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ORDINANCE NO. 70-5-323
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUB -SECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 2-22
"SICK LEAVE GENERALLY" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That sub -sections (a) and (b) of Section 2-22
"Sick leave generally" be amended and reordained so that said
sub -sections as amended and reordained shall read as follows.
"Sec. 2-22. Sick leave generally.
(a) Each employee of the City regularly employed on a full-time
basis, including each member of the police and fire department, shall
be entitled to sick leave with pay, and one and one-half (1') working
days for each month of service shall be placed to the credit of each
such employee up to a maximum of ninety (90) working days. No sick
leave shall be credited to any employee until such time as he has
worked for the city for six (6) consecutive months, after which time
sick leave shall be crecited from the date of employment. A month
in which a salaried employee is paid for fifteen (15) days or more,
and a daily or hourly employee is paid for twelve (12) days or more
shall be considered a month of service. Any employee granted a leave
of absence with pay for any purpose shall continue to accrue sick
leave at the rate prescribed in this section during such absence.
when an employee retires or dies, he or his surviving spouse, or his
designated beneficiary, shall be paid an amount equivalent to one day's
regular pay for all the sick days he has accumulated over fifty (50)
days at the time of such retirement or death.
"(b) An employee eligible for sick leave with pay shall be
granted such leave for the following reasons only:
(1) Personal illness or physical incapacity resulting from
causes beyond the employee's control.
(2) The illness of a member of the employee's household
that requires the employee's personal care and
attendance.
(3) Enforced quarantine of the employee in accordance
with the community health regilations.
(4) The death of a member of the employee's immediate family,
provided however, the employee will be excused from work
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for a period of three days only beginning with the day of
death and ending with the day after the funeral, and the
employee may be paid for such three days by taking credit
for accumulated sick leave, but any additional time taken
during such period shall be deducted from accrued vacation,
or as may be authorized for advanced vacation. "Family"
in this instance shall include the spouse and all lineal
and lateral relations of the employee or spouse, any
dependent of the employee or any guardian or blood relative
which has the primary responsibility of raising the employee
or spouse during childhood."
SECTION 2. This ordinance amends Section 2 of an ordinance
relating to Sick Leave generally adopted on November 25, 1947, and
subsequently amended on December 6, 1955 and June 21, 1966.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after April 1, 1970.
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Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners May 12, 1970
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, May 12, 1970.