CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA PACKET 5-5-26

16 (2) For medical and dental appointments of the employee or employee’s immediate family, at the discretion of the immediate supervisor. (3) For the care of or attendance upon the sickness or disability of members of his/her immediate family. A maximum of forty-eight (48) hours per year of sick leave may be used for this purpose. The immediate family shall consist of the spouse, domestic partner, children, children of a domestic partner, parents, or other individuals whose relationship to the employee is that of a dependent or near dependent. This provision does not apply if the family sickness or disability occurs while the employee is on vacation leave. In order to receive compensation while absent on sick leave the employee shall cause notification to his/her immediate supervisor or the Chief of Police prior to the time set for beginning his/her daily duties or as may be specified in Department Policy. When an absence is more than two consecutive full or partial shifts, the employee may be required to file a physician's certificate or personal affidavit stating the cause of the absence; except, however, if the employee uses excessive sick leave and/or demonstrates a pattern of sick leave misuse, abuse, or falsification (i.e., using sick leave in conjunction with days off, vacation, holidays, or otherwise) the employee may be required to file the physician's statement or personal affidavit following an absence of a single work shift or otherwise comply with the City’s Attendance Management Program. Any proposed changes to the City’s current Attendance Management Program shall be negotiated with the PPOA. 12.3 Bereavement Leave The parties agree that in the event of a death in the immediate family, employees may take two (2) days of City paid bereavement leave and may request to use up to an additional three (3) days of accrued sick leave for a total of five (5) days at the discretion of the Chief of Police, in the event of a death of an immediate member of his/her family. Bereavement Leave shall be tracked separately from Family Sick Leave as provided in 12.2 (3). Additionally, employees may utilize other paid leaves to extend bereavement leave, subject to approval of the Department. In this context only, immediate family shall be defined as: spouse, domestic partner, child, foster child who resided with the employee at the time of his/her death, stepchild, mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, spouse’s grandmother, spouse’s grandfather, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or grandchildren. 12.4 Catastrophic Leave The Catastrophic Leave Policy attached as Exhibit D shall be extended to Association members. Section 13. Leave of Absence 13.1 General Leave of Absence Page 186 of 248