At the Employer’s discretion, Employees who are absent from duty, because of illness or injury, who are requested to participate in a “Return to Work Program” will be expected to do so. 21.8 At the discretion of the University, Employees may use sick leave for the purposes of attending appointments with medical doctors, dentists, or physiotherapist. Employees shall make every effort to schedule such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Dayappointments outside normal working hours. The earning University reserves the right to request proof of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours such attendance. 21.9 Sick leave and vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedcredits are not interchangeable.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular Each full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated teacher regularly employed by the EmployerBoard shall be credited with a total of nine (9) paid leave days each school year and three (3) personal leave days for which a reason need not be given. The employee Part-time teachers shall state accumulate and be paid/personal leave days on a pro rata basis. Paid/personal leave days shall be governed by the nature following conditions: a. Paid leave shall be allowed to accumulate for both full-time and part-time teachers. b. Paid leave days, up to the teacher's maximum accumulation, may be used for the illness, injury, temporary disability (including disability due to pregnancy) or unavoidable quarantine of the illness and expected period of absenceteacher. This procedure When feasible, teachers shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leaveschedule routine health examinations and/or routine dental examinations outside regular school hours. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a c. A maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ occurrence deductible from paid leave will not days may be granted used for serious illness in the event of absence resulting immediate family. In addition, teachers may use up to two (2) days from illness accumulated paid leave days to attend funerals or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countymemorial services. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abusedd. The Board, or where an employee consistently uses sick designee, at its discretion, may grant special use of paid leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave days in excess of the amount leaves provided in subsection b. above per occurrence when requested in writing by the teacher. The Board agrees to resolve each such request at the first meeting after receipt of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this sectionsuch. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment e. Payment of paid/personal leave days shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but be prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annuallywith other benefits. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected f. A teacher who has exhausted their paid/personal leave days and cannot return to be found at their respective homeswork may apply for an unpaid leave of absence or an extension of paid/personal leave days, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1Board's, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) or designee, discretion. g. A teacher who is absent on paid/personal leave days, or who requests return to work from paid/personal leave days, or who has exhausted all accumulated sick leave, or whose fitness to perform their duties may be impaired by illness, may be required to submit to a physical or mental examination by a physician of the employeeBoard's accumulated choosing at Board expense, or may be required to submit a physician's h. It is understood that all prior banked sick leave hours up days will be converted on a 1 to 1 basis to paid leave days. i. The personal leave day my not be taken on days preceding or succeeding a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hoursvacation or holiday without specific prior approval by the building principal. In no event Building principals may deny such requests where a staffing problem exists. Such leaves shall payment exceed 420 hoursnot be accumulative. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment Unused personal leave days each year shall be added to the teacher’s paid leave accumulated at the employee's straight-time hourly rateend of the school year. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. Section 1. The following provisions City and the Union agree that the City of Galveston Sick Leave Policy in the adopted Personnel Policies and Procedures (herein after referred to as “City Handbook”) and the Fire Department’s Operations Manual in effect upon the execution of this Agreement, shall control apply to all bargaining unit employees unless otherwise specified in the accrual sections below and may be amended during the term of this Agreement in conformance with Article 7, section (B). Leave accruals and permitted use as set forth by the statute for bargaining employees shall remain in effect. Leave accruals and permitted use as set forth by TLGC §143.045 for bargaining employees shall remain in effect. Section 2. Employees that do not use sick leave throughout an entire six (6) month period shall be allowed to convert 24 hours of sick leave:leave to vacation leave upon proper written request to the Fire Administration. This request shall be submitted within the calendar year that it was earned. Employees that do not use any sick time for an additional six (6) month period in a consecutive twelve (12) month period, shall be allowed to convert an additional 48 hours of sick leave to vacation leave upon proper written request to the Fire Chief. A. A regular fullSection 3. Separation sick pay. Firefighters shall be compensated for unused sick pay upon leaving the City based on a twelve (12) hour day up to 90 days or 1,080 hours. Fire Marshal and Assistant Fire Marshal shall be compensated for unused sick pay upon leaving the City based on an eight (8) hour day up to 90 days or 720 hours. Section 4. Employees that are absent more than one-hundred and twenty (120) hours in a twelve (12) month time period shall be required to submit a physician’s statement confirming the employee, incapacitated and unable ’s inability to work or in need during the period of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or absence along with the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employeranticipated date of return to work. The employee shall state be subject to the nature progressive disciplinary process if found to be in violation of the illness and expected period any section of absencethis article. Section 5. This procedure Suppression personnel shall be followed for each day the employee is unable required to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid use sick leave in excess twelve (12) hour increments. Section 6. Section five (5) B and K of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave City Handbook (Chapter 24) shall not be taken applicable to Suppression personnel. Section 7. Firefighters may donate to the City sick leave pool by designating a specific employee. Leave not utilized by the employee designated by the firefighter, remains in advance of having been earned, except as the pool and may be granted allocated to other employees under subsection L of this sectionthe applicable City policy. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions (a) Each employee covered by this Agreement shall control accumulate ten (10) sick leave days per year, in an individual single sick leave bank, with no limit on maximum accumulation. (b) ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be granted to an employee when they are incapacitated from the accrual and use performance of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employeetheir duties by sickness, incapacitated and unable to work illness, or in need of for medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall also be granted when a member of the immediate family of the employee requires the care and attendance of the employee due to illness or injury, in which case the employee may be required to furnish to the Board a medical statement from the family member's physician verifying the need for such absence. Sick leave in the amount of three (3) consecutive days maximum may be used for the care of grandchildren. (c) Employees who are unable to perform their duties because of illness or disability should notify the transportation supervisor or department an hour prior to the start of the workday. In the event that an illness or disability extends beyond the first (1st) workday, the employee and the transportation supervisor may make arrangements as to the frequency of continued notification of the illness or disability. The employee shall be paid at his normal daily rate of pay for all days paid under this section and this Article. Regular drivers who are absent for a morning or afternoon run will be charged one-half (½) day sick leave for each run absent. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Talent Center drivers who are absent for any morning, afternoon or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Talent Center run will be charged one-third (1/3) of a sick day for each run absent. (d) An employee while on sick leave will be deemed to be on continued employment for the purpose of computing all benefits referred to in this Agreement, and all such sick days will be counted as days worked. (e) Records of sick leave accumulation shall be furnished to each employee covered by this Agreement on each employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may bebi-weekly paycheck. ▇. A regular, full(f) When qualified for voluntary retirement at age fifty-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen five (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks55), and who achieves with a record minimum of zero ten (10) years of service with the district, employees covered by this Agreement shall be paid for accumulated sick leave usage during this perioddays in accordance with the following. Also, drivers with three (3) years of employment and with no age restriction will be entitled eligible for a severance pay based on the following calculations if the Board decides to contract out transportation and the employee is let go: 1. There shall be a one thirty (130) day vacation or "Wellness Day"deductible. 2. The use Payment shall be at the rate of up forty-five dollars ($45.00) per day. 3. Maximum payment per employee shall be limited to six seven thousand five hundred dollars (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned$7,500.00).

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A 1. Pursuant to 2-18-618, M.C.A., each regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state earn sick leave credits from the nature first day of the illness and expected period of absenceemployment. This procedure For calculating sick leave credits, 2,080 hours (52 weeks x 40 hours) shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than equal one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not credits shall be granted in credited at the event end of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇each pay period. ▇▇▇▇ leave will credits shall be charged by actual earned at the rate of twelve working days for each year of service without restriction as to the number of working days that may be accumulated. A full-time working day quals eight hours usedfor the purpose of accumulating sick leave credits. Employees are not entitled to be paid sick leave until they have been continuously employed ninety days. 40 hours x 52 week = 2,080 hours = 1 year Period of Employment Working Hours Credit Each 1 year of Employment 96 Not in employed status entire .04615 x hours worked pay period, on LWOP, or part-time employee 2. Pursuant to 2-18-618, M.C.A., an employee may not accrue sick leave credits while in a leave-without-pay status. E. No 3. Pursuant to 2-18-618, M.C.A., an employee who terminates employment with the City is entitled to a lump-sum payment equal to one-fourth of the pay attributed to the accumulated sick leave. The pay attributed to the accumulated sick leave shall be computed on the basis of the employee’s salary or wage at the time they terminate their employment with the City. Accrual of sick leave credits for calculating the lump-sum payment provided for in this subsection begins July 1, 1971. The payment, therefore shall be the responsibility of the City wherein the sick leave accrues. However, where an employee transfers between departments or agencies within the City government, they shall not be entitled to paid a lump-sum payment. 4. Whenever the City Human Resources Office or the Parking Services Director of the Missoula Parking Commission has reason to believe that an individual employee might be abusing sick leave, they may request the employee claiming or using sick leave in excess to substantiate this claim or use the same manner required by the City personnel policy for employees. In all other instances, the City retains the right to require the employee to substantiate their claim or use of sick leave any time the employee is sick more than three consecutive workdays, whether or not the City suspects abuse of leave. 5. Missoula Parking Commission employees may use accumulated sick leave after the state law qualifying time period for (a) their own personal illnesses; (b) a serious affliction of one of the amount employee’s immediate family, who is a member of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit’s household and the employee’s actual presence is necessary to care for the sick individual; (c) attendance at a funeral of one of the employee’s immediate family for up to ten (10) days unless prior approval for additional sick leave time off is granted by the Parking Services Director. Sick leave The immediate family shall mean the employee’s spouse and any member of the employee’s household or any parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, or corresponding in-law or, at the department head’s discretion, another person. 6. Termination pay shall be paid on the next regularly scheduled payday after the date of termination. 7. An employee who receives a lump-sum payment pursuant to this Article and who is again employed by the City shall not be taken in advance credited with any sick leave for which the employee has previously been compensated as part of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this sectiontermination pay. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours 8. Abuse of sick leave is cause for each bidismissal and forfeiture of the lump-weekly pay period they are on active pay statussum payments provided for in this section. Permanent part-time employees shall earn Abuse of sick leave on includes but is not limited to misrepresentation of the same basisactual reason for charging an absence to sick leave, but prorated according with may also constitute and be just cause for both dismissal and forfeiture of the lump-sum termination payment. Abuse of sick leave may be subject to actual discipline that may eventually constitute just cause for both dismissal and forfeiture of the lump-sum termination payment. Absences improperly charged to sick leave may, at the Employer’s (City’s) discretion, be charged to available compensatory time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick or leave with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave abuse may result in an employee’s dismissal and forfeiture of the lump-sum termination payment. 9. Missoula Parking Commission employees intending to make proper use of approved sick leave shall be paid notify the Parking Services Director or their designated representative as soon as possible, either prior to the commencement of each day’s work shift, or immediately at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with start of a scheduled work shift of the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled ’s need to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The make use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedleave.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use a. Full time employees will be credited with one (1) work day of sick leave credited for each completed full calendar month of service. b. Sick Leave shall not be taken by an employee at his discretion, but shall only be available for use by full time employees with an illness or injury over which the employee has no reasonable control. During the probation period, employees will accumulate sick leave:, and can use sick leave only with the approval of the Police Chief. A. A regular full-time employeec. In order to receive compensation while on sick leave, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall the employee must notify the Sheriff, his immediate supervisor or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than duty officer at least one (1) hour prior to the time set for beginning his/her daily duties. In the event of an emergency the one (1) hour requirement may be excused, provided the employee provides written medical data to the nature of the emergency. d. The Village may require that employees provide specific and detailed medical data from the employee.s doctor, and/or a personal affidavit stating the cause of the absence whenever sick leave exceeds three (3) consecutive days. Falsification of such evidence will be cause for discipline. e. No sick leave may be taken until earned, however, the Village Manager may grant an exception to this requirement when he believes it is grounds for warranted by the denial circumstances. f. Employees on leave of absence without pay shall not accumulate sick leave or vacation while on such leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of g. The Village reserves the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due right to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to require an employee's spouse . to take an involuntary sick or child up health leave of absence if the employee suffers from a disability, mental or physical, as shown by medical evidence. h. Employees who have exhausted their sick leave credit and are still unable to return to work may be allowed to utilize any unused vacation credits upon written request. i. Once earned thirty days (30) to a maximum of three sixty days (360) shall be held on the books. One-half (1/2) of any unused sick days over thirty (30) to sixty (60) days (employee.s request) will be paid to the employee at the end of each calendar year with the other one- half (1/2) erased from the books. An employee who retires under the Village Retirement System or resigns and gives two (2) weeks. notice, will be paid one-half (1/2) of all earned sick leave accumulated. j. Employee shall be allowed one (1) paid personal day per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event Employees shall give a minimum of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance twenty-four (24) hour advance notice on use of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except personal day to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ CountyVillage Manager. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee k. Employees shall be entitled allowed to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated use up to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours days of their twelve (12) sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay statusdays per year as personal days if approved by their Department Head, and/or the Village Manager. Permanent part-time employees shall earn Additional sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and days may be taken as personal days upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions approval of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateVillage Manager. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The In the case of illness or injury of an officer, the General Manager shall grant the officer leave of absence on the following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leaveconditions: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need (1) An application for leave of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department absence on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated grounds of illness or injury exceeding two consecutive working days shall be supported by the Employer. The employee shall state certificate of a registered medical practitioner or, where the nature of the illness or injury consists of a dental condition and expected the period of absence. This procedure absence does not exceed five consecutive working days, by a certificate of a registered dentist. (2) The number of days' leave of absence which may be granted without production of the certificate required by subclause (1) of this clause shall not exceed, in the aggregate, five working days in any one calendar year. (3) An officer who is unfit for duty as a consequence of an illness or injury shall inform the Permanent Head, or arrange for him/her to be so informed, forthwith and shall, as soon as reasonably possible thereafter, make a formal application for sick leave to cover his/her absence from duty. (4) The basis for determining the entitlement to leave of absence on the grounds of illness or injury which an officer may be granted shall be followed ascertained by crediting the officer concerned with the following cumulative periods: Leave on Full Pay Working Days Leave on Half Pay Working Days On completion of six months’ service 5 3 On completion of twelve months’ service 10 5 (5) Where an officer suffers illness or injury during the period of his/her - annual leave for recreation - for a period of at least seven consecutive days; or long service leave - for a period of at least fourteen consecutive days; and produced at the time, or as soon as possible thereafter, medical evidence satisfactory to the General Manager that he/she is, or was, as a result of his/her illness or injury, confined to his/her place of residence or a hospital, he/she may, with the approval of the General Manager, be granted, at a time convenient to the Esperance Port Authority, additional leave equivalent to the period during which he/she was so confined. (6) Where an officer is duly absent on account of illness or injury and his/her entitlement to sick leave on full pay is exhausted, he/she may, with the approval of the General Manager, elect to convert any part of his/her entitlement to sick leave on half pay to sick leave on full pay, but so that his/her sick leave entitlement on half pay is reduced by two days for each day of sick leave on full pay that he/she receives by the employee conversion. (7) An officer who is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by resume duty on the Employer. An advance notice expiration of less than one (1) hour is grounds an approved period of sick leave shall thereupon apply for the denial a further period of sick leave, and any such application shall be supported by a certificate from a registered medical practitioner. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ (8) An officer who is duly absent on leave will be granted upon approval without pay is not eligible for leave of absence on the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling account of illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum under this clause during the currency of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance (9) This clause shall not apply where the officer is entitled to compensation under the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act, 1981. (10) No leave of absence on account of illness or injury shall be granted with pay if the provisions illness or injury has been caused by the misconduct of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, officer or who is permanently disabled in any case of absence from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateduty without sufficient cause. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use Section 23.1 Accrual For each completed eighty (80) hour pay period in active pay status, an employee earns 4.6 hours of sick leave. (Active pay status will be defined as hours worked, hours on approved paid leave, and hours on paid sick leave.) The amount of sick leave any one (1) employee may accrue is unlimited. Employees absent on sick leave shall be paid at their regular rate. Upon execution of this agreement, all earned but unused sick leave shall be converted to one sick leave bank. Section 23.2 Uses Sick leave may be granted to an employee upon approval of the Employer for the following reasons: A. A regular full-Illness of the employee or illness of the employee’s immediate family requiring the employee's personal care and attendance. Such leave shall be for a reasonable time employee, incapacitated and unable as necessary to work make appropriate longer term arrangements. B. Exposure of the employee to a contagious disease which would have the potential of jeopardizing the health of the employee or in need the health of medicalothers. C. Medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify treatment of an employee or a member of the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by immediate family, which requires the Employer. The employee shall state the nature presence of the illness employee, and expected period which cannot be scheduled during non-working hours. D. Childbirth and/or related medical conditions of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leaveor spouse. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or employee after "injury to an leave" has expired. F. Death of a member of the employee's spouse immediate family. Any sick leave use for bereavement purposes shall be deducted from the long-term sick leave bank, if applicable. When sick leave is used, it shall be deducted from the employee's sick leave credit on the basis of one hour for every one hour of absence from previously scheduled work. Sick leave used at the beginning of a shift shall be no less than two (2) hours unless used for a doctor’s appointment. Employees shall not use sick leave to cover tardiness. Section 23.3 Mark-Off When an employee is unable to report to work, the employee shall notify the employee's immediate supervisor or child up other designated person at least two (2) hours (unless extenuating circumstances prohibit doing so) prior to a maximum the time the employee is scheduled to report to work on each day of absence, unless other arrangements are made with the employee's supervisor. Upon return to work an employee shall complete an "Application for sick leave" form within forty- eight (48) hours to justify the use of sick leave. The Employer may, when an employee utilizes sick leave for medical appointments or where an absence is for more than three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abusedconsecutive days, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as requiredfrom a physician, dentist, or other medical practitioner. Abuse Whenever patterned use of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissalor sick leave abuse is suspected the Sheriff or Designee may require a medical certificate justifying sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours usedSection 23.4 Immediate Family (Sick) For the purpose of this Article, immediate family shall consist of an employee’s spouse, parents, children, grandparents, siblings, grandchildren, brother- in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, step-parents, step- children, step-siblings, or a legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent (in loco parentis). E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four Section 23.5 Immediate Family (4Bereavement) hours The use of sick leave for each bibereavement purposes shall not exceed three days for an employee’s spouse, parent, children, grandparents, siblings, grandchildren, step-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent partparents, step-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basischildren, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a fullstep-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospitalsiblings, or enroute to one a legal guardian or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee persons who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work stands in the bargaining unit as place of a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent parent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480loco parentis). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will for bereavement purposes shall not disqualify exceed one day for an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned’s brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandparents-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law.

