§ 3.30.156. Sick leave.

A.

Purpose. Accumulation of sick leave is allowed primarily for the purpose of providing an employee with an economic cushion to be used in the event of a major illness or lengthy absence for some medical reason.

B.

Accumulation.

1.

Cashable sick leave does not accrue separately, like annual leave, on a regular basis; it accumulates only through conversion of excess hours of cashable annual leave to cashable sick leave as of the end of the last pay period of each year as provided in section 3.30.153B.

2.

Regular executive employees hired after December 31, 1994 and regular non-represented employees hired after May 7, 1996 with a non-cashable sick leave balance on December 18, 2000 shall retain such balance and may use the sick leave in accordance with section 3.30.156A.

3.

Employees with a non-cashable sick leave balance who promote from an Anchorage Police Department Employees Association represented position to a regular executive position or a regular non-represented position shall retain such balance and may use the sick leave in accordance with section 3.30.156A.

C.

Use.

1.

An employee eligible for sick leave with pay may use such sick leave for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease or due to illness or death in the employee's immediate family requiring the employee's personal attendance. Doctor and dental appointments shall be included as cause for sick leave. Sick leave used for a serious health condition of the employee or for the serious health condition of the employee's spouse, son, daughter or parent shall be considered family leave in accordance with section 3.30.1515. An employee who is absent shall inform his immediate supervisor of the fact and reason therefor as soon as possible, and failure to do so within a reasonable time may be cause for disciplinary action. Compensation for sick leave shall be made when leave is used. Advance compensation for sick leave shall not be made unless approved in advance by the director.

2.

The appointing authority may require a doctor's certificate before approving sick leave with pay. Such certificate shall be transmitted to the director for entry in the employee's records.

D.

Cash value of sick leave.

1.

Cashable sick leave has cash value when used and at termination.

2.

The non-cashable sick leave has no cash value, except when used.

(AO No. 79-195; AO No. 94-229(S), § 4, 12-13-94; AO No. 96-70, § 8, 5-7-96; AO No. 2000-166(S), § 1, 12-18-00; AO No. 2002-04, § 4, 1-29-02; AO No. 2017-109 , § 1, 8-22-17)