§ 16-16. Sick leave.  


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  • An employee shall be entitled to 12 days of paid sick leave per year. Unused sick leave shall be cumulative during the employee's period of service. An employee absent on sick leave for three consecutive working days may be required to file a certificate from the employee's physician with the Personnel Administrator before being allowed to return to work. An employee absent on sick leave for a period of 10 consecutive working days shall, if required, submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Mayor and Council at the expense of the Borough. For any employee whose period of service began prior to July 1, 2007, sick days may accumulate up to 180 days, and if an employee has accumulated at least 120 sick days when due to retire, the employee may leave the Borough's employ prior to the scheduled date of retirement. Such early sick leave shall be granted with full pay at the rate of one day for each day of accumulated sick leave. Any employee whose period of service began after July 1, 2007, shall not be entitled to accumulated sick days.
Amended 8-8-2007 by Ord. No. 11-07