§ 2-218.04. Withdrawal procedures.

(a) Participating members are eligible to draw from the sick leave bank who are absent from employment because of his/her own illness or accident (excluding workers' compensation cases) or that of an employee's immediate family member as defined in section 2-217.08(a)(3).

(b) The following criteria must be met when applying to the sick leave bank committee for withdrawal of days from the sick leave bank:

(1) File an application on the proper form accompanied by a physician's statement which shall include the number of days the employee must be absent from work and the nature of the illness or injury.

(2) Exhaustion of all personal sick leave days, vacation days and personal leave days is required before sick leave may be withdrawn from the bank.

(3) The employee must be or have been absent from work for at least five (5) consecutive working days as a consequence of the illness, accident, or disability. Requests for sick leave from the sick leave bank due to the illness, accident or disability of an immediate family member will also be considered by the sick leave bank committee after the employee has been absent from work for at least five (5) consecutive working days.

(4) Application for use of the bank for elective surgery shall not be considered. The sick leave bank committee may require a second opinion from a physician if necessary to determine whether or not surgery is elective and such second opinion will be obtained at the employee's expense.

(Ord. No. 2001-08, § 1, 6-19-01)