Sick leave.

Kansas City Code § 2-1100

in effect

Sec. 2-1100. - Sick leave. (a) Generally. Employees allocated to classes within the managerial, professional, supervisory or confidential group shall earn sick leave as follows: (1) Accrual. Each full-time employee in the classified and unclassified service who is compensated for at least 41 or more hours during a pay period shall receive 4.4 hours of sick leave accrual for that pay period. (2) Use. a. Sick leave with pay must be earned before it can be granted for absence from duty because of actual personal illness, mental health maintenance or illness, non-compensable bodily injury or disease, or exposure to contagious disease, or to keep a doctor's or dentist's appointment. An employee may utilize their earned sick leave to care for their parent, spouse, domestic partner, children, or domestic partner's children or take such person to a doctor or hospital for medical or mental health care. Reporting and documenting requirements of this section shall be followed with respect to such leave. b. When a field employee finds it necessary to be absent for any of the reasons specified in this subsection, the employee shall cause the facts to be reported to their department head or division head 30 minutes prior to the regular time for reporting to work. All other employees shall notify their department head or division head within one hour after their starting time on the first working day of absence. Sick leave shall not be granted unless such report has been made. c. An employee must keep their department head informed of their condition if the absence is of more than three days duration. An employee may be required to submit a medical certificate or other documentation for any absence. d. Failure to fulfill these requirements may result in a denial of sick leave. e. No refund of vacation time shall be allowed for illness incurred while on vacation leave. (3) Maximum Amount. Sick leave may be accrued up to a limit of 4,000 hours. (4) Additional provisions. a. The conversion of unused sick leave shall be credited as follows: Employees leaving municipal service, providing such employees have at least one-year of continuous service, may convert accrued sick leave credit at the ratio of four hours of sick leave credit to one hour of vacation leave credit. Employees with 25 years of creditable service, or who are eligible to retire under the normal or optional retirement rules, or who retire with approved in-line duty disability pension, or who die while active employees shall convert sick leave credit at the ratio of two hours of sick leave credit to one hour of vacation leave credit. b. Local 500-AFSCME. Employees allocated to classes covered under the provisions of the work agreement between the city and Local 500-American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees shall receive and accrue sick leave under the provisions of the work agreement in effect. c. Local 42-IAFF. Employees allocated to classes covered under the provisions of the work agreement between the city and Local 42-International Association of Fire Fighters shall receive and accrue sick leave under the provisions of the work agreement in effect. d. Local 3808-IAFF. Employees allocated to classes covered under the provisions of the work agreement between the city and Local 3808-International Association of Fire Fighters shall receive and accrue sick leave under the provisions of the work agreement in effect. e. Sick leave credit for city manager. The city manager shall have such sick leave credit as set forth in any employment agreement between himself and the city. f. Recording. Each department shall maintain a sick leave record for each employee. (Admin. Code 1967, § A8.18; Ord. No. 33381, 12-9-66; Ord. No. 35500, 7-3-68; Ord. No. 38015, 4-17-70; Ord. No. 45485, 5-23-75; Ord. No. 46692, 6-10-76; Ord. No. 52630, 4-3-81; Ord. No. 54950, 4-15-83; Ord. No. 57638, 3-28-85; Ord. No. 61651, 11-5-87; Ord. No. 62335, 4-21-88; Ord. No. 920409, 5-21-92; Ord. No. 030198, § 2, 2-13-03; Ord. No. 030954, § 1, 8-28-03; Ord. No. 070480, § 1, 4-26-07; Ord. No. 100274, §§ 1, 2, 4-15-10; Ord. No. 120550, § 1, 6-21-12; Ord. No. 160230, § 1, 4-14-16; Ord. No. 180890, § 1, 11-29-18; Ord. No. 191011, § 1, 12-12-19; Ord. No. 220513, § 1, 6-16-22)

Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTVIIICLCOPL_S2-1100SILEFetched: 10/28/2026