Sick Leave. The following provisions An employee shall control sick leave credits at the accrual rate of eleven point five (11.25) hours for each month in which she receives pay for at least seventy-five (75) hours,to be computed from the date of hire. Subject to this Article, all absences on account of illness on a normal work day (exclusive of designated holidays) shall be charged against an employee's accumulated sick leave credits. 1) There shall be no charge against an employee's sick leave credits when his absenceon account of illness is less than one-half day and use the employee has been on duty for at least two (2) hours. 2) Where the period of absence on account of illness is at least one-half day but less than a day, one-half day only shall be charged as sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee. Where leave of absence without pay is authorized for any reason, incapacitated or an employee is laid off because of lack of work, and unable the employeereturns to work upon expiration of such leave of absence or layoff within a period of one year, he shall earn sick leave credits for each month in need which he worked at least seventy-five (75) hours, and shall retain any unused sick leave existing at the time of medicallayoff or commencement of leave without pay. In circumstances where sick leave would be authorized but the employee has insufficient or no sick leave credits, dentalat the discretion of the Employer, she may be granted sick leave in advance of up to one hundred and twelve point five (112.5) hours shall be charged against future credits earned. When an employee is granted sick leave with pay and leave is subsequently approved for a concurrent period, there shall be no charge against his sick leave credits for the period of concurrency. Employees who will be absent from work due to illness or optical examination or treatment, injury shall notify the SheriffDepartment Head or her designate as soon as possible. In the event of a failure, or without adequate excuse, to provide notice of an absence prior to commencement of an employee shall not be entitled to claim illness leave benefits in respect of the person acting in absence on that shift. Employees who do not utilize any sick leave credits for a fiscal year shall have the Department on ability to have one (1) accumulated sick day credit (seven point five (7.5) hours) deducted and added to the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employeraccumulated vacation leave credits. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day Casual employeeswho sick leave credits may only access those creditswhere the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employerwork on a previously scheduled shift. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour employee is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine required to produce a from a qualified medical certifying that such employee was unable to carry out her duties due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum illness: (a) for sick leave in excess of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ working days; and for any additional sick leave will not be granted in a fiscal year when in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require same fiscal year the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse has been granted more than nine (9) work days of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave wholly on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other basis of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000statements signed by her,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control A. During the accrual and use first year of sick leave: A. A regular employment only, full-time employees shall be entitled to and accrue one (1) sick day per month during the remainder of their first calendar year of employment, after initial employment. Thereafter, sick leave shall accrue on the basis of fifteen (15) days per year, per employee, incapacitated and unable shall accumulate from year to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, year. B. Part-time permanent employees shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, be entitled to sick leave as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated established by the EmployerBorough n a pro-rated basis. The employee shall state the nature of the illness One (1) day and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour for each 160 hours of work. C. If any employee is grounds absent for reasons that entitle him to sick leave, his supervisor shall be notified by the start of the actual work day or shift. D. Failure to so notify his supervisor may cause denial of the use of sick leaveleave and may constitute cause for disciplinary action. ▇E. Absence without notify for five (5) consecutive days shall constitute a resignation not in good standing. F. An employee, who is on sick leave for five(5) or more consecutive working days, shall be required to submit to the Borough, acceptable medical evidence substantiating the illness. 1. ▇▇▇▇ Any employee who has been absent on sick leave will for periods totaling fifteen (15) days in one calendar year consisting of periods of less than five (5) days, shall be granted upon approval required to submit acceptable medical evidence for any additional sick leave in that year . 2. Employees with illnesses of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine a chronic or recurring nature, requiring recurring absences of one (1) day or less in which case only one (1) certificate shall be necessary for a period of six (6) months. G. In case of leave of absence due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness , a certificate from the Department of Health shall be required. H. The Borough may require an employee who has been absent because of personal illness, as a condition of his/her return to duty, to be examined, at the expense of the Borough, by a physician designated by the Governing Body. Such examination shall establish whether the employee is capable of performing his/her normal duties and that his/her return will not jeopardize the health or injury to safety of other employees. I. Management may request a medical verification of absences occurring before or after a holiday or vacation day. J. Sick leave will be at a minimum of 1 hour increments unless there is a specific emergency that requires immediate attention. K. Upon the retirement of an employee, the Borough shall pay the employee for all his/her accumulated sick leave that has been earned while in the Borough's spouse or child employment up to a maximum payment of Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00). The Borough shall have the option of purchasing an annuity contract which shall provide the retiring employee with the option of receiving either a lump sum of two (2) or three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countyyear pay out . C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control 23.01 Sick leave means the accrual and use period of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employeewhen an employee is permitted to be absent from work with pay due to sickness or accident, incapacitated and rendering him unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify perform his regular duties as an engineer and not compensable under the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness Workplace Safety and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leaveInsurance Act. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ 23.02 Sick leave will be granted upon approval of on the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due following basis: (a) subject to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness the banking concept as set out in Appendix "A" attached hereto; (b) absence for sickness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave accident compensable by the Workplace Safety and insurance Board will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid charged against sick leave credits; (c) when sick leave is requested by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County.employee, the Hospital reserves the right to demand proof of illness by medical certificate at any time, and a certificate shall, in any case, be required if the period of illness exceeds five (5) consecutive working days; C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where (d) an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall not be entitled to paid sick sickness benefit during a period of lay- off or leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave absence without pay." I. . An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to sickness benefit in lieu of vacation during a one vacation period only in the case of hospitalization, in which case the benefit will be paid for the period of hospitalization upon proof being submitted to the Hospital by the employee; (1e) day vacation In the case of an employee who is laid off or "Wellness Day". The use separated by reason other than retirement prior to termination of up to six (6) hours his illness or injury, the payment of sick leave during such time period benefits shall cease on the date of layoff or separation when the disability started within the two months preceding the layoff date, and notice of layoff or separation was given prior to the beginning of the disability. In all other situations relating to layoff or separation, benefits shall be paid for the lesser of the duration of the disability, the utilization of all accumulated days, or (15) fifteen weeks. 23.03 The Hospital will not disqualify certify semi-annually the number of sick days accumulated by each employee. This certified list will be made readily available to members of the Union. 23.04 Only actual working days of an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation will be charged against sick leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedcredits.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A Section 12.1. Employees with regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need status shall earn paid sick leave at the rate of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour day for each month of employment during which they work the majority of their scheduled workdays. For purposes of this section, time paid for shall be considered time worked. The levels of said sick leave for part-time employees is grounds for to be prorated on the denial of sick leavesame basis as part-time vacations. ▇Section 12.2. ▇▇▇▇ Use of Leave. Any employee may use sick leave will be granted upon approval (1) in case of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to his own illness, injury, or exposure to contagious disease; disabling or (2) pregnancy based upon the length of time deemed necessary prior to and following delivery as certified by the employee’s physician; or (3) for attendance upon members of his household whose illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum requires the care of the employee except that no more than three (3) days per contract yearof sick leave may be used in each instance of this type. ▇▇▇▇ As used in this section, the term "household" shall mean husband, wife, child, parent, mother-in-law or father-in-law of the employee residing together in a single dwelling unit. All leave will used shall be charged in multiples of tenths of an hour. The department head may require reasonable evidence to support a claim for sick leave and shall, in case of absence for more than three (3) consecutive working days, require a doctor's Section 12.3. Employees shall not be granted in eligible to use sick leave benefits during the event probationary period, but upon completion of absence resulting the probationary period, employees shall be credited with sick leave earned from illness or injury brought about by the performance original date of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except employment. Upon completion of the probationary period, employees shall receive back pay for any sick leave used during the probationary period up to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countyof their accumulation. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's creditSection 12.4. Sick leave shall not be taken used for periods of absence resulting from injury incurred in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this sectionsupplemental employment. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay statusSection 12.5. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with exhausts his sick leave and annual leave credits and is still unable to return to work due to illness or injury shall be granted a leave of absence without pay provided that a doctor's certificate is submitted indicating the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) extent of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess illness or injury and the length of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up time the employee will be unable to a maximum work. Notwithstanding the provisions of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1this paragraph, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ such leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status not extend for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a more than one (1) day vacation year without mutual agreement of the Employer and the Union. Upon return to work from an extended leave due to illness or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify injury, an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular fullSection 25.01 Sick pay will be paid only when a Regular Full-time or Regular Part-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or as defined in need this Agreement, has been sick a minimum of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sherifftwo (2) consecutive scheduled workdays, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employerfirst day of in-patient hospitalization. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day If the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by has seen a medical provider immediately before or during the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds sick leave for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of condition prompting the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an and/or if the employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accruedhas been treated for a serious communicable disease, the Employer shall have Administrator or designee reserves the right in all cases to require request a Doctor’s Certificate of Illness at the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability employee’s expense for purposes of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to authorizing paid sick leave in excess or to substantiate ability to return to work In addition, the Administrator or designee reserves the right to request a Doctor’s Certificate of Illness at the employee’s expense before authorizing paid sick leave if the employee has shown a pattern of abuse of the amount sick leave policy. Any other employer requests for a Doctor’s Certificate of such Illness made in conjunction with authorizing paid sick leave accumulated or to substantiate ability to return to work will be at the employee's creditemployer’s expense. Sick leave shall Under no circumstances will this provision obligate the Employer to pay for an employee to obtain a Certification of Health Care Provider for purposes of applying for Family and Medical Leave Act leave. An employee producing a Doctor’s Certificate of Illness is not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this sectionrelieved from receiving attendance related discipline. F. Section 25.02 A Regular fullFull-time employees in active employment shall earn employee accrues six (6) days sick leave per anniversary year at the rate of four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay statusper month. Permanent part-A Regular Part- time employees shall earn employee accrues prorated sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to basis of hours worked. Sick leave may be accumulated for a fulltotal of Twenty (20) days. There shall be no payment for unused Sick Leave. Section 25.03 Earned sick pay is granted only after satisfactorily completing the first ninety (90) days of the six-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty month probationary period. Falsification of illness or injury may be reason for immediate discharge. Section 25.04 The employee’s Supervisor must be informed three (1,0403) hours annually. G. Employees carried on in advance of the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected employee’s shift, if he is to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. whenever reasonably possible. An employee who retires in accordance fails to give three (3) hours’ notice of his absence when reasonably possible may not use sick pay to cover that absence. Section 25.05 In cases of major illness of an employee of Hillside Health & Rehabilitation, employees may donate earned but not used vacation, up to two (2) days, to another employee for use as sick leave with the provisions approval of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateAdministrator. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control 1. Sick leave is hereby defined to mean an absence from the accrual and use post of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employeeduty by the Chief of Police, incapacitated and unable while in good standing, due to work or in need of medicalillness, dentalaccident, or optical examination or treatmentinjury, shall notify the Sheriffdisability, exposure to contagious disease, or the person acting in necessity to attend to and care for a seriously ill member of his immediate family. 2. In the Department on event the Sheriff's behalfChief of Police requires leave due to any of the above-stated reasons, not caused by other employment or business ventures, he may request and shall be granted a leave of absence, with full pay, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by herein provided. 3. If the Employer. The employee shall state the nature Chief of the illness Police is absent from work on sick leave and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to workreport for duty for _______ ( ) or more consecutive working days, unless prior approval is given by the EmployerTownship may require a physician of its choice to provide a medical statement concerning the need for sick leave. An advance notice In the alternative, the Township may require the Chief of less than one (1) hour is grounds Police to submit acceptable medical evidence substantiating the need for the denial of sick leave. ▇4. ▇▇▇▇ leave will If the Chief of Police is absent from work for reasons that entitle him to sick leave, the Police Department shall be granted upon approval notified as early as possible, but no later than _______ ( ) hours prior to the start of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted scheduled work shift from which he is absent, except in the event case of an emergency. Failure to so notify may be cause for denial of the use of sick leave for that absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by and could constitute cause for disciplinary action. 5. The term “immediate family” for the performance purpose of duties on behalf an employer other than this Article shall include the following: a) spouse; b) parent; c) step-parent; d) child; e) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ County except to child; and f) any other relative residing in the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ CountyChief of Police’s household. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit6. Sick leave shall not accrue for the Chief of Police at the rate of _______ ( ) working days in every calendar year of employment, and shall accumulate from year to year, to be taken in advance used as set forth herein. 7. The Chief of having been earnedPolice, except as at his option, may be granted under subsection L paid up to _______ % of this sectionhis annual unused sick leave from the preceding year at the preceding year’s rate, payable no later than ____________ of the year of application. The sick leave payment cannot cause the amount of accumulated unused sick leave days to drop below _______ ( ) days. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations8. The partiesChief of Police, howeverat his option, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds paid for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680_______ ( ) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated days from his sick leave hours up to a maximum bank if that balance is _______ ( ) days or greater as of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% ____________ of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employeethat year. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) made no later than ____________ of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum succeeding year. If the Chief of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly ratePolice exercises this option, he is then precluded from exercising his option in paragraph 7 above. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions 30.01 An employee shall control be entitled to sick leave credits at the accrual rate of one and use a quarter (1.25) day for each calendar month for which he or she received pay for at least ten (10) days of work. 30.02 An employee is eligible for sick leaveleave with pay when he or she is unable to perform his or her duties because of illness or injury provided that: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated (a) he or she satisfies the Employer of this condition in such manner and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting at such time as designated may be determined by the Employer. The , and (b) he or she has the necessary sick leave credits. 30.03 Barring exceptions, a statement signed by the employee shall state stating that because of illness or injury he or she was unable to perform his or her duties shall, when delivered to the nature Employer, be considered as meeting the requirements of paragraph 30.02 (a) if the leave so requested does not exceed five (5) continuous days, or a total of ten (10) days in a fiscal year. 30.04 An employee is not entitled to sick leave with pay during any period in which he or she is on leave of absence without pay or under suspension. 30.05 When an employee is granted sick leave with pay and injury on duty leave is subsequently approved for the same period, his or her sick leave credits will be reinstated. 30.06 Any sick leave accumulated prior to the signing of the illness and expected period present agreement shall remain to the employee's credit under the present collective agreement. 30.07 Where an employee has insufficient or no credits to cover the granting of absencesick leave with pay under the provisions of clause 30.02, sick leave with pay may, at the discretion of the Employer, be granted subject to the deduction of such advanced leave from any sick leave credits subsequently earned. This On termination of employment by death or lay off, such leave shall not be reimbursed. 30.08 An employee must inform the Employer in accordance with the procedure shall be followed for each day laid down by the employee Employer when he or she is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice come to work because of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leaveillness or injury. ▇. 30.09 ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will credits earned but not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid used by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, laid-off will be entitled reinstated to a one (1) day vacation his or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify her credit if he or she is rehired as an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result within the period provided in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedclause 13.03.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure 24.01 Employees shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of this Collective Agreement. 24.02 Sick leave is available to provide protection for an Employee from loss of earnings due to illness or injury for which compensation is not payable under the Iowa Public Workers' Compensation Act. 24.03 An Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall entitled to receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess with pay provided they satisfy the Employer that they have an illness or injury and; (a) is unable to perform the normal duties of seven hundred and their position; (b) is not able to perform alternate duties; and (c) has the necessary sick leave credits. 24.04 Employees will accumulate sick leave at the rate of twenty (72020) hours and up days per year to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty ninety-five (25%195) of days. The Employer will continue to recognize the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up credits the Employee has upon the signing of this Collective Agreement and will permit Employees to continue to accumulate days to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty ninety-five (1,680195) hoursdays. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% No sick leave days will be lost to the Employee due to changes in existing plans. 24.05 Yearly notification of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon sick leave credits and the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment credits shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateforwarded to each Employee in September of every year. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ 24.06 In all cases of injury or illness, an Employee shall notify their supervisor as soon as reasonably possible. 24.07 Pay for sick leave shall be paid at an amount equal to the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may beamount received for their normal working day. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick 24.08 Sick leave usage during this period, will accumulation shall be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours reduced by the amount of sick leave during taken after the allotment for the current year is first used. Likewise, unused sick days will be added to the current accumulation on July 1st of each year. 24.09 Before reporting for duty after an absence of three (3) or more days due to illness or injury, an Employee must notify their immediate supervisor when they will return to work. 24.10 If there is reason to believe an Employee is abusing sick leave, the Employer may request, at its discretion, an examination by a doctor of its choice to confirm the inability of the Employee to attend at work or to perform the duties of their job. 24.11 Sick leave benefits may be used for pregnancy-related illness(es). 24.12 It is agreed that the accumulated sick leave credits in existence for each of the Employees in the bargaining unit upon the date this Collective Agreement comes into effect, shall continue and shall be recognized as the accumulated sick leave. 24.13 A leave of absence due to illness shall be considered continuous service with the Board. 24.14 Where, pursuant to the Collective Agreement, an Employee is required to submit reports, or where an examination is required, the Employer shall be responsible for paying the full costs of any such time period examinations or reports. 24.15 For the purposes of Article 24.12, employees of the former Dartmouth School Board will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Daybe deemed to have accumulated sick days at the rate of twenty (20) days per year of employment with the Board, commencing September 1988. That number of days, minus sick days actually taken by the employee, shall be recognized as the employee’s accumulated sick leave as at the date of the signing of this Agreement. The earning number of a Wellness day days accumulated shall result not exceed one hundred and ninety-five (195) days. The employee shall use their sick days in the adding of eight following order: (8) hours vacation accrual a) the current twenty (20) days; (b) the accumulated days up to one hundred ninety-five (195); (c) the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedgrandfathered accumulation.

