HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0916 - Sick Leave (Repealed by Ord 1382)ORDINANCE NO 916
REPEALED BY 1382
ORDINANCE AMENDING TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION 2.52.050 TO PROVIDE FOR ACCRUAL OF
SICK LEAVE ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA DO ORDAIN AS
That Section 2.52.050 of the Tukwila Municipal Code be
and it is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.52.060 Sick leave. (a) Every full time City employee
or officer hereafter employed by the City, who has been in
continuous service of the City for at least six months of
employment shall be entitled to and receive six days of
sick leave with pay, and after twelve months of continuous
service shall receive an additional six days' sick leave
with pay. Thereafter, sick leave shall accrue at the rate of
one day per month to a maximum accumulated sick leave of
ninety days. All of the foregoing shall be subject to the
following conditions and provisions in subsections (b),
(c) and (d) of this section.
(b) Any full time employee who is on sick leave as above
specified for a period of five days or longer shall, prior
to being entitled to any compensation therefor, furnish
without delay a report from a qualified doctor which shall
contain a diagnosis of the sickness, whenever possible.
"Qualified doctor" shall be a duly licensed doctor of
medicine.
(c) In the event an employee or officer terminates employ-
ment, or such employment is terminated for any reason
whatsoever, with the City, prior to using his or her
accumulated sick leave time, he or she shall be entitled
to pay equal to 25% of the amount payable for any unused
sick leave.
(d In any case in which an employee shall be entitled
to benefits or payments under the Workmen's Compensation
Act or similar legislation of the State of Washington or
any other governmental unit, the City of Tukwila shall pay
the difference between the benefits and payments received
under such act by such employee and the regular rate of
compensation he or she would have received from the City
of Tukwila if able to work. The foregoing payment or con-
tribution by the City shall be limited to the period of
time such employee had accumulated sick leave credits as
hereinabove specified. Furthermore, the sick leave bene-
fits herein specified shall not be applicable to any em-
ployee who is covered by any relief and pension act or
similar legislatio4 providing for sickness and /or dis-
ability payments, or the State of Washington or any union
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contract granting substantially equal or greater
benefits than herein provided.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, And approved at a regular meeting
thereof this 2 day of s �h�ti 1975.
Mayor will not sign will become law in 10 days without his signature.
Approved as to Form:
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City Attorney
Attest:
Published: 4Tl /r7.6 /ii66 0L /�f7
Mayor