Ordinance 96-1318SE—CTION 5 If any s
orof a of
this dinance s
p o be i valid[—1_fupl ro nal,
it shall n t be held t validate or impair she va lidit,,t ce foror
effect of any ocher section of thieordinance.
SECTION 6 This ordinance shall become effective upon
. final passage and adoption.
PIRST READING:
SECOND READING:
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS DAY OF
Approved a o £ocm and legality for the use and reliance o£ the
City of Longwood, Florida, only.
COMPASSIONATE LEAVE BANK
The Compassionate L—, IbIk P,,g,,. k I -1—t p,.g,.. which provides employes
with additional It —should . —1-pht, illness or accident Qatar.
Since th— — no pro as for the "l"W'y it—ft, If I— fi, ...... employee banother
h, neither Ordinance 955, P—I.Itl P,,Ii,i,, and ll—td-t, LID.O.E. Local 673 Agreement,
L P.F.
'.F.A. 3163 Agreement, — Police Benevolent A—,ti,th,. (PICA) ..d '—, b, general
_'—t -d interest among both general and employees b,,bti.g — members hto do sq
the
f,[[", i,g 'lil-ly-p-ticip1tiln pt191t. is 1---d.
Process
A. MEMBERSHIP UIGI BILITY
Any City —ph,- who has --td I i If forty (40) sick hours ..y 0- t,
—Wb- I minimum If tight (8) hours each fiscal year to the Compassionate Leave Bank.
employ
join
Compassionate Leave Bsmk, pen enrollment,
onlyI,_ accrual If 24 � h... sick leave and i, nottligiW W use bt-llbi
.(it dtt, —pldb. If . 90 day waiting period.
2. Sick h—, coulrlbuled rill not be h,d.d,,1 in i.1— andthtld—, Itil not be
taxable to the contributing employ- however, the
hoar, upon --In f.,
useby the _wing employee will be -ed.
3. r1b, —,h value ofthe h— contributed will b, computed based I. the donating
employee's -', If pay. This — -1- will be deposited in the bank. Funds
moved f", tit, b-1I k ill , determined by the rate ofIf pay thei.di,id-1
receiving
Compassionate
—p—i ... it I.-
4. 0,— d,,ib,d in th, bank, contributions cannot be tf..d,,d.
5. Comtributious to the book will .9 be considered m . .11 of,ilk 1—t by the
contributing individual i, d—,,b,i.g eligibility If bt.diN or Incentives
't—di, . Ordinance 955, P--Id Policies ..d Procedures.
B. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS
In -dt, I, apply for t—p—w-It [--, .n eligible individual will have ..d all accrued
I— (,irk, vacation and holiday) due to a prolonged and bona tide illnen(es) or injury(ies)
and their s.bsegae medical treatment, all of which not being co eyed under Walkman',
Compensation. The following mast apply or be selectively waivetl on a case by case basis by
the committee for approval of regacst for the use of the bank:
1. Applicant mast be. permanent full-time employee.
2. Ail otbt7 leave options must haee bee. exhausted.
3. The employee cannot be receiving Worker's Compensation or other City
disability benefits.
A. ❑teeth, I— the Compassionate Leave Bank shall not exceed 240 working
hours (for non -shift) per ill'-, or injury.
a. Medical documentation must be provided at the time of the eppli-kl..
6. Any member of the Compassionate Leave hank who has not met all of the
eligibility regairem..ts may petition the Compassionate Leave Bank Committce
for,p,,i,l consideration of the 90 day waiti.g period.
C. COMPASSIONATE LEAVE COMMITTEE
A Compassionate Leave Committee will be app.i.ltd by the City Administrator, from
department bead nominations, selection to be made by December 3111 with term to begin
J.n.ary 1st, and serve for two (2) years. mr—en—etmvaVbasfs. This committee will be
omprised.i live (5) members, dmee (3) of whirl must be nonxxempt (PLSA) employees. The
Committee Chairman will be elected by the Committee, and -- for..e (1) yen,.
D. GUIDELINES FOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Committce Chairman will rail meetings as needod to review applkatio.. for the use of the
Compassionate Leave Bank. Employees receiving Compassionate Leave must meet all of the
criteria in B. above. However, meeting that criteria does not obligate the Committee to
approve the use of leave from the Compassionate I.easn 11-k. Additional items which should
he taken into --I include but are not limltwi to:
1. The cash vniue of time available in the Companionate Leave Bank.
2. The employesuse of Slek Leave prior to the ill-O or injury.
E. APPLICATION FOR COMPASSIONATE LEAVE
Applications for Compassionate leave may be made by completing the appilemioa form, whicb
will be de,ignwl by the committee and t.—l. the following information:
1. N— ..d —pl. —bt, dthe appii.lt.
2. The Ill— If (it, ill—,, or injury, and the date it IS, diagnosed.
3. The —be, If C.lbp—h—b, L—, b—, M.—d ..d the PlAld W be _tttd.
4. Aphysieiausstat--describing lb, illness or injury and the a,fi—td it,,
If hbdlte, return t. k, tHE, f,, limited I. the job injuries .r III day.
5. History from the Payroll DNi,,!,I certifying the amount If It— utilized during
the previous year.
The completed application f— should be sent to the Personnel Wit— for transmittal to the
C...U.,
F. RESTRICTIONS FOR COMPASSIONATE LEAVE
The IIII—bg restrictions rill apply t. Compassionate L.- granted by the Committee:
1. Compassionate L— in —bi,lfl- with any other benefits ,ill not exceed
100% ofth—plylll normal grass ply It the time If the injury or ill—,
2. Employees shall have no entitlement W Compassionate I,— granted, but not
used.
3. A =btlt. If 6ghty (86) h ... �, per —t ill be .... id—d, I.t I. exceed
,,1240 boars per incident.
4. Each sabseque reque t will require fully updated d,w,,.t,ti,, with ail
G. RECORDS
lf,,yemployee k g..(td U—by the Co--, UI, City's P.yt.11 Division
will
b, notified by the Personnel Oliverby use If the Cmnpassionate U.- Determination
Form t. authorize conversion If AlId, I. the Compassionate U.- Bank, based I. the
b— rate If ply.