Sick Leave. The following provisions 13.1 Employees shall control earn one (1) day of paid sick leave credit per month or a total of twelve (12) days per contract year. Employees must be in a paid status twelve (12) days or more each month to accrue the accrual and use eight (8) hours of sick leave:leave credit for that month. Employees’ sick leave accruals shall be binding on a Successor contractor. A. A regular full-time employee13.2 Payment for sick leave shall be employees’ current rate of pay, incapacitated and as shown in Schedule B (Column D), page 76, plus any applicable shift differential. 13.3 New employees shall be able to use accrued sick leave credits when they have completed their probationary period of sixty (60) calendar days. 13.4 Employees unable to report to work or in need of medical, dentaldue to personal illnesses, or optical examination or treatmentwho expect to be tardy, shall must notify a mail Supervisor as close to the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance start of their assigned shift as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less but no later than one (1) hour is grounds after the start of their assigned shift. Employees who do not notify a Supervisor within the one (1) hour shall be considered to be in a Leave Without Pay (LWOP) status for the denial entire workday. When conditions beyond employees’ control prevented proper notification and the unusual circumstances have been explained to the satisfaction of sick leavethe Supervisor, Mail Services or a designee, the LWOP status shall be reversed. ▇13.5 For continued absences over three (3) consecutive days due to personal illnesses or injuries, employees may be required to verify such absences. ▇▇▇▇ leave will Employees who have been notified in writing by the Company as having attendance problems may be granted required to verify such absences upon request. Failure to provide verification when requested by the Company may result in LWOP for the period of absence. 13.6 Tardiness for periods of two (2) hours or less shall be considered as an unexcused absence and employees shall be placed in a LWOP status for that period. (1) Complete their regular shift by working beyond the scheduled termination of their shift for a period equal to their tardiness, not to exceed two (2) hours, or (2) Utilize “Sick Leave (Paid Personal Business)” for this period. 13.7 During the twelve (12) month contract year (April 1st to March 31st) employees, at their option and upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due Senior Supervisor, Mail Services or a designee, shall be able to exposure use forty-eight (48) hours of earned sick leave credits as paid personal business (PPB). Paid personal business requests shall be on Personnel Action Forms provided by the Company. Entry on the “Type of Leave” line of the form should show either “Sick Leave (Paid Personal Business)” or “SK LV (PPB)”. 13.8 There is no limit to contagious disease; disabling illness the number of sick leave credits that can be earned by employees. The unlimited earned sick leave credits shall continue as an obligation on behalf of a Successor contractor. 13.9 In the event of illnesses and/or injuries that could reasonably be expected to incapacitate employees for a period of thirty (30)-calendar days or injury to an employee's spouse or child longer, employees may request disability, under the Company’s current short-term disability insurance provider. Weekly payments are at sixty percent (60%) of employees’ basic weekly wages including any applicable wage increases but excluding any shift differentials, up to a maximum of $1,500.00, and for a maximum of twenty-four (24) workweeks, subject to the following conditions: (a) Employees shall submit to the Senior Supervisor, Mail Services, or a designee, a written request accompanied by their physician's statement outlining the nature of the illness and/or injury and the estimated length of time of their absence. (b) Upon approval, before short-term disability commences, employees shall be required to expend ten (10) workdays. To fulfill this requirement, employees may opt to use accrued sick leave, use accrued vacation or they may elect LWOP or they may choose to exercise a combination of the three (3) options. When employees have less than ten (10) days per contract yearof accrued leave, they may request advanced sick leave to make up the difference between their accrued leave and the ten (10) days they are required to expend. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted The Company’s Manager of Administrative Services or a designee shall approve requests for advanced sick leave. It is understood that the Company may recover from employees’ final paychecks monies paid by the Company in the event employees terminate prior to full accrual of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of advanced sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent(c) Short-term disability payments terminate when the disability ends or after twenty-four (24) workweeks, claiming illness or incapacitationwhichever occurs first. (d) The Company’s contributions to employees’ 401K, subject to the terms of Article 16.1 (a) [Retirement], page 37, and fail to comply the I.A.M. National Pension Fund shall continue for employees on short-term disability. (e) Employees on short-term disability may elect to supplement this payment with the rules and regulations covering sick unused accrued leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty so that their pay equals one hundred percent (50100%) of their scheduled rate of pay as shown in Schedule B (Column D), page 76. 13.10 Long-term disability income benefits, under the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess Company’s current long-term insurance provider shall commence after one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days of seven hundred a physician’s certified disability or at the end of the twenty-four (24) workweeks of short-term disability, whichever is sooner. Monthly payments are tied to Social Security payments and twenty equal sixty percent (72060%) hours and of an employees’ current monthly wages, exclusive of shift differential, up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred $8,000.00 per month. (a) Employees shall submit to the Senior Supervisor, Mail Services or designee, an up-dated statement by their physician outlining the nature of the illness and/or injury and eighty an update on the estimated length of their continued absence. (1,680b) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty Long-term disability payments terminate when the disability ends, the employees retire, or the employees reach age sixty-five (2565), whichever occurs first. (c) The Company’s contributions to employees’ 401K and I.A.M. National Pension Fund shall discontinue for employees on long-term disability. (d) Employees on long-term disability may elect to supplement their monthly payments with unused accrued leave so that their pay equals one hundred percent (100%) of their scheduled rate of pay, as shown in Schedule B (Column D), page 76, less deductions. 13.11 The Company agrees that should it change either its long-term or short-term insurance providers, the employee's accumulated sick leave hours benefits of the new insurance providers shall be the same as or exceed that of the Company’s current insurance providers. 13.12 Employees and the Union recognize their obligation to prevent unnecessary absences and it is understood the abuse of this Article shall be grounds for disciplinary action, up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateincluding discharge. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use For purposes of sick leave: A. A Article 31, a "day" is defined as 12 hours. Each regular full-time employeeFirefighter (fire personnel working two thousand seven hundred fifty-six (2,756) hours per year) will earn 12 hours of sick leave with pay each month; the unused portion of which shall be cumulative. A. After the accumulation of thirty (30) days sick leave, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The an employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child credited with up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract sick leave which has not been used during the calendar year; B. An employee shall not be allowed to accumulate sick leave in excess of seventy-five (75) days. ▇▇▇▇ Any unused leave shall lapse. C. If an employee has no sick leave available then he/she will be required to use annual leave prior to leave without pay. If the employee doesn’t have annual leave then the employee will be required to take leave without pay. An employee will not be allowed to take leave without pay if he/she has sick or annual leave available. D. Days which an employee is absent from work as a result of any illness, disease or injury covered by the State Worker's Compensation law or as a result of any provision of such law as applied to such illness, disease or injury shall be charged against sick leave until such time as the worker's compensation begins payment of a salary. If an employee has exasperated all earned sick leave then he/she will be permitted to use annual leave. E. Sick Leave may be authorized during the employee's probationary period. However, in the event the employee resigns or is otherwise terminated before the end of the first six (6) month period of employment, any sick leave taken will be reimbursed to the City by deduction from the employee's final pay. F. Sick Leave will not be granted in advance of accrual. G. Sick Leave will not be considered as time worked for overtime compensation. H. Sick Leave can be charged in increments of no less then one hour. I. Should a holiday occur during sick leave, the event holiday shall be charged to holiday leave. To receive compensation while absent on sick leave, the employee shall notify his or her immediate supervisor or Chief. An employee in a unit operating on a 24-hour basis must notify the department at least one hour before the beginning of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about his/her shift. This provision may be waived by the performance Chief if the employee submits evidence that it was impossible to give such notification. The Chief may request a physician's certificate to verify the illness of duties any employee on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except sick leave if there is reasonable cause to believe that the extent employee is abusing the intent of sick leave. Sick Leave may be granted for the following purposes: A. Personal injury, pregnancy or illness of the employee. B. Medical, dental, optical or chiropractic examination or treatment when it is not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countypossible to arrange the appointment of off-duty hours. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear Exposure to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave contagious disease which would endanger others as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish determined by a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissalphysician. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control A. Sick leave is authorized for illness or non-job-related injuries of the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, employee or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by immediate family B. Sick leave accumulation shall begin upon employment. Shift employees accumulate sick leave at the Employer. The employee shall state the nature rate of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up 8.5 hours per month to a maximum of three 1020 hours. Non-shift employees shall accumulate sick leave at the rate of two (32) days hours per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event week or eight (8) hours per month to a maximum of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County1020 hours. C. If and whenever Employees who do not use any sick leave between July 1 and June 30 (one full fiscal year) shall receive one day off with pay. Employees may appear take this bonus day off subject to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses scheduling approval of the Chief D. Employees whose sick leave time bank balance is 480 hours or greater shall be allowed to take two personal leave days per calendar year. Hours taken as it personal leave shall be deducted from the employee's sick leave bank. E. An employee shall notify the Chief or his direct supervisor of his or her illness or incapacity before the time that he or she is accrueddue to report for work on the first day of sick leave. If the employee is not physically able to report as such, the Employer he or she shall have the right in all cases to give notice as soon as possible. F. The Chief may require the employee to furnish present a doctor's medical certificate verifying as to the inability fact of illness or as to the ability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and his work upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of returning from sick leave. H. Should an employee be absentG. Upon termination of employment, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering banked sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then may be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires converted to pay in accordance with the provisions Section 5.26 of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement SystemHandbook, a copy of which is attached as Appendix E. H. Sick leave benefits shall cease if the employee, while drawing sick leave benefits, engages in any other work inconsistent with the reasons for which the employee is receiving sick leave benefits, including self-employment, Where any form of remuneration is received. Any abuse of or who is permanently disabled excessive sick leave shall be grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including termination. When an employee returns from performing any unscheduled absence from work in the bargaining unit as a result whereby two or more consecutive days of an injury incurred while working for the Countyabsence occurred, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up be required to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up submit to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly ratesubstance abuse screening. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ I. Sick leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks)borrowing, and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result donation is permitted in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.accordance with Section

Sick Leave. The following provisions Section 1 An employee shall control accumulate paid sick leave beginning with the accrual first month of employment and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department earn on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature basis of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up day each month worked, accumulated to a maximum of three thirty-six (336) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countydays. C. If and whenever Section 2 Sick leave shall be paid commencing with the first day of illness and/or disability. Paid sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of integrated with voluntary disability or worker’s compensation, and only the amount of such leave accumulated to salary paid by the University shall be charged against the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of ’s accumulated sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 an employee receive an amount lesser than his/her applicable wage rate. Section 3 Prior to receiving an excused absence from work and sick leave pay, the University may require the employee to submit satisfactory documentation of personal or family illness, disability or death prior to receiving an excused absence from work and sick leave pay. When medical documentation is required by the University, it shall be from a health practitioner licensed by the state in which he/she practices to diagnose certified illness or disability or from an authorized representative from a state licensed treatment program. Section 4 The University may have an employee claiming disability examined by a physician or physicians of its choosing. The University shall pay the reasonable costs of any such medical examination and, when practical, shall send the employee to a physician of its choosing on the employee’s work time. Section 5 Part-time employees as defined in Article 3 shall accumulate pro rata sick leave pay provided the part-time employee is in pay status for at least one half (1/2) of a full-time employee’s working hours in the month. Section 6 An employee’s repeated use of sick time may result in loss of sick leave pay if in accordance with this Agreement the University determines that such use is abusive and notifies the employee of its determination in writing. Section 7 If, while on vacation, an employee becomes ill and is under the care of a physician and submits a physician’s statement, the employee may use accumulated sick leave for that illness instead of vacation time. Sick leave may not be used for illness of a family member during the employee’s vacation. A. An employee, who on December 31, 1988, and on each December 31 thereafter has a sick leave balance of thirty-six (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% 36) days or two hundred eighty-eight (288) hours, shall be paid for the value of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five one half (25%1/2) of the employee's accumulated unused sick leave that would have been accumulated during the preceding twelve months in excess of thirty-six (36) days or two hundred eighty-eight (288) hours up to a except for the thirty- six (36) days/two hundred eighty-eight (288) hours maximum accumulation provided above. B. Said payment, which shall be on or before the payroll check for the first payroll period after February 1, 1989 and the payroll check for the first payroll period following February 1 of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event each year thereafter, shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied based upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1rate of pay in effect on December 31, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred 1988 and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateeach December 31 thereafter. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. Credits 21.01 An employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of one and one-quarter (1¼) days for each calendar month for which he receives pay for at least ten (10) days. The following provisions shall control the accrual and maximum sick leave credits an employee is entitled to use in one period of sick leave:leave shall be one hundred and twenty (120) days, after which the employee will be expected to access the Long Term Disability for further salary replacement. A. A regular full-time 21.02 Subject to (a) below, and to the remainder of this Article, all absences on account of illness on a normal working day (exclusive of designated holidays) shall be charged against an employee’s accumulated sick leave credits. (a) There shall be no charge against an employee’s sick leave credits when his absence on account of illness is less than one -half day and the employee has been on duty for at least two (2) hours;‌ 21.03 Where leave of absence without pay is authorized for any reason, incapacitated or an employee is laid- off because of lack of work, and unable the employee returns to work upon expiration of such leave of absence or lay-off, he shall earn sick leave credits for each month in need which he received pay for at least ten (10) days and shall retain any unused sick leave existing at the time of medicallay-off or commencement of leave without pay. 21.04 In circumstances where sick leave would be authorized but the employee has insufficient or no sick leave credits, dentalhe shall be granted sick leave in advance to a limit of fifteen (15) days which shall be charged against future credits as earned. If the employee dies, or optical examination or treatmentis laid off before authorized unearned sick leave has been liquidated, no recovery shall notify be made from the Sheriffemployee’s estate. 21.05 When an employee is granted sick leave with pay and injury-on-duty leave is subsequently approved for a concurrent period, or there shall be no charge against his sick leave credits for the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the concurrency. 21.06 An employee is required to produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner, certifying that such employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given carry out his/her duties due to illness: (a) for sick leave in excess of three (3) consecutive working days. (b) for any additional sick leave in a fiscal year when in the same fiscal year the Employee has been granted nine (9) days sick leave wholly on the basis of the statements signed by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one him. 21.07 For each four (14) hour is grounds for the denial of months that an employee does not use sick leave, one sick leave credit is converted to annual leave credit. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave 21.08 Every employee who is proceeding to a medical centre will be granted upon approval leave of absence with pay to be charged against his sick leave credits for the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum lesser of three (3) days per contract yearfrom his post to a point of departure and return. 21.09 The Employer and the Union recognize that sick leave is granted for the purpose of protecting employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury. ▇▇▇▇ Employees who request sick leave will and who are not be granted in the event unable to work because of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basisdisciplined, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateincluding termination. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions (a) Employees shall control the accrual accumulate and use be credited with twelve (12) ten (10) hour work days of sick leaveleave with pay per year. Such sick leave shall accrue to the employee. Maximum accrual is one hundred twenty (120) working days. Employees may use credited sick leave after they have completed their first month of service. Paid employment of not less than five (5) working days (per 40 hours) in a bi-weekly pay period shall count as a whole bi-weekly period in computing sick leave credit A maximum of fifty (50) days of unused sick leave shall be paid to the employee upon retirement and to his/her beneficiary upon death. (b) Sick leave shall be available for use by employees for the following purposes: A. A regular full-time 1. Acute personal illness or incapacity over which the employee has no reasonable control. 2. Absence from work by reason of quarantine by a public health officer because of exposure to a contagious disease which, according to public health standards, would constitute a danger to the health of others by the employee, incapacitated 's attendance at work. 3. Medical appointments and unable to work or in need of medical, dentaldental appointments for extraction, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify treatments to the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting extent of time as designated required to complete such appointments. 4. Absences required by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling serious illness or injury to an employee's spouse of members of the immediate family who, in this instance, shall include the following: Spouse Parents-in-law Children Brothers Parents or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ CountyParents Sisters Other direct dependents 5. For funeral leave. C. If and whenever 6. A physician's statement or a sworn affidavit may be required to sustain a claim of absence because of illness (c) All employees shall accumulate sick leave may appear from the date they are hired. (d) An employee who suffers injury compensable under the Worker's Compensation Act shall be paid the difference between his regular wages and payment received under provisions of the Act, to be abuseddeducted from accumulated sick leave, or where an employee consistently uses pro-rated. If sick leave as it is accruedexhausted, the Employer shall employee will remain on Worker's Compensation until its benefits are exhausted. (e) Employees who have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of exhausted their sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action credit and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled are still unable to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated return to work may, at the employee's credit. Sick request, be paid from any unused vacation credits. (f) Employees who are laid off shall have credited to them any unused sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been previously earned, except as may be granted effective under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions term of this section may be grounds for at the denial of sick leavetime they are recalled. This provision shall not apply to rehires. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail (g) Employees who leave to comply with enter the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with Armed forces of the United States under the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement SystemSelective Services Act, who are members of the Armed Forces during a declared national emergency, shall, upon re-employment by the Board of Commissioners, have credited any unused sick leave previously earned; provided that such re-employment takes place within ninety (90) days after discharge or who is permanently disabled release from performing work active duty in the bargaining unit as a result Armed Forces. (h) Employees on leave of an injury incurred while working for the County, absence or layoff shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated not accumulate sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty during such period. (720i) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated Pay for sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-hourly rate at the time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave is taken times the number of hours up of accrued sick leave used (not to exceed eight hours in a maximum of one thousand six hundred day or forty hours in a week) and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at to the employee on his regular pay day. (j) At the conclusion of an employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with sick leave, the employee's last pay period before sick leave or terminationEmployer, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), at its option and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual without cost to the employee's , may require that a physician or physicians of its choosing examine the employee to determine his fitness to return to work. (k) Unused sick leave may not be used in lieu of or to add to vacation or holiday periods, and accrued sick leave account during is not an obligation of the first pay period after such Wellness Day Employer, except if payment for accrued sick leave is earnedapproved in the next labor contract for the Houghton County Courthouse Employees, in which case the same terms shall apply to this Agreement.

