Absences from duty are classified as illness, vacation or other and shall be so noted on the time report.
The supervisor shall, within one hour after starting work, report to the Township Clerk the names of all employees absent from duty and the reason therefor.
A. 
In the event of a death in the immediate family of a Township employee or the death of a relative who resides with the employee, the Council will grant a three-day leave of absence with pay to the employee.
B. 
"Immediate family" shall be defined to mean the parent or grandparent of the employee; the spouse or parent of the spouse of the employee; the brother, sister or spouse of the brother or sister of the employee; or the child or grandchild of the employee.
A leave of absence without pay may be requested by any Township employee by submitting to the Mayor and Council, in writing, all facts bearing on such request. The Mayor and Council will consider each such case on its merit and without establishing a precedent.
The attendance record of each employee of the Township shall be carefully reviewed in connection with the annual evaluation as well as whenever a possible promotion or a reduction in force is being considered.
In all cases of reported illness or disability, the Township reserves the right to send a visiting nurse or Township physician to examine and report on the condition of the patient to the Mayor and Council.
When the absence of a Township employee on account of illness or disability does not exceed four workdays, normally the employee's statement of the cause will be accepted without a supporting statement from his or her attending physician. The Township reserves the right to have the employee examined by the Township physician before returning to duty.
A. 
Every absence of a Township employee on account of illness or disability in excess of four workdays shall be certified by a written statement from the attending physician.
B. 
Protracted illness. "Protracted illness" shall be defined as an illness or disability rendering the employee unable to perform his or her duties for more than seven consecutive calendar days, paid holidays notwithstanding.
C. 
Each employee shall be required to apply accumulated sick time towards any time lost as a result of illness or disability.
D. 
In all cases of illness or disability beyond seven consecutive calendar days, upon request by the Mayor and Council, the employee shall submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Mayor and Council. If such physician shall report, in writing, that the employee is fit for duty, the Mayor and Council may require the employee to immediately return to work. Failure to submit to such examination shall be deemed sufficient cause to deny extension of any rights or benefits under this section.
E. 
This section shall not apply to the Mayor or Council members or to hourly part-time employees.
Sick leave is a privilege for employees to ensure wage continuation during times of illness or disability. Any illness or disability requiring an absence from employment extending beyond four days shall require a weekly written report of the attending physician in corroboration of the leave taken, and the reports shall be filed with the Township Clerk during the duration of the leave. When under medical care, the employee shall conform to the instructions of the attending physician in the event that they are to qualify for wage payments during such period of illness or disability. Sick leave is earned in accordance with the following schedule and utilized under the following conditions:
A. 
Schedule: one day for each month of service during the first calendar year of full-time employment; thereafter, 15 days per each calendar year of employment.
B. 
Applicability to part-time employees. Part-time employees are entitled to one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
[Amended 10-27-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-10]
C. 
Upon retirement, employees shall be compensated for accumulated unused sick leave in an amount not to exceed $15,000.
[Amended 10-27-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-10]
A. 
Annual vacations with pay are authorized on the following basis, subject to any legal requirement or limitation:
(1) 
During the calendar year in which employment was initiated: after the initial six months of employment, one day of vacation for each month of completed service up to a maximum of five days or one workweek.
(2) 
After completion of one year of service, annual vacation shall be as follows:
Years of Service
Days of Vacation
1 through 5 inclusive
12
6 through 12 inclusive
15
13 through 20 inclusive
20
20 or more inclusive
25
B. 
Two workweeks' vacation is the maximum that can be taken consecutively, except that the employee's supervisor or the Mayor may authorize, in writing submitted to the Township Clerk, the consecutive taking of additional earned vacation when the work of the Township will not be hampered or delayed thereby.
If an official holiday, as enumerated in § 46-29, occurs during an employee's authorized vacation, he or she shall be entitled to an additional concurrent vacation day in lieu of the holiday.
Supervisors are responsible for so allocating individual vacation days or weeks that the activities of the Township shall be carried on with a minimum of delay or inconvenience. Insofar as is possible, the Township employee with the longest continuous service shall have preference in the assignment of vacation periods. The Supervisor shall submit to the Personnel Committee of the Council, for review and consent, all proposed vacation schedules by the last day of April of the current calendar year.
All vacation time must be used in the current year or within three months thereafter and cannot be accumulated unless approved by the Mayor and Council.