Bereavement leave.
Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 2-35.7
in effect§ 2-35.7 - Bereavement leave.
When an employee experiences a death in the employee's family, the employee shall be entitled to bereavement leave with pay for a period not to exceed five working days. For purposes of this section, FAMILY includes an employee's spouse or registered domestic partner, as well as the children, parents, siblings, grandchildren, grandparents, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, sons-in-law, and daughters-in-law of the employee, employee's spouse or registered domestic partner, any person over whom the employee, employee's spouse, or registered domestic partner serve as the legal guardian, and any person who serves as the legal guardian over an employee, employee's spouse, or registered domestic partner. Any generation of the relationship (i.e., great grandparent, or great great grandparent), and step relative and half relative of a relationship named above (i.e., step sister or half sister) shall be considered FAMILY of the employee, employee's spouse or registered domestic partner. Such bereavement leave shall not be deducted from the employee's accumulated annual leave.
Upon the city's request, an employee requesting bereavement leave may be required to furnish proof of death, date of burial and relationship.
To be considered a registered domestic partner for purposes of this section, the employee must register the domestic partnership with the City and identify the domestic partner in accordance with City policy.
(Ord. 63-17, § 1, 3-5-2018)
Source: City of Cape Coral, Florida, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/cape_coral/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH2AD_ARTIIIPERURE_DIV11ATLE_S2-35.7BELEFetched: 11/4/2026