Sick Leave. The following provisions 1. Each employee of the Unit shall control be allowed sick leave without loss of salary for at least twelve (12) working days in any year on account of personal sickness or physical disability. If any employee of the accrual and Unit does not use the full amount of sick leave:leave allowed in any year, the amount not used shall be accumulated from year to year. Employees of the Unit employed with effective dates subsequent to September 1 shall be credited with sick leave in accordance with the following table: Effective date of Appointment Sick Leave Credit September 1 – September 30 12 days October 1 – October 31 10 days November 1 – November 30 8 days December 1 – December 31 7 days January 1 – January 31 6 days February 1 – February 28 or 29 5 days March 1 – March 31 4 days April 1 – April 30 3 days May 1 – May 31 2 days June 1 – June 30 1 day At the beginning of each subsequent year of employment, twelve (12) sick days shall be credited to each Unit employees’ account. There shall be no limitation on the total number of sick leave days, which may be accumulated. Paid sick leave days shall not be deducted from credited service for increment purposes. Sick and personal days will be computed on a school year basis instead of a calendar year. A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable 2. Disability due to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, pregnancy shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting be treated in the Department on same manner as all other temporary disabilities. 3. Employees who are absent from duty because of illness may be required at the Sheriff's behalfdiscretion of the Superintendent, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as to file a medical report with the School Medical Director. When such a report is requested, the Superintendent will make a determination whether sick leave payments shall be allowed. 4. Notification of the need to use sick leave shall be made to an individual designated by the Employersupervisor not later than 7 a.m. on the first day of such absence. The employee shall state be responsible to notify the nature supervisor or designee of any change in status, which will affect the assignment of a substitute to the employee’s position. Such notice shall be made immediately but not later than 2:30 p.m. of the illness and expected period day preceding the change. For periods of absencedisability in excess of 5 days, employees shall complete the physician’s statement(s) for official leave of absence as designated in the current Personnel Department procedures. 5. This procedure In the event an employee in his/her first year of service in the School District is dismissed, remaining sick leave available to that employee shall be followed for each day prorated in such a manner that the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse total number of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action days used by that employee up to and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess including the effective date of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave termination shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.exceed:

Sick Leave. The A. Full-time Faculty Members shall accumulate fully paid sick leave days for absence due to injury or illness on the following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leavebasis: A. A regular fullB. Part-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, Faculty Members shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than earn one (1) hour of paid sick leave for every eighteen (18) hours worked. C. Accrued sick leave shall be credited at the beginning of the academic year. If an employee does not take the full amount of accumulated sick leave allowed in the academic year, the amount not taken shall be carried over from year to year. D. Faculty Members who have exhausted their accumulated leave will be entitled to differential sick leave for a period, when combined with accumulated leave, of up to five months. When using such leave employees will be paid the difference between their salary and the amount paid to a substitute employee or, in the event a substitute is not used, the amount which would have been paid to such substitute employee. In no case shall the Faculty Member receive less than 50% of their compensation. E. Faculty Members returning to work from sick leave of four (4) days or more, leave involving major surgery or serious accident shall be required to present a doctor's release verifying medical permission to return to work. District may require a physician's or other verification as to an employee's claimed reason for absence, regardless of duration, whenever the District has a reasonable basis for suspecting abuse. F. Whenever possible, a Faculty Member must contact his/her immediate supervisor as soon as the need to be absent is known; except in cases of emergency, failure to provide adequate notice shall be grounds for the denial of denying sick leaveleave with pay. ▇G. Effective July 1, 2021, an instructional Faculty Member who is absent from scheduled on campus or remote work for two hours or less, shall have deducted two hours from accumulated leave. ▇▇▇▇ If the absence is more than two hours but less than six hours, four hours shall be deducted from accumulated leave; if the absence exceeds six hours, eight hours shall be deducted from accumulated leave. A non-instructional Faculty Member who is absent shall have deductions made for each hour or portion thereof that he or she is absent. H. Effective July 1, 2006 full-time Faculty Members who teach an overload shall be granted extra sick leave credit equal to sick leave credit granted to Part-time instructors. Such additional sick leave shall be accumulated and shall be capped at 15 hours, and used only for overload absences. Such additional sick leave shall not accrue toward retirement credit. For Faculty Members electing load banking, load banking does not create an overload and therefore no additional leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract yearfor load banking. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not Faculty Members utilizing their load bank shall be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.per Section 9A.

Sick Leave. The following provisions A. Teachers shall control the accrual and use be credited with fifteen ( 15) days of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need leave at the beginning of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, each year. Sick leave shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department be applicable on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature all duty days of the illness teacher and expected period may be used for the care of absencean immediate family member and/or a member of said teacher's household against future sick leave days which may be earned during that year. B. If a teacher needs more sick days than he/she has earned, unearned sick leave may be charged. This procedure If the teacher resigns or takes leave of absence before the end to the year, unearned sick leave days shall be followed for each day regarded as lost time, with appropriate deductions made from the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leavefinal salary check. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ C. Unused sick leave will shall be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up accumulated to a maximum of three ninety (390) days per contract yeardays. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse Employees whose accumulated total of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissaldays exceeds ninety (90) days as of June 30, 1982 will retain their accumulated total. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee D. The Board shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess inform each teacher, upon request, of the amount of such sick leave he/she has accumulated to no later than the employee's credit. Sick second pay period of each school year. E. To be eligible for sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earnedpayments, except as an employee may be granted under subsection L required to furnish satisfactory medical proof of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, illness or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homesdisability. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor Board would require the teacher to be examined by doctor(s) selected by the Board or the employee. If the teacher selects his own doctor(s), the expense of the examination will be paid by the employee. If, however, the employee chooses to go to the Board's doctor(s), the Board will pay the cost of the examination. If the employee is examined by a doctor(s) of his own choosing, the Board may still require further examination by doctor(s) of its own choosing. The further examination shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow at the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leaveBoard's expense. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit F. Teachers injured as a result of an injury incurred a willful, violent act while working for the Countyperforming their professional duties, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A not be penalized through loss of sick days or B belowcompensation. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the Any differences between an employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be salary at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred injury and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.compensation

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular Section 1. All full-time employeeemployees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of twelve (12) hours sick leave for every calendar month worked. Section 2. Sick leave may be accumulated to a maximum of one thousand and forty (1040) hours. An employee who has accumulated the maximum number of sick leave days, incapacitated and unable who subsequently exhausts all of those sick leave days as a result of serious illness or injury, shall, upon his/her return to work or in need for ninety (90) uninterrupted working days, be credited for sick leave on a three (3) for two (2) basis until said employee once again reaches the maximum number of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employersick leave days. Section 3. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure Employees shall be followed eligible for each sick leave after ninety (90) days of service. However, sick leave benefits will begin accruing from the day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employerof employment. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Sick leave will must be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury earned and credited to an employee's spouse account before sick leave benefits will be paid. No sick leave benefits will be paid in advance. Section 4. Sick leave hours accrued to date will be carried forward by this agreement. Section 5. Sick leave with pay shall not be a right which an employee may demand but a privilege granted to such employee by the City for benefit of the employee who is sick. Section 6. Sick leave may be granted to an employee if he/she shall be absent from work due to any of the following: Sickness, bodily injury, quarantine, required physical or child up dental examinations or treatment, exposure to a maximum contagious disease when continued work might jeopardize the health of three (3) days per contract yearothers. Section 7. ▇▇▇▇ leave Absence from work resulting from intemperance, immorality, willful misconduct or as the result of injury while working for another employer or acting as a contractor, shall be unpaid and will not be granted charged against the sick leave of the employee. Employees may elect to utilize vacation pay in these instances if such is available. Section 8. Claiming sick leave under false pretense to obtain a day off with pay shall be grounds for immediate dismissal from work for cause. Section 9. To be absent on sick leave, an employee must notify their supervisor as early as practical on the first day of such leave, and those employees classified as shift workers must notify their supervisor at least two (2) hours in advance of their regularly scheduled hour for reporting to work, if possible. A text message from an employee to a Supervisor – who confirms receipt of such message back to the employee – shall be an acceptable form of notification under this Section. Failure to give such notice will result in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except being charged to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countyleave without pay. C. Section 10. If and whenever sick leave may appear appears to be abused, abused or where when an employee consistently uses their sick leave as it is accruedearned, the Employer shall have City reserves the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying documenting such illness. The City shall notify the inability employee claiming sick leave within twenty-four (24) hours of the employee reported illness that a doctor's certificate will be required to perform substantiate the duties as requiredapplication for sick leave. Abuse of In any event, employees claiming sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissalthree consecutive days will be required to submit a doctor's certificate documenting said illness. ▇Section 11. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee The Supervisor shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except take prompt and necessary action as may be deemed appropriate when: 1. Injuries on the job become frequent and due to personal carelessness. 2. Recurring periods of illness that indicate a lack of good health or physical fitness. 3. Reasonable grounds for suspecting malingering. Section 12. Any employee covered by this ordinance found guilty of abusing the sick leave provisions shall have their sick leave canceled for a period of one (1) year in addition to any other penalty which may be imposed. Section 13. Maternity leave shall be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records conditions as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateFamily Medical Leave Act. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. 5.4.1 The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leaveSecretary will grant: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1a) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave on pay up to the employee's entitlement as set out below; or b) Sick leave without pay on production of a medical certificate i) Employees shall be entitled to 10 days sick leave per year on commencement of employment and 10 days per year until reaching two years’ service. Employees with two years’ service shall be entitled to 15 days per annum. Unused sick leave may be accumulated. i) Employees will be granted upon approval entitled to 10 days sick leave for each 12 month period of service with the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum Ministry of three (3Education. Unused sick leave is accumulated; ii) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave is to be computed in consecutive working days, but no deduction will be made for absences of less than two hours; iii) Where an employee is absent on sick leave for two or more days and a non-work day(s) intervenes no deduction will be made for that non-work day(s); iv) The Secretary may decide that paid sick leave of any special nature of up to two years shall not be granted included in the event aggregate of sick leave taken, but noted on the employee's leave record. Such leave may include periods of work-related sickness caused by infection, disease, injury, or other health-related reason, not compensated by ACC; v) Where absence resulting from illness on sick leave extends beyond 5 consecutive working days, employees must produce to the employer a medical certificate stating the probable period of absence; vi) Where an employee absent on sick leave is suspected of being absent without sufficient cause, the employee may be directed to submit to medical examination by a registered medical practitioner. The Secretary may issue the direction for the examination, nominate the medical officer and, if warranted, approve a refund of expenses incurred by an employee in complying with this provision; vii) When sickness or injury brought about by occurs before or during a period of annual leave the performance employer shall allow the period of duties on behalf sickness to be debited against an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever employee’s sick leave may appear to be abusedentitlement. Notwithstanding this, where annual leave has been approved, and before taking that annual leave an employee becomes sick or injured, or where an employee consistently uses whose spouse or dependent becomes sick leave as it is accruedor injured, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require employer must allow the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying take the inability period of the employee sickness or injury as sick leave; viii) The Secretary may permit employees to perform the duties as required. Abuse of anticipate their next year’s sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave entitlement; however, un-accrued entitlements will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of deducted from the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with final pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.;

