§ 2.60.520. Sick leave.

A.

Accrual Rates.

1.

Accrual rates for employees occupying permanent positions which are at least fifty percent of full time shall be at the rate of one day per month, or major fraction thereof, based on the number of hours of work normally assigned an employee.

2.

Accrual rate for part-time employees fewer than fifty percent of full time and temporary employees working for Trinity County for 30 or more days within a fiscal year from the beginning of employment shall be at the rate of 3 days or 24 hours per year, whichever is greater. Accrual shall begin on July 1,2015, or if the employee is hired after that date, on the first day of employment.

B.

Time elapsed while an employee is on any authorized leave, except a leave without pay or suspension, shall be considered hours worked for purposes of this section.

C.

An employee may accumulate up to a maximum of nine hundred sixty hours (one hundred twenty days). Fifty percent of accumulated sick leave will be paid off by county to employees terminating employment with the county; provided that the employee has at least ten years of continuous county service, and has not been terminated for cause.

D.

Accrued sick leave may be used during scheduled work hours when an employee is incapacitated by sickness, maternity or injury, for medical, dental or optical examinations or treatment, or in the event of serious illness in the employee's immediate family, for an employee who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other such reasons as subject to the conditions outlined in Section 2.60.540 of the chapter, as it pertains to medical leave, or when an employee has been exposed to a contagious disease such that attendance at work could jeopardize the health of others.

E.

Employees who are unable to work for any of the reasons stated in subsection D of this section of this chapter shall notify their immediate supervisor as soon as possible of their absence or anticipated absence. If such notification is not given, the department head shall charge the absence to vacation leave or leave without pay, and may consider appropriate disciplinary action.

F.

The department head shall approve the use of sick leave only after having determined that the absence was for a legitimate reason as covered under subsection D of this section of this chapter. An employee may be required to submit substantiating evidence including, but not limited to, a physician's certificate. Nothing in this section shall preclude a department head from requiring a physician's certificate for illnesses or absences.

G.

Sick leave earned pursuant to this section of this chapter shall be available for use immediately upon accrual, with the exception of employees described under subsection (A)(2), who must complete ninety days of employment prior to taking any paid sick leave.

H.

Sick leave may not be taken when the sickness or disability was sustained while on a leave of absence without pay or suspension.

I.

All elected county officials shall be excluded from the provisions of this section. In addition, where any provisions of this section conflict with presently existing memoranda of understanding, the memoranda of understanding shall supersede and take precedence.

J.

For the purposes of this section, "immediate family" shall mean the employee's spouse, child, parent, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, domestic partner, grandparents, grandchildren, or any other person living in the employee's household or primarily supported by the employee; provided however, it is understood that this section applies to the "significant other person in the household" and shall not apply to roommates, friends, or casual acquaintances.

(Ord. 1240 §1, 2000; Ord. 1170, §1, 1992; Ord. 1143 §1(part), 1990; Ord. 1087 §1(part), 1986)

( Ord. No. 1339 , § 1, 3-1-16)