§ 18-124 — Conversion from paid sick and vacation leave plan to paid time off

Sec. 18-124. - Conversion from paid sick and vacation leave plan to paid time off.

(a) [Election of benefits.] Officers and employees who were receiving paid sick and vacation leave on December 31, 2009; and who otherwise continue to remain eligible, may voluntarily elect to receive PTO benefits instead of paid sick and vacation leave. In order to receive PTO benefits, such officers and employees must provide written notice of this election to the department of finance on or before February 1, 2010. Submission of this written notice will result in an irrevocable waiver of the officer's or employee's right to further receipt of paid sick and vacation leave benefits provided under this article. (b) Conversion of existing sick and vacation leave banks. Officers and employees who elect to participate in the PTO plan must convert their existing sick and vacation leave banks into a special leave bank subject to the following conditions. An officer or employee may deposit one hundred (100) percent of his or her existing vacation leave plus a maximum of fifty (50) percent of his or her existing sick leave into PTO, which shall be deposited in a special leave bank, so long as the amount of PTO in the special leave bank does not exceed four hundred (400) hours. Any excess sick leave shall be forfeited. The amount of existing sick and vacation leave to be converted shall be the amount of leave earned as of January 31, 2010. (c) Exhaustion of special leave bank. The PTO balance in an officer's or employee's special leave bank shall not be replenished. PTO subsequently earned by an officer or employee shall be deposited in his or her PTO bank. PTO used by an officer or employee shall be debited from the officer's or employee's PTO bank first unless it has been exhausted or if the officer or employee requests that the special leave bank be used first.

(Ord. No. 634-09, § 3, 11-2-09)