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated Ranking Officer shall accumulate sick leave with pay credits at the rate of one and unable to work or in need one quarter days for each full payroll month of medical, dentalemployment for a total of fifteen (15) days per year. A Ranking Officer on any leave with pay, or optical examination or treatmentindustrial accident leave, shall notify accumulate sick leave. B. A regular part-time Ranking Officer shall accumulate sick leave in the Sheriffsame proportion that his/her part-time service bears to full-time service. C. Sick leave shall be granted, at the discretion of UMMS, to a Ranking Officer only under the following conditions: 1. when a Ranking Officer cannot perform his/her duties because he or she is incapacitated by personal illness or injury; 2. when the spouse, child, or parent of either the person acting Ranking Officer or his/her spouse or a relative living in the Department on immediate household of a Ranking Officer, is ill, the Sheriff's behalfRanking Officer may utilize sick leave credits up to a maximum of ten (10) days per year, as far except in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by cases of demonstrated medical emergency for life threatening/terminal illness in which case a Ranking Officer may use up to fifteen (15) days per calendar year; 3. when through exposure to contagious disease, the Employer. The employee shall state the nature presence of the illness and expected period Ranking Officer at his/her work location would jeopardize the health of absenceothers. D. Ranking Officers shall accrue sick leave credits as follows: 1. This procedure A full-time Ranking Officer shall be followed not accrue sick leave credit for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice any month in which he/she was on leave without pay or absent without pay for a total of less more than one (1) hour day. 2. A regular part-time Ranking Officer shall not accrue sick leave credit for any month in which he/she was on leave without pay or absent without pay in the same proportion that his/her service bears to one day of service of a full-time Ranking Officer. 3. Employees hired after July 1, 2001 may accrue a maximum of nine hundred and sixty hours (960) of sick time (one hundred and twenty days). There is grounds no limit to the amount of sick time that may be accrued by an employee actively employed prior to July 1, 2001. 4. An employee on an unpaid leave for maternity will receive sick accrual for up to the first eight weeks of the leave, when she returns to work. E. Whenever the Chief of Police or his/her designee has reason to believe that sick leave is being abused or whenever a Ranking Officer has been absent on account of sickness in excess of five days, the Chief of Police or designee may require the Ranking Officer to present a physician’s statement indicating the medical reason for the denial absence. Failure of sick leavea Ranking Officer to present such statement within seven (7) working days, may, at the discretion of the Chief of Police or designee, result in the absence being treated as absence without pay. ▇F. UMMS may require that a Ranking Officer, wishing to return to work after an absence of more than five (5) consecutive working days because of illness or injury, be examined by a physician designated by UMMS and/or by a physician of the Ranking Officer’s choosing. ▇▇▇▇ If UMMS requires the Ranking Officer to be examined by its designated physician, UMMS shall assume the cost of such examination. The results of such examination(s) must attest to the fitness of such Ranking Officer to return to his/her regularly assigned duties. G. Sick leave must be charged against unused sick leave credits in units of one- half (1/2) or full hours, but in no event may the sick leave credits used be less than the actual time off. H. If a Ranking Officer who is absent due to illness has no sick leave credits remaining, the absence will be granted upon approval automatically charged to available holiday compensatory time. If no holiday compensatory time remains, the absence will be charged to available personal time, then vacation and finally absence without pay. Such leave shall be charged on the same basis as provided in subsection G. I. A Ranking Officer who is reinstated or reemployed after an absence of less than three (3) years shall be credited with his/her sick leave credits at the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness termination of his/her prior employment. A Ranking Officer who is reinstated or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to reemployed after a maximum period of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ years or more shall receive prior sick leave will not be granted credits, if approved by the appointing authority where such absence was caused by: (1) Illness of said Ranking Officer; (2) Dismissal through no fault or delinquency attributable solely to said Ranking Officer; or (3) Injury while in the event employment of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance Employer in the line of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except duty, and for which said Ranking Officer would be entitled to receive Workmen’s Compensation benefits. J. Notification of absences under this Article must be given to the extent Chief of Police or his/her designee at least one hour prior to the beginning of the scheduled tour of duty. If such notification is not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countymade, such absence may, at the discretion of the Chief of Police/designee, be applied to absence without pay. In extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the Ranking Officer, the above notification period may be waived. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. K. No employee Ranking Officer shall be entitled to paid sick a leave under the provisions of this Article in excess of the amount of accumulated sick leave credits due such Ranking Officer (including any sick leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave bank provisions). L. Ranking Officers whose services with UMMS are terminated shall not be taken entitled to any compensation in advance lieu of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of accumulated sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay statuscredits. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor Ranking Officers who retire shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty paid twenty percent (5020%) of the employee's accumulated value of their unused accrued sick leave hours in excess at the time of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up their retirement. It is understood that any such payment will not change the Ranking Officer’s pension benefit. M. Sick leave credits earned by a Ranking Officer following a return to duty after a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event leave without pay or absence without pay shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also not be applied upon the death to such period of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly ratetime. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual Section 1: Sick leave is hereby defined to mean absence from post of duty of an employee because of illness, accident, and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness disease or injury to an attendance upon a member of the employee's spouse immediate family seriously ill requiring the care or child up to a maximum attendance of three (3) days per contract yearsuch employee. Immediate family means father, mother, spouse, child, ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to child, sister or brother of the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer employee. It shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability also include relatives of the employee to perform residing in the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissalemployee's household. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No Section 2: Each employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave credits at the rate of one day per month from the date of employment to the end of the calendar year of hire. If separation from employment occurs before the end of said year, and the employee has used more sick leave than appropriate on a pro rata basis, he/she shall have an amount equal to his/her daily rate of pay deducted from his/her final pay, for each day of sick leave taken in excess of the amount number to which he/she was entitled Each employee shall be credited with 15 days sick leave annually for each succeeding calendar year of such leave accumulated to the employee's creditfull time employment which is accumulative. Sick leave shall cannot be used as terminal leave when leaving the employ of the County. If upon termination after a year's service an employee has used more sick leave than that to which he/she is entitled, he/she shall have deducted from his/her final pay an amount equal to his/her daily rate of pay for each day of sick leave taken in advance excess of having been earned, except as may the number of sick leave days to which he/she is entitled. Sick leave benefits shall be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time available to both temporary and permanent employees in active employment shall earn four accordance with law and existing practices. Notice of absence is required as follows: Each employee is required to notify his/her supervisor by one-half (41/2) hour before starting time on each day of absence, giving the specific reason for the absence, provided, however that shift personnel are required to call in two (2) hours before starting time. Should the employee be unable to reach the supervisor, then the Personnel Office should be notified. Failure to give notification as required will result in loss of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee that day and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advanceconstitute cause for disciplinary action. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds report absences from duty for the denial of sick leavefive consecutive business days shall constitute a resignation pursuant to Civil Service Rules and Regulations. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions (a) Sick leave means the period of time an employee is absent from work with full pay by virtue of being sick, disabled or involved in an accident not covered by Workers Compensation or the disability provision of the current benefit plan. (b) Sick leave shall control be earned by employees on the accrual and use basis of twenty (20) working days per year. Employees shall accrue one hundred percent (100%) of all unused sick leave until they reach an accumulation of one hundred eighty-five (185) working days. Notwithstanding the above, if employees are absent due to sickness or disability or WCB for a period of ninety (90) consecutive calendar days, further accumulation of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, leave entitlement shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting be discontinued until such time as designated by they return to work. (c) In the Employer. The event that an employee shall state is absent for two (2) consecutive shifts, the nature Board, no later than the commencement of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to workthird shift, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than will provide a replacement or authorize equivalent overtime. (d) Employees not having completed one (1) hour is grounds full year of continuous service shall be entitled to sick leave on a prorated basis. (e) In the event of sickness, employees shall be entitled to draw upon all sick leave accumulated to the end of each pay period. (f) It shall not be the expectation for the denial employees to obtain medical documentation in support of each absence. However, before payment for sick leave.leave is made: ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will (i) Employees may be granted upon approval required to provide a certificate from a qualified medical or dental practitioner for sickness in excess of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due three (3) working days; (ii) Notwithstanding article 26.f(i), employees may be required to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness provide a certificate from a qualified medical or injury to dental practitioner for an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum absence of three (3) days per contract yearor less when the absence is part of an extended pattern of absences, is taken on the day of a denied vacation or leave of absence, or is taken on a day when there is a scheduled meeting with the employer. ▇▇▇▇ leave The cost of the medical certificate will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about covered by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except employer. All medical certificates shall be provided to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ CountyEmployee Health Services. C. If and whenever (g) Where sick leave may appear to be abusedextends for a period of more than one (1) month, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee may be required to furnish a doctor's medical certificate verifying at the inability end of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial month of sick leave. H. Should (h) The Employer shall be entitled to require of an employee be absentemployee, claiming illness or incapacitationbut at no cost to the employee, and fail a medical examination by a medical practitioner selected by the Employer. Such an examination, where practical, will occur on an operational day. The Employer shall ensure that the medical practitioner is requested to comply with provide a copy of any resultant report to the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee. (i) The employee shall then be charged provide the Employer with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with access to any relevant information regarding medical restrictions related to the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing accommodation and/or return to work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated . The Employer shall notify employees who require modified duties or an accommodation in returning to work, of their right to representation. In the event there is a written return to work plan, it will be forwarded to the Union unless the employee indicates otherwise in writing. The return to work plan will include information regarding the position and location. (j) When employees terminate their employment, or are terminated without returning to work after sick leave, they shall not receive pay for such sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to unless supported by a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to certificate from a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly ratequalified medical or dental practitioner. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions (1) Sick leave benefits are sponsored by the Board to protect the employee in the event of an unavoidable illness or injury not covered by Workers' Compensation Board. (2) Full-time employees on regular staff shall control be entitled to sick leave credits computed from the accrual date of commencement of employment at the rate of two (2) working days for each full calendar month of employment cumulative to a maximum sick leave credit of ninety (90) working days. Part-time employees on regular staff shall be entitled to sick leave credits prorated in accordance with the amount of time worked. (a) Employees commencing employment between the first and use the fifteenth of the month inclusive will accrue two (2) days of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify leave credit for that month. Employees commencing employment after the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature fifteenth of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than month will accrue one (1) hour is grounds for the denial day of sick leaveleave credit for that month. ▇(b) Where an employee who has applied for and has been accepted for benefits under the disability plan, has insufficient sick leave to cover the period of time that he/she must wait prior to receiving benefits under the disability plan, the Board shall provide the necessary sick leave at full pay. (3) Payment for illness that starts prior to a scheduled vacation period will be paid for in the manner prescribed and the vacation period will be deferred and re-scheduled. (4) If proof of illness is required by the Board, the Board may require a certificate from the employee's attending medical doctor, and/or a statement signed by the employee substantiating the illness. The Board may require that the employee be examined by a medical doctor of the Board's choice. (5) The Board requires a certificate from a qualified medical or dental practitioner be submitted for illness in excess of three (3) working days. (a) Prior to a return to work for an illness or injury in excess of fourteen (14) days that has not been approved for long term disability, the Board requires the completion of their Physician’s Medical Statement by a qualified medical practitioner. (6) ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave credits shall not be taken in advance of having been earnedpaid once an employee becomes eligible for Extended Disability Benefits, except as may however accumulated credits shall be granted under subsection L of this sectionretained. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (47) hours of No sick leave credits will be paid for each bi-weekly pay an illness that occurs during an employee’s scheduled or approved vacation period they until the vacation period has expired, unless all of the following criteria are met: (a) the absence is for five or more consecutive working days; (b) the illness or accident is of a serious enough nature so as to require medical intervention or hospitalization; (c) the employee provides a declaration from a physician on active pay statusa form acceptable to the Board, such form to be provided no later than the last day of the month in which the leave is accessed. Permanent part-time employees Any employee who meets the criteria as set out herein shall earn sick leave on be permitted to reschedule any lost vacation days provided that: (a) the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation days are rescheduled to a full-time date to be mutually agreed upon between the employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty principal/manager; and (1,040b) hours annuallythe rescheduled vacation days are to be taken within twelve months following a return to work. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. (8) An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours days per year of his/her sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual order to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedcare for his/her sick child, spouse or parent.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. 13.1 A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee weekly Employee who is unable to workattend for duty during his/her ordinary working hours by reason of personal illness or incapacity, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice shall be entitled to be paid at ordinary time rates of less than one (1) hour is grounds pay for the denial time of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child such non-attendance up to a maximum of three twelve (312) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will pay in any year of service with the same Employer, provided that he/she shall not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid leave of absence for any period in respect of which he/she is entitled to workers’ compensation. 13.2 He/she shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any case within twenty four (24) hours of the commencement of such absence, inform the Employer of their inability to attend for duty and as far as possible, state the nature of their illness or injury and the estimated duration of the incapacity. 13.3 He/she shall furnish to the Employer such evidence as the Employer may desire that he/she was unable, by reason of such illness or injury, to attend for duty on the day or days for which sick leave is claimed; provided that a Doctor’s Certificate shall not be required for the first single day’s absence in excess each sick leave year. 13.4 Notwithstanding the above, an Employee may be required to produce a Doctor’s Certificate for any absence occurring the working day before or the working day after a Recreational Day Off. Where an Employee is absent from employment on the working day or part of the working day immediately preceding or immediately following: a Holiday or Holidays prescribed by Clause 18 - Public Holidays; or a period of Annual Leave during which a Holiday or Holidays occur, without reasonable excuse, the Employer’s consent, or such other evidence as the Employer may require, the Employee shall not be entitled to payment for such Holiday or Holidays. 13.5 An employee’s sick leave entitlement will accumulate from year to year to a maximum of 20 days. Employees upon each anniversary will have none, some or all of their accumulated sick leave entitlement paid out based on the following: (1) Where 6 or less sick leave days are still owing in any year’s entitlement, that employee is required to allow this to accumulate to the next year.* (2) Where 6 or more sick leave days are still owing in any year’s entitlement, that employee will have the days owing above 6 days paid out. The 6 remaining sick leave days that are still owing in that year’s entitlement will accumulate to the next year.* * Provided that employees cannot at any point have more than 20 sick leave days accumulated. If, upon an anniversary, an employee’s sick leave entitlement for that year will take an employee’s accumulated sick leave days above the stated 20 days, then the balance will be paid out, so that there will not be more than 20 days. 13.6 Provided further, that where an Employee intends to take sick leave, it shall first be taken from the amount of such days specified in 13.1. 13.7 Payment for accumulated sick leave accumulated to shall be at the employee's credit. Sick ordinary weekly rate prescribed by this Agreement for the classification in which the Employee was employed at the end of the immediate preceding year. 13.8 Except as provided by 13.5 above, payment of the cash value of unused sick leave shall not be taken in advance made. 13.9 For the purpose of having been earned13.1 above, except as may be granted under subsection L service before the date of coming into force of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor Agreement shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leavecounted as service. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated All employees covered by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure this Agreement shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice granted fifteen (15) sick leave days with no loss of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leaveregular straight time pay. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will B. A probationary employee under Article II shall not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except entitled to sell such sick days back to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ CountyAuthority notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary. C. If The amount of such leave not taken shall accumulate from year to year, and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No such employee shall be entitled to paid such accumulated sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's creditif and when needed. Sick leave shall not taken will be taken in advance of having been earnedcharged first against the current year, except as may be granted under subsection L of this sectionthen against prior years with the most recent being utilized first. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours D. Upon retirement or termination of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basisemployment, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours months of accumulated sick leave earned as of December 31, 2002 shall be purchased by the Authority at the rate of pay existing at the date accumulated, except that all sick leave accumulated as of December 31, 1983, shall be calculated in accordance with December 31, 1983 wage rates. Accumulated sick leave earned after January 1, 2003 shall be purchased by the Authority at the employee’s current rate of pay at retirement or termination. Sick leave may not be taken as terminal leave, but must be taken as a lump sum payment. E. Sick leave may be utilized only for bona-fide illness, accident, or exposure to contagious disease, which necessitates absence from work. F. An employee absent on sick leave for a period of three (3) consecutive days shall submit acceptable medical evidence substantiating the illness if requested by the Executive Director. The Executive Director may require proof of illness of an employee on sick leave, whenever such requirement appears reasonable. Abuse of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify shall be cause for disciplinary action. G. In the event an employee from receiving intends to be absent on account of illness on any day, such employee shall notify the Authority prior to their normal starting time. Failure to report daily shall be deemed grounds for refusal to grant sick leave. H. If an employee has not used all of his allotted sick days for the current year, the Authority will buy back a Wellness Day. The earning maximum of a Wellness day shall result in ten (10) days at the adding end of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to that year at the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedcurrent rate of pay.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control 15.01 Sick leave means the accrual and use period of sick leave:time an employee is permitted to be absent from work with pay by reason of being sick, disabled or because of an accident or illness for which compensation is not payable under the Workers' Compensation Act or because the employee is quarantined by a medical health officer (hereinafter collectively referred to as "sickness"). A. A regular full-time (a) Each employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medicalother than a probationary employee, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department will be allowed not more than twenty-four (24) days sick leave credit per year on the Sheriff's behalf, as far basis of two (2) days for every month of service. (b) Five (5) of such sick days will be credited in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature upon completion of the illness probationary period for usage in case of illness. Usage of advance sick days may require the employee to support an absence with the certificate of a qualified medical practitioner. Advanced sick leave credits will be charged against sick days credited under Artic le 15.02(a). 15.03 If in any calendar year an employee has not used all the sick leave to which entitled, the sick leave will accumulate and expected period of absence. This procedure such unused portion shall be followed carried forward for each day the use in future years. 15.04 If an employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given work by the Employer. An advance notice reason of less than one (1) hour is grounds sickness for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will under mentioned periods, then a deduction in the amount set opposite shall be granted upon approval of made from the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child sick leave credit if any: 0 - 3 hours - nil more than 3 hours up to 6 hours - 1/2 day more than 6 hours up to 8 hours - one day 15.05 The Board may require an employee to produce a maximum physician's certificate to support an absence on account of sickness in excess of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in and, if it has expressly notified the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave employee, may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish produce such a doctor's certificate verifying to support an absence on account of sickness of any duration. Such request, which shall not be unreasonably exercised, shall be made in writing by the inability employee’s Senior Manager of Facilities Services. 15.06 While an employee is on a leave of absence without pay or is on layoff the employee shall not accumulate any sick leave credits but shall retain whatever sick leave credit the employee may have accumulated at the date of such leave or layoff and be entitled to the use thereof upon return from such leave or upon being rehired subsequent to being recalled. 15.07 Leave without pay shall be granted to an employee who: (i) is not entitled to sick leave but who is required to be absent by reason of sickness; OR (ii) is unable to return to work at the termination of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of period for which sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissalwas granted. ▇15.08 The Board will maintain a record of all sick leave credits and any employee may apply to the Board for information as to the amount of the employee's sick leave credit. ▇▇▇▇ leave will Each employee shall be charged by actual hours usedinformed bi-annually in writing as to the amount of such credits. E. No 15.09 If an employee: (i) dies, the beneficiary named in the group life insurance policy with the Board, OR (ii) retires at age fifty-five (55) or older from the Board, the employee shall be entitled to paid a gratuity calculated in accordance with the following: the employee's normal hourly rate of pay multiplied by the normal numbers of hours worked per day multiplied by the number of unused accumulated days of sick leave times the applicable percentage based on years of service: Years of Service Percentage of Leave Credits 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 14 13 16 14 18 15 21 16 24 17 27 18 30 19 33 20 36 21 39 22 42 23 45 24 48 25 50 but in excess no circumstances shall such gratuity exceed 50% of the amount employee's annual rate of salary at the date of such leave accumulated retirement or death. 15.10 An employee who is required to remain at home as the only one available to look after the needs of a family member who is seriously ill may apply to the employee's creditsupervisor for a leave of absence. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earnedSuch leave, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basisif granted, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of against the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty leave. 15.11 If during vacation an employee suffers an illness or accident which incapacitates the employee for more than five (25%5) days and such illness or accident is supported by a physician's certificate acceptable to the Board, the employee for the period of such incapacity shall be regarded as having been on sick leave to the employee's extent the employee had accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred credits, and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be permitted to take such portion of vacation for which the employee was so incapacitated at a later time acceptable to the employee and to the Board. 15.12 Notwithstanding any other provision herein contained, no employee may use any of that employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated current sick leave hours up credits for any purpose, other than sickness, which would reduce such credits to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty less than twelve (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 42012). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. Section 1. Employees earn and are granted sick leave in accordance with Agency guidelines and Section 2. Sick leave will be approved for an employee who is incapacitated for the Section 3. Employees will not be required to furnish a medical statement to substantiate a Section 4. An employee should request sick leave by contacting his/her immediate supervisor or Section 5. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use number of hours of sick leave used will not, in and of itself, constitute just and Section 6. In individual cases, where there is cause to believe an employee may be abusing sick Section 7. An Employee, released from duty because of illness, will not be required to furnish a Section 8. Whenever an employee's request for sick leave is disapproved, he/she will be given a Section 9. Records of employee sick leave balances will be restricted to those with a need to Section 10. Each employee may be granted an advance of up to 30 days sick leave:, for serious A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable it is known that he/she does not intend to work return to duty or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriffwhen available information indicates that his/her return is only a remote possibility; B. he/she has filed, or the person acting in Agency has filed, an application for disability retirement; C. he/she has signified his/her intention of resigning for disability. Section 11. Employees may be requested to exit the Department on facility through the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the EmployerOccupational Health Section 12. The When immediate medical treatment is necessary for an employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absencewho becomes Section 13. This procedure shall be followed for each day the When an employee is unable to workdo so because of serious injury, unless prior approval is given by the Employerincapacitation or Section 14. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of Unused sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval used in the calculation of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract yearsurvivor's Section 15. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted 50 percent in the event case of absence resulting an annuity entitlement based on a separation from illness service from October 28, 2009, through December 31, 2013; and 100 percent in the case of an annuity entitlement based on a separation from service occurring on or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave after January 1, 2014. Federal Employees Family Friendly Leave Act (FEFFLA). Employees may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of use sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, family care or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires family bereavement purposes in accordance with the provisions FEFFLA, effective December 2, 1994. Employees may use up to 40 hours of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated earned sick leave each year for these purposes, and if necessary, to use an additional 64 hours of earned sick leave, as long as they maintain a balance of 80 hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up their sick leave account. Employees may use sick leave within the same parameters that they are allowed to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hoursuse sick leave for themselves. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated addition, effective September 30, 1994, employees also may use sick leave hours up for purposes related to the adoption of a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1child, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or terminationsuch as travel, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks)court appearances, and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this periodappointments with adoption agencies, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedsocial workers, and attorneys.

