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Section 10. Sick _~ave <br /> <br />10.1 <br /> <br />Sick Leave Accrual <br />During his/her one year probationary period each new full <br />time employee shall earn sick leave at the rate of eight <br />(8) hours for each month of service. Upon successfully <br />completing his/her one year probationary period each new <br />employee shall receive three hundred eighty-four (384) <br />hours sick leave credit in addition to that earned during <br />probation. Upon completion of five (5) years service, <br />every employee shall thereafter accumulate sick leave at <br />a rate of eight (8) hours per month. No en~31oyee shall <br />accumulate more than one thousand four hundred forty <br />(1,440) hours sick leave. An en~31oyee may be allowed a <br />sick leave deficit of twenty four (24) hours beyond that <br />actually earned. Employees on leave of absence with pay <br />in lieu of teroporary disability payments pursuant to <br />Section 4850 of the Labor Code shall accumulate sick <br />leave during said leave of absence, in accordance with <br />the provisions of this section. <br /> <br />10.2 <br /> <br />Sick Leave Usage <br /> <br />Sick leave with pay shall be granted to all probationary <br />and permanent full time employees within the competitive <br />service. Sick leave shall not be considered a right <br />which an employee may use in his/her discretion but shall <br />be allowed only as follows: <br /> <br />1} <br /> <br />In cases of necessity and actual personal sickness <br />or disability of the employee. <br /> <br />2) For medical and dental appointments of the <br /> employee, at the discretion of the immediate <br /> supervisor. <br /> <br />3) <br /> <br />For the care of or attendance upon the sickness or <br />disability of members of his/her iramediate family <br />or for bereavement because of the death of a member <br />of his/her immediate family. A maximum of forty <br />(40) hours per year of sick leave may be used for <br />this purpose. The in~nediate family shall consist <br />of the spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters <br />or other individual whose relationship to the <br />employee is that of a dependent or near dependent. <br />The Police Chief shall grant such leave and <br />determine the amount thereof; provided, however, <br />that the Personnel Officer shall first, where <br />necessary, pass upon sufficiency of relationship. <br /> <br />This provision does not apply if the family <br />sickness or disability or the employee's <br />bereavement occurs while the employee is on <br />vacation leave. <br /> <br />-9- <br /> <br /> <br />