Sick leave.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 18-105
in effectSec. 18-105. - Sick leave.
(a) Crediting sick leave. Deputy sheriff majors, deputy sheriff division chiefs, and the undersheriff working full time shall accrue sick leave at the rate of eight (8) hours per month of service within the career service, and those employees working part time shall accrue a proportionate amount.
(b) Accruing and conversion of sick leave: Sick leave may be accumulated to a limit of nine hundred sixty (960) hours. When the accumulation exceeds eight hundred eighty (880) working hours, deputy sheriff majors, deputy sheriff division chiefs, and the undersheriff shall be granted eight (8) hours of vacation leave or eight (8) hours at straight time pay for each eight-hour day of sick leave accumulated beyond eight hundred eighty (880) hours up to a limit of ninety-six (96) hours a year, in addition to the vacation leave to which the employee is otherwise entitled.
(c) Payment upon separation:
(1) Upon separation for any reason other than termination for cause, death, or retirement, a deputy sheriff major, deputy sheriff division chief, or the undersheriff who has completed five (5) consecutive years of service shall be paid at the regular rate of pay for the difference between the balance of sick leave days to his or her credit and forty (40) hours multiplied by the years of service to a maximum of ten (10) years.
(2) Upon separation due to retirement or death, a deputy sheriff major, deputy sheriff division chief, or the undersheriff shall be paid at his or her regular rate of pay for one-half (½) of all accumulated sick leave credits existing on the effective date of retirement or death, or for the difference between the balance of sick leave days to his or her credit and thirty-six (36) hours multiplied by the years of service to a maximum of ten (10) years, whichever is higher, but not to exceed six hundred (600) working hours.
(d) Granting sick leave: The appointing authority shall grant sick leave pay in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) Sick leave shall not be granted in advance of accrual.
(2) Leave without pay may be granted for sickness extending beyond the earned credits.
(3) After six (6) continuous months of service, vacation leave credits may be used for sick leave when sick leave has been exhausted.
(e) Sick leave for family care:
(1) Sick leave may be used when a deputy sheriff major, deputy sheriff division chief, or the undersheriff is incapacitated by sickness or injury; for disabilities caused or contributed to by pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, childbirth, and recovery therefrom; for medical, dental or optical examination or treatment, including examinations for military service or disability payments; or for necessary care and attendance during sickness of a member of the employee's immediate family. Immediate family includes husband, wife, son, daughter, mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, grandchildren, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, and domestic partner as defined by the city.
(2) The amount of sick leave granted for necessary care of the employee's immediate family shall not exceed eighty (80) work hours in any twelve-month period. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the amount of unpaid leave which can be taken by an employee when federal law provides for such leave.
(f) Debiting sick leave: Sick leave shall be debited as follows:
(1) The amount of sick leave to be debited shall be computed on the basis of the exact number of half hours the employee is scheduled to work when leave is utilized.
(2) Holidays or other regular days off shall not be counted in debiting sick leave.
(3) Sick leave shall be debited in no less than one-half-hour units.
(g) Effect of transfer on sick leave credits: When a deputy sheriff major, deputy sheriff division chief, or the undersheriff transfers from one (1) agency or classification within the career service to another, the sick leave credits shall be transferred with the employee.
(Ord. No. 959-05, § 1, 12-19-05)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH18EMOFPABE_ARTIVSHCOPA_S18-105SILEFetched: 10/27/2026