Sick Leave. a) The following provisions shall control the accrual Agency provides a self-funded short term Sick Leave Plan and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature pays seventy percent (70%) of the illness and expected period of absencepremiums for a Long Term Disability Plan. This procedure shall be followed for each day All eligible employees must join the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the EmployerAgency’s LTD Plan. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular All full-time employees in active employment shall earn four will be entitled to receive 1.5 days (410.5) hours of per month for every month the employee receives full pay from the Agency, as credit towards a sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up bank to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680100) seven (7) hour days Part-time employees shall accumulate credits pro-rated in proportion to the amount of hours normally scheduled. For clarity, a .3 part time employee, for instance, earns .3X10.5 hours per month worked. Effective April 1, 2013, if an employee experiences a permanent reduction in regularly scheduled hours, their sick leave bank will be pro-rated accordingly. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% The Sick Leave Bank can be drawn on when the employee is too ill to perform the duties of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of her position but is not payable when the employee's ’s sick leave bank is exhausted or when the employee qualifies for LTD. Time off for sick leave shall be deducted from accumulated sick leave hours up credits. New credits may be earned as per (a) above. All employees will receive a record of their current sick leave banks by the end of January each year. Employees will bring any concerns regarding the accuracy of record to a maximum the attention of their supervisor within one thousand six hundred week of receipt of the report, and eighty (1,680not thereafter. b) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% All bargaining unit members are required to promptly advise their immediate supervisor of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon their absence from work due to illness/accident so as to minimize the death of an active employee. Payment impact on client/operations and allow for replacement, if applicable. c) An employee shall be at required to produce medical confirmation for any illness in excess of three consecutive working days, certifying that she was unable to carry out her duties due to illness/accident. Such notice must include the employee's straight-time hourly ratenormally anticipated date of return, following which, in the absence of any other notice or arrangements, the employee is expected to return to work on the day indicated in such notice. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of The manager may waive this requirement. Nothing in the employee's accumulated foregoing shall be constructed a preventing a manager form requesting further medical information as required to support a claim for sick leave hours up or to a maximum of one thousand six hundred support an employee’s early and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly ratesafe return to work. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ d) Frequent absences for sick leave shall may be paid at cause for review by the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate immediate supervisor with the employee's last pay period before . e) Employees who are absent from work for extended periods due to sick leave or termination, as the case may bebe required to confirm their fitness to return to their regular duties. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions 18.01 Upon completion of the probationary period an employee shall control the accrual start to accrue a credit of one and use one half (1½) days of sick leave: A. A regular full-time leave entitlement, calculated from the employee’s last date of hire, incapacitated and unable to work or in need payable at the employee’s basic rate of medicalpay, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice completed calendar month of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial employment. 18.02 The unused portion of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due in any one calendar year shall accumulate from year to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child year up to a maximum of three one hundred and fifteen (3115) working days. A report of sick leave credits for each employee will be posted once each year in January. 18.03 If an employee is unable to complete a regular shift or report for regular work due to personal illness the employee must report this absence to the 18.04 No sick leave credits shall accrue to any employee in any month when that employee is absent for more than fifteen (15) working days, other than on regular vacation leave. 18.05 An employee prevented from performing regular work on account of an occupational accident that is recognized by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board as compensable within the meaning of the Compensation Act, shall receive from the University, the difference between the amount paid by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and the employee’s basic rate of pay, the amount so paid being deducted from the employee's accumulated sick leave credits. Unless the employee requests in writing that they not receive the differential amount through their accumulated sick leave credits. 18.06 In case of illness of an immediate member of the family of an employee and where no one at home, other than the employee, can provide for the needs of the ill person, the employee shall be entitled, after notifying the employee's immediate Supervisor to use up to a maximum of ten (10) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ calendar year from the employee's accumulated sick leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countycredits. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No 18.07 An employee shall be entitled to paid use up to two (2) sick days per calendar year from their sick credit entitlement to meet situations that cannot reasonably be scheduled outside of scheduled working hours. In approving the specific timing of such leave, departmental operating requirements shall be the major consideration. Requests for such leave must be made in written and submitted to the supervisor at least five (5) days in advance 18.08 At December 31st of each year, each employee having two (2) or more years' continuous service with the University at that date, and who has accumulated ten (10) or more sick leave in excess credits since January 1st of that year, shall elect to either: (a) carry forward such credits into the amount following year; or (b) be paid at fifty percent of such leave accumulated to credits at the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance basic rate of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this sectionpay and carry forward the balance into the following year. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of 18.09 An employee whose sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave credits were recorded at the maximum level on the same basispreceding December 31st shall, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time if the employee and upon would have otherwise qualified under 18.08, receive pay for fifty percent (50%) of such credits at the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annuallyemployee's basic rate of pay. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. 18.10 An employee who retires in accordance or resigns from the University after having accrued five (5) years' continuous service with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, University shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior an amount equal to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated outstanding sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hourscredits. In no the event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty the death of an employee having five (255) year's continuous service with the University, an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated outstanding sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1credits, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave if any, shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation surviving spouse. In the event there is no surviving spouse, the amount shall be payable to the employee's estate. 18.11 Employees returning from sick leave account during that has not exceeded twelve (12) months shall be reinstated to their former classification. Employees returning from sick leave that has exceeded twelve (12) months shall provide the first pay period University with an acceptable certificate of fitness to return to work signed by a legally qualified medical practitioner. Upon provision of this certificate employees will be placed in a vacant position in the employee's former classification or, if no vacancy exists and if the employee has sufficient seniority, the employee may elect to bump an employee in the returning employee's former classification in accordance with Article 8.06. Employee seniority shall be frozen after such Wellness Day is earnedtwelve (12) months of absence due to any disability arising from an illness or accident. 18.12 The University reserves the right to receive from the employee

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control Sick leave is defined to mean the accrual and use authorized absence from duty of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employeeany employee because of physical or mental illness, incapacitated and unable injury, pregnancy, confirmed exposure to work a serious contagious disease or in need of for a medical, dentaloptical, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇dental appointment. ▇▇▇▇ leave will may also be granted upon approval taken to care for a family member, which include spouse, registered domestic partner, child, sibling, parent, grandchild, grandparent or designated person, who requires the attention of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken considered a privilege which an employee may use at his/her discretion, but shall be allowed only in advance case of having been necessity and actual sickness or disability. (a) Employees shall accrue sick leave for each payroll period completed, prorated on the basis on ninety-six (96) hours per year, or 3.69 hours per pay period. Earned sick leave shall be available for use the first day following the payroll period in which it is earned. (b) The minimum charge against accumulated sick leave shall be fifteen (15) minutes or multiples thereof. Approved sick leave with pay shall be compensated at the employee's base rate of pay. (c) Unused sick leave shall be accrued to a maximum total not to exceed 1,000 hours. Absence or illness may not be charged to sick leave if not already accumulated. (d) The Department Head may require a physician's certificate if the employee is absent for more than three days or at any time, except as if the Department Head, with reasonable cause, suspects misuse of sick time. (e) In order to receive compensation while absent from duty on sick leave, the employee must notify his/her immediate supervisor or Department Head prior to, or within one half hour after the time set for the beginning of his/her regular duties. The Department Head may request a certificate issued by a licensed physician or other satisfactory proof of illness before sick leave is granted. The Department Head may also designate a licensed physician to conduct a physical examination, and such examination shall be conducted at City expense. Employees shall be required to complete a Sick Leave Verification form when returning to work after utilizing sick leave. Violation of sick leave privileges may result in disciplinary action and/or loss of pay when in the opinion of the Department Head, with reasonable cause, the employee has abused such privileges. (f) If an employee does not report to work and does not notify his/her immediate supervisor or Department Head within one half hour, use of sick leave may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-denied for the unauthorized time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours off, and the employee may be subject to disciplinary action. Evidence substantiating the use of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basiswillful injury, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homesgross negligence, physician's officeintemperance, hospitalmisrepresentation, or enroute to one or violation of the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor rules defined herein shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be construed as grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and disciplinary action up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateincluding termination. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A (a) All regular full-time employeeEmployees covered by this Agreement shall earn one and one-quarter (11/4) day's sick leave per each month worked (including vacation weeks), incapacitated and unable but not to work or exceed fifteen (15) days per year. (b) If the fifteen (15) days earned sick leave is not used in need of medicalany particular year, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure it shall be followed for each day the employee is unable allowed to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employeraccumulate to a maximum of one hundred fifty (150) days. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of Only regular working days shall be counted in computing sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave (c) Employees must call in a minimum of two (2) hours before start of shift for which they are reporting sick or they will not be granted upon approval paid sick pay for that day. (d) Employees who are absent because of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness sickness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to accident for a maximum period of more than three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not shall be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except required to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish present a doctor's certificate verifying to the inability Employer or its representative, stating the reason and the period of time the employee to perform the duties as requiredEmployee will be absent from work. Abuse Verified abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds be cause for disciplinary action and dismissaldiscipline by the Employer. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ (e) Regular and regular part-time Employees to be entitled to sick leave will be charged by actual hours usedmust have completed their Ninety (90) Day Trial Period (Section 5.1). E. No employee (f) Regular part-time Employees (Section 7.2(b)) shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis as they have in the same basis, but prorated according past. No Floater or non-regular Employee shall be entitled to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annuallysick leave under this Article. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected (g) Sick leave is not to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospitalconstrued by an Employee, or enroute by the Employer as a subterfuge for time off, nor shall it apply in the case of any sickness or accident caused by the overindulgence of alcohol, or narcotics, or by the Employee's misconduct, except in case of absence due to one rehabilitation or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds treatment for the denial of sick leaveabove. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%h) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Sick leave shall be paid at the employeeEmployee's straight time current hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may berate. ▇. (i) A regularpermanent Employee, in full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen or regular part-time employment, after having completed the ninety (1390) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this day probationary period, will shall be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.two

Sick Leave. The 21.01 All Part-time employees hired after June 12, 1994, who have regularly worked for the Company for at least one (1) continuous year, shall be entitled to receive a sick pay allowance from normally scheduled work on account of sickness, subject the following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leaverules: A. A regular full-time employee(a) Employees who, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medicalafter June 12, dental1994, or optical examination or treatmenthave regu- larly worked for the Company for more than one continu- ous year, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than credited with one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leavepay allowance for every twenty-five (25) hours actually worked by the employee, up to a maximum of fifty (50) hours of sick pay allowance. The same system of credit shall be applied in each subsequent year of continuous employment. ▇(b) Subject to rule (a) above, after June 12, 1994, when a part-time employee commences her second year of continuous employment and subsequently upon the com- mencement of each year of continuous employment there- after, she shall be credited with one (1) hour of sick pay allowance (to be paid at 90 per-cent of their regular hourly rate) for every twenty-five (25) hours actually worked by the employee during the previous twelve (12) months, up to a maximum of fifty (50) hours of sick pay allowance. ▇▇▇▇ leave credits will be granted upon approval paid at 90 per-cent of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due employ- ee’s part-time hourly rate. (c) The sick pay allowance shall commence on the first day of illness, provided the illness is reported as re- quested in (d) below, and shall cover only those hours for which the part-time employee would normally have been scheduled to exposure work. (d) All cases of sickness to contagious disease; disabling illness qualify for allowance must be reported by the employee to the store Manger (or injury her designate), within three (3) hours after the time at which the employee should have reported for duty. Wherever pos- sible, employees should report their absence to the appro- priate Store authority in advance of their scheduled start- ing time. (e) Sick leave shall be cumulative from year to year, to a maximum of ninety (90) hours of sick leave allowance. (f) The Company reserves the right to require sick- ness to be proved by satisfactory evidence. (g) Sick leave and allowances are approved and pro- vided for sickness only, and if it is proven that an employee's spouse or child employee has abused her sick leave privilege, such employee shall be discharged. (h) This Article shall be subject to revision if and when the Unemployment Insurance Act is revised to include sick pay privileges for employees of the Company. (I) In the event that a full-time employee is trans- ferred into a part-time position, her date of commencement of employment shall remain the same. If the transferred employee has regularly worked for the Company for more than one (1) continuous year, her part-time sickness allow- ance of the time prior to the commencement of her next year of continuous employment shall be one-half (1/2) of her out- standing annual full-time sick pay allowance for the year in which the transfer occurred. 21.02 All employees hired prior to June 13, 1994 who have regularly worked for the Company for at least one (1) con- tinuous year, shall be entitled to receive a sick pay allow- ance from normally scheduled work on account of sickness, subject the following rules: (a) Employees who, on April 1, 1979, have regularly worked for the Company for more than one continuous year, shall be credited with one (1) hour of sick pay allowance, at 100 per-cent of their normal hourly rate, for every twenty- five (25) hours actually worked by the employee during the preceding twelve (12) months, up to a maximum of three fifty (350) days per contract yearhours of sick pay allowance. (b) Subject to rule (a) above, after April 1, 1979 and before December 31, 1994, when a part-time employee com- menced her second year of continuous employment and subsequently upon the commencement of each year of con- tinuous employment thereafter, she shall be credited with one (1) hour of sick pay allowance at 100 per-cent of her regular hourly rate for ever twenty-five (25) hours actually worked by the employee during the previous twelve (12) months, up to a maximum of fifty (50) hours of sick pay allowance. (c) The sick pay allowance shall commence on the first day of illness, provided the illness is reported as re- quested in (d) below, and shall cover only those hours for which the part-time employee would normally have been scheduled to work. (d) ▇▇▇▇▇ to January 1, 1995 sick leave will accu- mulate and be paid at 100 per-cent of their normal hourly rate and after January 1, 1995 sick leave will accumulate and be paid at 90 percent of their normal hourly rate for use in subsequent years. ▇▇▇▇ leave credits accumulated at 100 percent will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except exhausted prior to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countyapplication of sick leave at 90 percent. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear (e) All cases of sickness to qualify for allowance must be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require reported by the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of store Manger (or her designate), within three (3) hours after the time at which the employee should have reported for duty. Wherever pos- sible, employees should report their absence to perform the duties as required. Abuse appro- priate Store authority in advance of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissaltheir scheduled start- ing time. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. (f) Sick leave shall not be taken in advance cumulative from year to year, to a maximum of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four ninety (490) hours of sick leave allowance. (g) The Company reserves the right to require sick- ness to be proved by satisfactory evidence. (h) Sick leave and allowances are approved and pro- vided for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sickness only, and if it is proven that an employee has abused her sick leave on privilege, such employee shall be discharged. (i) This Article shall be subject to revision if and when the same basis, but prorated according Unemployment Insurance Act is revised to actual time worked in relation to include sick pay privileges for employees of the Company. (j) In the event that a full-time employee and upon is trans- ferred into a part-time position, her date of commencement of employment shall remain the condition that such part- time same. If the transferred employee is working has regularly worked for the Company for more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use continuous year, her part-time sickness allow- ance of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such the time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual prior to the employee's vacation leave account during commencement of her next year of continuous employment shall be one-half (l/2) of her out- standing annual full-time sick pay allowance for the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedyear in which the transfer occurred.

Sick Leave. The following provisions Sick leave shall control be granted to all employees at the accrual rate of one and use one-quarter (1¼) working days for each full calendar month of service, which equates to fifteen (15) sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable days per year. Sick leave shall be granted to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify all bargaining unit employees on a pro rata basis based on the Sheriff, or the person acting ▇▇▇▇▇ worked in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by normal work day. No sick leave accruals will be credited until the Employerend of a newly hired employee's probationary period. The At the successful completion of a newly hired employee's probationary period such sick leave accruals will be credited retroactively to the employee's date of hire. An appointing authority shall require a physician's certificate for each sick leave with pay over an absence of more than five (5) days. Any employee who uses two (2) or more sick days without a physician's certificate in any calendar month may be subject to counseling and, if the employee's attendance does not improve, progressive discipline. Sick leave with pay may not accrue beyond a total of one hundred fifty (150) days, and no employee shall state be granted more than one hundred fifty (150) days sick leave with pay in any one calendar year. On the nature date of the illness and expected period ratification of absence. This procedure this contract, any employee who has accrued over one hundred fifty (150) sick leave days shall be followed for each day the employee is unable allowed to workkeep those additional days and shall not lose those additional days. However, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of once an employee's sick leave accrual decreases to an amount less than one hundred fifty (1150) hour sick leave days, then the employee's sick leave with pay may not accrue beyond a total of one hundred fifty (150) days. Sick leave is grounds for hereby defined to mean the denial absence from duty of sick leave. ▇any employee because of illness, bodily injury or exposure to contagious disease. ▇▇▇▇ leave will may also be granted for attendance upon approval a member of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling family within the household of the employee whose illness or injury to an requires the care of such employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three , provided that not more than seven (37) days per contract with pay shall be granted to employees for this purpose in any one calendar year. ▇▇▇▇ When an employee finds it necessary to be absent for any of the reasons specified in this article, he shall cause the fact to be reported to his Department Head or immediate supervisor before the beginning of his daily duties. Sick leave will may not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf unless such report has been made. Sick time abuse is defined as an employer employee using sick time for any purpose other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abusedthat allowed under this Agreement, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, any other circumstance in which the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctoremployee's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse use of sick leave privileges is suspect. If an employee is deemed to have abused sick leave privileges, the appointing authority may suspend the employee's privilege for sick leave pay for such period of time as the appointing authority determines necessary to deter the employee from again abusing such privilege. The determination of the appointing authority shall constitute grounds be subject to the grievance procedure in accordance with this agreement. Upon retirement or termination, except for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No just cause, any employee having to his or her credit unused sick leave, shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated a lump sum payment equivalent to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) percent of his or her accumulated unused sick leave. Upon death, any employee having to his or her credit unused sick leave shall be entitled to have paid to a designated beneficiary a lump sum payment equivalent to fifty (50%) percent of his or her accumulated unused sick leave. The aforementioned payments shall be based upon a daily rate of one-fifth (1/5) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess regular weekly salary at the time of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up his or her death or retirement. Each employee is required to furnish on a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) form provided by the Personnel Office the name or names of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up foregoing death benefit. Employees, who during the preceding year, have not had any absences due to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event normal illness shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a three (3) additional personal days. Employees who are absent due to normal illness of not more than one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day"shall be entitled to two (2) personal days. The use Employees who are absent due to normal illness of up not more than two (2) days shall be entitled to six one (61) hours personal day. Absences due to family illness shall be charged in accordance with the above mentioned schedule. Employees who do earn additional personal days shall be entitled to take them with the permission of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result their department head in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnednext fiscal year.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular (a) Each full-time employeeEmployee in the Bargaining Unit shall be granted 10 (ten) hours of sick leave with pay for each completed calendar month of service. (b) For part-time employees the sick time entitlement will be accumulated at the time it is earned, incapacitated prorated based on the hours worked. 26.2 An employee appointed on or before the fifteenth (15th) of the month will be entitled to accumulate sick leave credits as of the first (1st) of that month. An employee appointed after the fifteenth (15th) of the month will be entitled to accumulate sick leave credits as of the first (1st) of the following month. 26.3 No sick leave credits will accumulate for a month if an employee misses eleven (11), or more, working days in the calendar month due to a leave of absence without pay (see Article 34 for definition of Leave of Absence without Pay) or to suspension from duty or if the employee is on paid sick leave. 26.4 Sick leave credits can be accumulated up to a maximum of one hundred and unable to seventy-five (175) days of work or in need one thousand four hundred (1400) hours of medicalwork. 26.5 Sick leave credits are reduced by the actual amount of time lost from work by the employee due to illness. 26.6 In all cases of absence for medical reasons, dental, or optical examination or treatment, the Employee shall notify the SheriffChief of Security, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalfher / his designate, of her / his possible absence as far in advance soon as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to workpossible, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less but not later than one (1) hour before the commencement of her / his normal start time. 26.7 After five (5) working days of absence for medical reasons, the Employee shall ensure that suitable medical evidence from a licensed physician outlining the functional limitations preventing the employee from performing her/his duties, including the anticipated date of return to work, is grounds forwarded to Human Resources. Human Resources may require that a fitness to return to work assessment be completed by a licensed physician and submitted before his/her return to work. 26.8 Where the Employer has reason to believe that sick leave provisions are being misused, an employee may be required by his/her Managing Supervisor to provide Human Resources with suitable medical evidence from a licensed physician outlining the functional limitations preventing the employee from performing her/his duties, including the anticipated date of return to work, to support any claim for sick leave up to five (5) days. 26.9 Failure to provide appropriate medical evidence in accordance with Articles 26.7 and 26.8 may result in deduction from an employee’s pay for the denial of sick leave. ▇time absent from work. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse Misuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as provisions may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earneddisciplinary action.

Sick Leave. The following provisions 20:01 Permanent employees shall control be entitled to one hundred ninety-two (192) hours sick leave without loss of salary for each completed year of service which will accrue at the accrual and use rate of sixteen (16) hours for each completed month of service to a maximum of eight hundred (800) hours. 20:02 Where sick leave: A. A regular full-time employeeleave is taken, incapacitated and unable payment shall be based on the number of hours that the employee was scheduled to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalfday concerned. 20:03 Where the Employer requests a medical certification for absence of more than three (3) days, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated the employee will be responsible to provide at their cost; however, where the certificate is requested by the employer for illness less than three (3) consecutive days, the Employer shall pay for all medical certificates requested. Any and all other related medical reports requested by the Employer shall be paid for by the Employer. The employee . (a) ▇▇▇▇ leave shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall only be followed for each day the granted where an employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice work and perform his/her regular duties as a result of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇illness or injury. ▇▇▇▇ leave will with pay beyond the accumulation provided for in this Article may be granted upon approval at the discretion of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three Superintendent. (3b) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will is not be granted in payable for any injury received while gainfully employed at another job. In the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by a dispute, the performance onus of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to proof rests with the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ CountyEmployer regarding the application of this Article. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused(a) At date of normal retirement, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires retirement benefit in accordance with the provisions following formula: (b) Retirement benefit in Article 20:05 (a) shall not apply to employees hired after August 31, 1991. 20:06 Reasonable time off with pay to attend personal appointments with a doctor, dentist, chiropractor, physiotherapist, or other recognised regulated health care professional recommended by a physician, including travel time shall be granted and such time off shall be chargeable against the employee’s sick leave credits. (a) Whenever possible, appointments are to be made on the employee's day off or at a time when they are not scheduled to work. If the above is not possible, the employee will endeavour to make the appointment at a time which is least disruptive to the Employer. (b) When this is not possible or practical due to the urgency of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in illness the bargaining unit as a result of employee shall discuss it with their supervisor. In determining an injury incurred while working acceptable time for the Countyemployee to be absent, shall receive payment the urgency of the illness or the availability of appointments will be a major consideration. (c) The Division reserves the right to require a certificate as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) proof of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess ’s attended appointment, confirmation of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up illness, or return to work. Failure to provide such a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case certificate when requested may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving sick leave credits. Such requests will be made in a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedreasonable manner.

Sick Leave. The following provisions 9.1 Upon the recommendation of a qualified medical practitioner, sick leave for planned treatment outside the Province of Alberta shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated be approved by the Employer. The employee Employer may require that the recommendation come from an employer-approved medical practitioner. 9.2 For the purpose of this section, a teacher who is granted leave of absence by the Employer shall state be advised at the time the leave is granted whether or not he or she shall be considered to be continuously employed during such leave of absence. 9.3 Teachers participating in the Alberta School Employee Benefit Plans shall be allowed sick leave as follows. 9.3.1 Annual sick leave, with pay shall be granted to a teacher for the purpose of obtaining necessary medical or dental treatment, or because of accident, sickness or disability, in accordance with the following schedule: In the first year of service with the Employer, a teacher shall be granted twenty (20) days of sick leave availability on commencement of employment, with no additional earning of sick leave entitlement during the first year of employment. After one year of service with the Employer, a teacher shall have an entitlement of ninety (90) calendar days sick leave available continuously. In the event of recurring absences related to an illness, disability or injury, only ninety (90) days sick leave shall be available for that particular illness, disability or injury. The Employer will accept the insurer's definition of a recurring illness, disability or injury. 9.4 Sick leave credits shall not accumulate during periods of sickness, disability, or injury during the first year of employment. 9.5 Application for extended disability benefits shall be made as soon as there is medical evidence that the absence is of a long-term nature. The Employer may require that a teacher receiving benefits under the extended disability plan shall participate in a treatment program through the Employee Assistance Plan. 9.6 A certificate from an attending qualified medical or dental practitioner detailing the general nature of the illness affliction and expected period providing an estimate of absence. This procedure shall the date of return to work may be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given required by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds Employer to support claims for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ or more days. 9.7 For purposes of Clause 9.6, the duration of a sick leave will not shall be granted in deemed to be from the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except last day worked to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countyday of return to work. C. If 9.8 Rather than adhere to Clauses 9.6 and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued9.7 on a universal basis, the Employer shall have the right in all cases agrees to require the employee rely on its administrators to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of identify those staff members who may be using sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissalin an unprofessional manner. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess 9.9 When a teacher leaves the employ of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earnedhis/her Employer, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's all accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment credits shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly ratecanceled. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval for purposes herein is defined to mean absence of any employee from duty because of personal illness which prevents his doing the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to usual duties of his position, exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness , or injury a short period of emergency attendance upon a member of his immediate family (as defined) who is critically ill and requires the presence of the employee. B. Immediate family is defined to an employee's spouse include Mother and Father, Mother and Father-in- law, Brother and Sister, Spouse, Children or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to Children of the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countyemployee, Grandchildren and Grandmother and Grandfather. C. If Permanent employees in the County and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee Board service shall be entitled to paid the following sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick absence with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations: 1. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one One (1) working day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use sick leave with pay for each month of service from the date of permanent appointment up to six and including the anniversary of such appointment, and fifteen (615) hours of days sick leave during with pay annually thereafter, effective 1990. Following the 1st anniversary of such time period appointment, seven and one half (7 ½) sick days will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during be credited on the first pay period after of the calendar year and seven and one half (7 ½) sick days will be credited on the fourteenth pay period of the calendar year. For anniversary dates falling in pay periods other than the first and 14th pay period sick leave will be pro-rated for the remaining half of the calendar year in which the employee's anniversary date falls. Part-time permanent employees shall be entitled to sick leave on a pro- rated basis. If any employee requires none or only a portion of such Wellness Day allowable sick leave for any calendar year, the amount of sick leave not taken shall accumulate to his credit from year to year, and he shall be entitled to such accumulated sick leave with pay when needed. (See also "D") 2. If any employee is earnedabsent for three (3) consecutive working days for any reasons set forth in the above rule, the Board of Managers or their designees may require acceptable evidence on the form prescribed. The nature of illness and length of time the employee was absent should be stated on a doctor's certificate. When an illness is of a chronic or recurring nature causing occasional absences of one day or less, one proof of illness shall be required for every six month period. The proof of illness must specify the nature of the illness and that it is likely to cause periodic absences from employment.

Sick Leave. The following provisions A. Professional Employees shall control receive sick leave of ten (10) days per year for the accrual first three (3) years of service, and use fifteen (15) days per year thereafter, accumulative to ninety (90) days. Sick leave days will be awarded at the beginning of sick leavethe contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave accumulated prior to this date shall be retained and count toward such ninety (90) days. Sick leave shall only be used: A. A regular full-1. For illness or injury of the Professional Employee, including the time employee, incapacitated and during which the Professional Employee is physically unable to perform normal work or in need assignment because of medicalchildbearing; or 2. For necessary absence of the Professional Employee due to the illness of a member of his immediate family (spouse, dentalchild, parent of the Professional Employee, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting any relative living in the Department on immediate household of the Sheriff's behalfProfessional Employee), as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated and subject to approval of the Administration. B. Payment for sick leave shall be subject, when requested by the EmployerBoard, to medical certification from the Professional Employee's medical doctor for any absence of three (3) or more days. The employee shall state If the nature of physician is chosen by the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure Professional Employee, such physician shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given paid by the EmployerProfessional Employee. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour If the physician is grounds for chosen by the denial of Board, such physician shall be paid by the Board. Accumulated sick leaveleave shall terminate without pay at the time a Professional Employee's employment is terminated with the College. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of is eligible for use during any time the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to Professional Employee is actively employed during an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract academic year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee D. Professional Employees shall be entitled to paid sick leave advised in excess August of each year of the amount of such leave their accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering E. Accumulated sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave terminate without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with pay when the provisions Professional Employee leaves the employment of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in College for any reason other than retirement. If the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July following criteria are met: 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty is eighty percent (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (2580%) or more of the employee's working days in a semester, 2) the Professional Employee qualifies for full KPERS retirement, and 3) the Professional Employee hired after January 1, 2019 has accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum minimum of one thousand six hundred and eighty ten (1,68010) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% years of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment teaching at PCC, then a retiring Professional Employee shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent allowed to end (25%be excused from) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a professional services one (1) day vacation semester before such Professional Employee's KPERS retirement date without loss of pay or "Wellness Day"benefits during such semester. A retiring Professional Employee must notify the Administration by May 15th of the year prior to the anticipated KPERS retirement date if they wish to exercise their rights under this clause. The use end of up service date will be mutually agreed upon after considering personal and College circumstances. Exceptions will be made for extenuating circumstances due to six health reasons. If the Professional Employee teaches both fall and spring semesters of the contract year, the Professional Employee would receive one-half their current year’s contract salary in equal payments during the spring semester before their KPERS retirement date. F. A sick leave bank shall be established for Professional Employees who desire to do so, on the following basis: 1. Professional Employees who have accumulated ten (610) hours or more days of sick leave during as of the beginning date of their contract of each year shall be allowed to contribute up to five (5) of such time period will not disqualify an employee days to the sick leave bank, to be administered by the President of the College after consultation with the President of the Association. 2. In the event a Professional Employee, who has contributed to the sick leave bank, becomes sick and has exhausted accrued sick leave, such Professional Employee may request that sick leave be granted from receiving a Wellness Daythe PHEA sick leave bank. A maximum of seventy-five (75) days may be granted from the bank per Professional Employee per year. Upon PHEA approval and written notice thereof to the Administration, the College shall credit such person with such leave from the bank. 3. The earning Association shall be given a written accounting of a Wellness day shall result in the adding accumulated sick leave bank days on October 1 of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedeach school year.

Sick Leave. The 39.1 An employee who is absent from work due to personal illness or injury will have access to 15 days sick leave each year with pay on these terms: (a) where possible, and within an hour of the usual starting time, the employee must notify the employee’s supervisor or manager of the personal illness or injury and how long the employee expects to be off work; (b) the employee must satisfy the employee’s supervisor or manager that an absence is due to personal illness or injury. However, unless this Agreement requires otherwise, the employee need not produce a medical certificate; (c) the employee may be required to produce satisfactory medical or other approved evidence (as detailed in State Water’s Personal Carer’s and Sick Leave Management Policy) in the following provisions shall control instances: (i) for all absences of 3 days or more; (ii) for all absences where 5 uncertified days sick leave have been taken for the accrual and use year; (iii) if an employee is to undergo sick leave case management; (d) an employee who has been absent on a long period of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable leave may be required to participate in a return to work program; (e) if the employee has taken approved sick leave and receives compensation under any Act or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before law for that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day leave, the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of must reimburse State Water any amounts paid as sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ 39.2 Sick leave accrues from day to day at the rate of 15 days per year of service. 39.3 Any unused accrued sick leave accumulates each year. 40.1 State Water will be granted upon approval re-credit annual leave and long service leave to an employee who suffers sickness or injury whilst on annual or long service leave where the employee: (a) produces satisfactory medical evidence outlining the period of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury injury; and (b) where the period stated in the medical evidence is 5 working days or more; and (c) the employee has a sufficient sick leave balance from which to an employee's spouse debit the period of illness or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ injury. 40.2 Paid sick leave will not be granted in the event during a period of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick unpaid leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control Pay for sick leave is for the accrual sole purpose of protecting employees against the loss of income and use of sick leave: A. A regular will be granted to all full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department employees on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by following basis: a. Employees who have completed the Employer. The employee probationary period shall state then accumulate sick leave credits at the nature rate of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial day per month of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child service up to a maximum of twelve (12) days. Seventy-five percent (75%) of unused sick days shall be paid out to the employee in the last pay period in December. Part-time employees who are hired to work more than seven (7) shifts per pay period and who have accumulated one (1) year seniority will be credited with six (6) sick days per year. Unused days will be paid out at fifty percent (50%). b. An employee absenting himself/herself on account of personal illness or injury shall receive sick pay benefits equal to the employee’s normal wage for each day of such illness or injury that he/she was scheduled to work to the extent of his/her accumulated sick leave credits. Absence for injury or illness payable under the Employer Occupational Injury Plan shall not be charged against the accumulated sick leave credits. c. An employee absenting himself/herself on account of personal illness shall notify the Employer as per the provisions on attendance. Failure to give the minimum notice stipulated above, unless such failure is unavoidable, will result in the loss of sick leave benefits for that day of absence. In order for the employee to qualify for sick pay, she must provide the Employer with a doctor’s note for absences of three (3) days per contract yearor more. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in All employees on the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except attendance management program need to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countyprovide documentation for absences if requested. C. If d. It is understood and whenever sick leave may appear to agreed by both parties that neither pregnancy nor resulting childbirth shall be abused, or considered as personal illness for the purpose of this Agreement except where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accruedmust, on her doctor’s orders, stop working prior to her scheduled maternity leave. In such circumstance, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled able to paid claim sick leave in excess pay for the days she was scheduled to work between the date of her last day worked and five (5) weeks prior to her scheduled date of delivery. e. Employees are requested to notify the amount Employer of such leave accumulated their intention to the employee's credit. Sick leave return to work. f. If an employee draws unemployment insurance benefits while absent from work due to illness, she shall not be taken in advance entitled to draw sick pay for the same period of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this sectiontime. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of g. No sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at if a third party is paying income allowance (eg. Insurance pay for injuries sustained in an automobile accident). However, an employee may use accumulated sick days if insurance payments are held up due to a dispute. When such a dispute is resolved in favour of the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with , he/she shall repay the employee's last pay period before Employer and shall be credited again for the sick leave or termination, as the case may bedays used. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. (i) The following employee is entitled to Sick Leave on pay as set out in the schedule below, or Sick Leave without pay may be granted on production of a medical certificate. Part-time employees shall be granted sick leave on the same terms as for full time staff and therefore deductions from sick leave entitlement are to be made on a consecutive days basis. (ii) All sick leave is to be computed on working days only. (iii) Employees will receive 10 days sick leave on appointment and a further 10 days for each 12 months of service after, with a maximum accumulation of 260 days. (iv) This leave is inclusive of the provisions shall control of the accrual and use Holidays ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. (v) The employer may require the employee to undergo an examination by a registered medical practitioner of the employer’s choice where it is considered that the employee’s performance may be impaired by a possible medical condition. Should the employee be found to be unfit to perform their full duties they may be placed on sick leave (with or without pay) until cleared to return to full duties. The cost of the medical examination will be met by the employer. (vi) If the employee is absent on sick leave for less than a whole day, such leave is to be debited as follows: Absent for a whole morning or afternoon - half day’s sick leave:. Absent for less than two hours during the day - no deduction. Absent for two hours and up to six hours during the day - half day’s sick leave. Absent for over six hours during the day - one day’s sick leave. A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. (vii) The employee shall state should notify absence due to sickness to their controlling officer whenever possible within 30 minutes of normal starting time. A medical certificate will be required for all absences in excess of five consecutive days and may be required for absences of shorter periods. If information is received which indicates that the nature of sick leave entitlement is being misused, the illness and expected employer may take such action as is necessary to clarify the matter. (viii) When sickness occurs during annual or long service leave, the employer will permit the period of absence. This procedure shall sickness to be followed debited against sick leave entitlement provided a medical certificate is produced. (ix) In special cases, employees may be allowed to anticipate sick leave becoming due on completion of a further period of service provided that at least five days sick leave is retained for each day year of service for which sick leave has been anticipated. All approvals are subject to the proviso that the necessary adjustments to final pay are to be made if employees resign before the next entitlement falls due. (x) These sick leave provisions apply equally when the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval attend work due to their illness and when the employee is given by required to attend to the Employer. An advance notice ill health of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leavea person dependent on them. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ (xi) All employees will submit their leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require requests via the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick kiosk leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissalapproval system. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of A. Each teacher will be entitled to fifteen (15) sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, leave days each school year as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period first official day of absencesaid school year, whether or not he/she reports for duty on that day. This procedure Unused sick leave days shall be followed accumulated from year to year with no maximum limit. 1. Each teacher shall receive annual notice of his/her accrued sick leave no later than October 1 of each year. B. All personnel working beyond the professional work year as defined in Article V, Section C. 5 of this AGREEMENT shall be entitled, in addition to sick leave provided in Section A. 1 of this Article, to one sick leave day for each day four-week period worked beyond said teacher work year. Unused sick leave credited to the employee is unable teacher under this section shall be added to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of teacher's accrued sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ C. Full leave with pay for five (5) consecutive days quarantine only or as prescribed by the Board of Health will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due given in addition to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee D. The COMMITTEE may, as it deems necessary, require confirmation of the reasons for sick leave absence. E. At the commencement of each professional work year, the COMMITTEE shall establish a fund of days to be absentcalled Sick Leave Bank. The Sick Leave Bank shall have in it one hundred eighty-three (183) days, claiming which days shall be available to any teacher qualifying therefore who, because of illness or incapacitationinjury, has exhausted his/her own such leave both current and accumulated, provided that the Sick Bank shall be available only to teachers who have completed one year of service. 1. The Sick Leave Bank shall be administered by a Sick Leave Bank Committee consisting of six members. Three members who are members of the School Committee or school administration shall be designated by the COMMITTEE, and fail three members who are teachers shall be designated by the ASSOCIATION. The Sick Leave Bank Committee shall satisfy itself that the teacher in question has suffered or continues to comply with the rules suffer a prolonged illness or a prolonged disability arising from injury or illness and regulations covering that said teacher has exhausted or is about to exhaust his/her own sick leave as provided herein, benefits. 2. Any unused days remaining in the Sick Leave Bank at the end of the professional work year shall not accumulate from year to year. 3. The award of any days from the Sick Leave Bank shall require a majority vote of the whole committee. The award by the committee of any such employee days shall then not be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with subject to the grievance or arbitration provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly ratethis AGREEMENT. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. (A) The policy of the City is to grant sick leave in all bona fide cases. ▇▇▇▇ leave is a qualified privilege of the employee in that he is entitled to use it only when warranted. Commencing with the pay period that includes the date of ratification of this Agreement, sick leave will be earned at the rate of thirteen and two tenths (13.2) hours per month and employee will be allowed to accumulate to a maximum of one thousand four hundred (1400) hours. (B) ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon the approval of the Chief or Officer-in Charge for the following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leavereasons: A. A regular full-time employee(1) Employee's health, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of including medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, treatment provided proof is supplied that the appointment could not be scheduled off duty. (2) Quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease. (3) In connection with worker's compensation. (C) An employee incapacitated and unable to work shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible his immediate supervisor at such time before that employee's his scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness Department, giving reason for absence and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given given. (D) Employees, upon retiring from City employment, shall be reimbursed at a straight hourly rate for fifty percent (50%) of their accrued sick leave in excess of 700 hours. (E) Voluntary Employee Benefit Association (VEBA) - A VEBA shall be established and administered by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds Union to provide for the denial payment of health care premiums for retirees. The City's contributions shall be limited to the cash-out of vacation, compensatory time and sick leave that retiring or separating employees are currently entitled to cash-out. Only retiring employees shall be entitled to cash-out sick leave. The Union shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the City from any and/or all litigation and liability arising from the promulgation, implementation and operation of the VEBA. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3F) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever Whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where when an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accruedearned, the Employer shall have Fire Chief or his designee has the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of be furnished prior to the employee returning to perform the duties as work. Under any conditions, if any employee is off duty due to illness or injury for more than one work week, a doctor's certificate will be required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissalaction. ▇(G) Some slight injuries or illnesses, or temporary conditions such as pregnancy may prohibit the performance of regularly assigned duties; however, there may be other duties that an employee may be able to perform during the recuperative period without aggravating such conditions. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours usedProviding that light duty work within the employee's temporary restrictions is available and the employee produces a doctor's statement indicating that "light duty" is acceptable, the Fire Chief or his designee may assign the employee on a temporary basis to perform such duties as the employee's health and condition permit. E. No employee (H) Employees may not use accumulated sick leave for an injury sustained while engaged in outside employment. (I) Any change in scheduled work hours shall be entitled to paid necessitate a prorated change in the amount of accumulated sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave account. (J) Employees who use no sick time during the year (from anniversary date) shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular fulltwenty-time employees in active employment shall earn four (424) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay statusHoliday pay, as a bonus. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial Each hour of sick leavetime used will reduce the bonus by one hour. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions Credits 20.01 An employee shall control earn sick leave credits at the accrual rate of one and use one-quarter (1¼) days for each calendar month for which the employee receives pay for at least ten (10) days. (a) Subject to the remainder of this Article, all absences on account of illness on a normal working day shall be charged against an employee's accumulated sick leaveleave credits except: A. A regular full(i) when the period of absence is two (2) hours or less there shall be no charge; (ii) when the period of absence is more than two (2) hours but less than six (6) hours, one-time employeehalf (½) day shall be charged; (iii) when the period of absence is six (6) hours or more, incapacitated and unable one (1) full day shall be charged. (b) An employee shall make every reasonably effort to work call in or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated sick leave will not be approved. 20.03 Unless otherwise informed by the Employer. The , an employee shall state must sign a statement stating that because of this illness or injury they were unable to perform their duties: (a) if the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day leave requested does not exceed three (3) working days; and (b) if in the current fiscal year, the employee has not been granted sick leave of more than nine (9) days wholly on the basis of statements signed by him or her. 20.04 An employee is required to produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner, certifying that such employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine carry out their duties due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum illness: (a) for sick leave in excess of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County.working days; C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds (b) for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid any additional sick leave in excess a fiscal year when in the same fiscal year the employee has been granted sick leave on more than nine (9) days wholly on the basis of the amount statements signed by him or her. 20.05 Where leave of absence without pay is authorized for any reason or an employee is laid off because of lack of work and the employee returns to work upon expiration of such leave accumulated to of absence or lay-off, the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees employee shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time credits for each month in which they worked in relation to a full-time employee at least ten (10) days and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering retain any unused sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "existing at the time of lay-off or commencement of leave without pay." I. An 20.06 In circumstances where sick leave would be authorized but the employee who retires in accordance with has insufficient or no sick leave credits, at the provisions discretion of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement SystemEmployer, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, they shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated be granted sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up advance to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding limit of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to days which shall be charged against future credits as earned. If the employee dies before authorized unearned sick leave has been liquidated, no recovery shall be made from the employee's vacation estate. 20.07 An employee is not eligible for sick leave account with pay for any period during which they are on leave of absence without pay or under suspension. 20.08 When an employee is granted sick leave with pay and injury-on-duty leave is subsequently approved for a concurrent period, there shall be no charge against the first pay employee’s sick leave credits for the period after such Wellness Day is earnedof concurrency.

Sick Leave. The ‌ (1) Each line employee shall be entitled to earn and accumulate, without limitation for sick leave usage purposes, sick leave benefits at the rate of seven (7) hours per biweekly pay period. An employee must be in full pay status for a major portion of his regularly scheduled biweekly hours to be credited with sick leave for that period. (2) Each non-line employee shall be entitled to earn and accumulate, without limitation for sick leave usage purposes, sick leave benefits at the rate of four (4) hours per biweekly pay period. An employee must be in full pay status for a major portion of his regularly scheduled biweekly hours to be credited with sick leave for that period. (3) Sick leave shall be an absence from work by reason of illness, injury or death under the following provisions circumstances: (a) Sick leave may be granted only as the result of illness or injury of the employee or illness, injury or death of any relative within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity (Consanguinity is defined as kinship to include blood relationship; whereas affinity is the connection existing in consequence of marriage) to wit: parent, child, grand-parent, brother or sister or grandchild. (b) Provided, however, that the employee requiring sick leave must provide the City's Fire Chief with evidence of such need. Thereupon, the City's Fire Chief shall control guarantee his personal knowledge of the accrual and use necessity by certifying to the payroll clerk the granting of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee. To insure such knowledge, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day he may require the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of provide a written doctor’s statement before granting sick leave. ▇(c) Provided further, if any employee does not have adequate accrued sick leave time, the employee shall be granted the use of other accrued leave time (i.e., department-owed time, vacation time, holiday time, comp time, etc.) in lieu thereof. ▇▇▇▇ In no case, however, will sick leave time be granted in lieu of vacation time. (4) Sick leave shall be charged on an hourly basis for each full hour or major portion of an hour of sick leave taken. Holidays occurring during sick leave periods shall not be counted as sick leave time. Sick leave taken during a biweekly pay period will be granted upon approval charged before sick leave earned during that pay period is credited. (5) Upon termination of employment, each employee filling a Division Chief Special Assignment per Article 46, the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due Emergency Medical Service Division Chief and the Fire Marshal, who has accumulated a minimum of five hundred (500) hours of sick leave, shall be compensated for accumulated sick leave up to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child a maximum of two thousand (2,000) hours at a rate of ninety percent (90%) of his/her regular hourly rate of pay. (6) Upon termination of employment, each line Battalion Chief who has accumulated a minimum of five hundred (500) hours of sick leave, shall be compensated for accumulated sick leave up to a maximum of three thousand two hundred (33,200) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event hours at a rate of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance ninety percent (90%) of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Countyhis/her regular hourly rate of pay. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused(7) At the time of separation from service, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's credit. Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose utilize any available programs allowed by federal law and administered by the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rateCity. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earned.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the employee is unable to work, unless prior approval is given by the Employer. An advance notice of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of sick leave. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be granted upon approval of the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted in the event of absence resulting from illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave will be charged by actual hours used. E. No employee Employees shall be entitled to paid the following number of sick days with pay: During the 1st calendar year of employment, sick days shall be earned at the rate of one sick day per month of employment up to December 31 of that calendar year. For each subsequent calendar year the earned sick leave in excess shall be fifteen (15) sick days effective January l of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's creditthat year. Sick leave is defined as a temporary inability to perform one’s duties by reason of illness or injury. Sick time shall not be taken called in advance on each day of having been earned, except as illness prior to the designated starting time. An employee may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of use his sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are reasons of personal illness or illness in the immediate family. Immediate member of his/her family is someone who resides in the employee’s household. The Authority may require proof of illness or injury when there is a reason to believe that an employee is abusing sick leave; an employee has been absent on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave for five (5) or more consecutive work days; or an employee has been absent on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working sick leave for an aggregate of more than one thousand forty fifteen (1,04015) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locationsdays in a 12-month period. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should If an employee be absentreports for work and works any portion of his normal shift and then leaves work for reasons of illness, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering his sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours in excess of seven hundred and twenty (720) hours and up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent (25%) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly rate. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave shall be paid charged hour for hour for the time not worked. Sick leave may be accumulated without limit during each employee’s length of service. Accumulated sick leave may be used by an employee for personal illness, illness in the immediate family which requires his attendance upon the ill person, death in the immediate family, quarantine restrictions, or disabling injuries. No employee, while on sick leave, shall be elsewhere, otherwise employed or engaged in any outside work or employment whatsoever. Employees will be permitted to sell back annual unused sick leave at the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with end of the employee's last year (December 31) in which it was earned, at full pay period before in an amount not to exceed ten (10) days in each of the years of this Agreement. Any remaining annual sick leave or terminationwhich was neither used nor sold back by the employee will be carried forward as accumulated, as unused sick leave. This provision is specifically agreed to be the case may be. ▇. A regular, full-time employee who is in an active pay status subject of negotiations for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks)a successor agreement between the parties, and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during if no agreement is reached thereon by the parties, this period, will provision shall not automatically be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result carried over and continued in the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedsuccessor agreement.

Sick Leave. The following provisions shall control the accrual and use of sick leave: A. A regular full-time employee, incapacitated and unable to work or in need of medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment, shall notify the Sheriff, or the person acting in the Department on the Sheriff's behalf, as far in advance as possible before (a) Sick leave means that employee's scheduled reporting time as designated by the Employer. The employee shall state the nature of the illness and expected period of absence. This procedure shall be followed for each day the time a regular employee is unable permitted to work, unless prior approval is given be absent from work with full pay by the Employer. An advance notice virtue of less than one (1) hour is grounds for the denial of being sick leaveor disabled. ▇. (i) On April 1 of every year, all regular employees (with the exception of ▇▇▇▇ leave Counsellor) will be granted upon approval credited with a sick leave allowance of forty- eight (48) hours. Days absent because of illness of accident, other than absences which are eligible for Workers’ Compensation will be charged against this allowance and paid in full. (ii) On April 1 of every year, the Sheriff for: Employee's health; quarantine due to exposure to contagious disease; disabling illness or injury to an employee's spouse or child up to a maximum position of three (3) days per contract year. ▇▇▇▇ Counsellor will be credited with a sick leave will not be granted in the event allowance of absence resulting from thirty-two (32) hours. Days absent because of illness or injury brought about by the performance of duties on behalf an employer accident, other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County except to the extent not paid by an employer other than ▇▇▇▇▇ County. C. If and whenever sick leave may appear to be abused, or where an employee consistently uses sick leave as it is accrued, the Employer shall have the right in all cases to require the employee to furnish a doctor's certificate verifying the inability of the employee to perform the duties as required. Abuse of sick leave privileges shall constitute grounds absences which are eligible for disciplinary action and dismissal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇ leave Workers’ Compensation will be charged by actual hours usedagainst this allowance and paid for in full. E. No employee shall be entitled to paid (c) Employees may carry over two (2) sick leave in excess of the amount of such leave accumulated to the employee's creditdays annually. Sick leave shall hours not used or carried over will be taken in advance of having been earned, except as may be granted under subsection L of this section. F. Regular full-time employees in active employment shall earn four (4) hours of sick leave for each bi-weekly pay period they are on active pay status. Permanent part-time employees shall earn sick leave on the same basis, but prorated according to actual time worked in relation to a full-time employee and upon the condition that such part- time employee is working more than one thousand forty (1,040) hours annually. G. Employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" are normally expected to be found paid out at their respective homes, physician's office, hospital, or enroute to one or the other of these locations. The parties, however, acknowledge that employees carried on the records as "sick with pay" may have medical limitations which prevent the performance of normal duties but which do not necessarily restrict them to their homes. In such cases, the appropriate supervisor shall be notified in advance. Failure to follow the conditions of this section may be grounds for the denial of sick leave. H. Should an employee be absent, claiming illness or incapacitation, and fail to comply with the rules and regulations covering sick leave as provided herein, such employee shall then be charged with "leave without pay." I. An employee who retires in accordance with the provisions of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or who is permanently disabled from performing work in the bargaining unit as a result of an injury incurred while working for the County, shall receive payment as follows: For those employees hired prior to July 1, 2000 the employee may choose the option A or B below. Option A - fifty percent (50%) of the employee's accumulated ’s unused sick leave hours in excess credit on or about March 31 of seven hundred and twenty each year. Employees shall not receive payment for unused sick leave allowance upon termination. (720d) An employee must give a minimum of three (3) hours and up notice before their scheduled work time that they intend to claim a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hourshealth day. In no event shall payment exceed 480 hours (1680 - 720 = 960; 50% of 960 = 480). Option B - twenty five (25%) of Notice will be given by telephone to the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be Employer at the employee's straight-earliest possible time hourly rate. For those employees hired after July 1, 2000,: Twenty five percent before the three (25%3) of the employee's accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of one thousand six hundred and eighty (1,680) hours. In no event shall payment exceed 420 hours. (25% of 1,680 = 420). This payout provision shall also be applied upon the death of an active employee. Payment shall be at the employee's straight-time hourly ratehour minimum. ▇(e) The Employer will ensure that all employees are fully covered by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. (f) An employee who is absent more than three (3) consecutive days may be required to produce a medical certificate stating that the employee is, or has been unable to carry out his/her duties due to medical reasons. ▇▇▇▇ leave Any cost charged by the physician for the certificate shall be paid at by the employee's straight time hourly rate commensurate with the employee's last pay period before sick leave or termination, as the case may beEmployer. ▇. A regular(g) In the event that someone is unable to report for their full time shift, fullthey will give as much advance notice as possible to the employer. (h) An on-time call employee who is unavailable for three offered shifts in an active pay status a three month period may be subject to termination. This will not apply to employees who make the employer aware that they have a short term illness. A physician’s certificate may be requested by the employer stating the employee has been unable to carry out his/her duties due to medical reasons. Any cost charged by the physician for thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods (26 weeks), and who achieves a record of zero sick leave usage during this period, the certificate will be entitled to a one (1) day vacation or "Wellness Day". The use of up to six (6) hours of sick leave during such time period will not disqualify an employee from receiving a Wellness Day. The earning of a Wellness day shall result in paid for by the adding of eight (8) hours vacation accrual to the employee's vacation leave account during the first pay period after such Wellness Day is earnedemployer.