Resolution 003-1965
RESOLUTION NO.
3 -1965
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida desires to set up rules and regulations governing annual leave and
sick leave for all County employees, and
WHEREAS, said Board previously adopted Resolution No. 108-1961,
dated December 12, 1961, concerning sick leave for County employees, and
now desires to cancel, annul, repeal and declare said Resolution void and
of no force and effect, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY I FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1. That Resolution No. 108-1961, adopted by said Board on
December 12, 1961, be, and the same is hereby cancelled, annulled, repealed,
and declared to be of no force and effect.
Section 2. That the following rules and regulations governing annual leave
and sick leave for all County employees shall be adopted:
A. ANNUAL LEAVE.
(1) All County employees are entitled to annual leave with pay,
based on years of creditable service.
(2) County employees shall earn annual leave as follows:
Length of Creditable Service
Rate of Accrual
Less than 3 years
Over 3 years
2 weeks per year
3 weeks per year
(3) Annual leave shall not be accumulated, and shall be credited
to each employeels leave account at the beginning of the cal-
endar year, and such leave shall be given during the calen-
dar year. Leave not taken by an employee at his option shall
be forfeited at the end of the calendar year; however, in
cases where such leave was not given for reasons of emer-
gency existing in the County, or other administrative rea-
sons, then the Board may permit accumulation of such leave,
not to exceed a total of 30 days.
B. SICK LEAVE.
(1) All County employees shall earn sick leave of 10 days during
each calendar year.
(2) Sick leave which is earned and not used during the year in
which it is earned shall accumulate until there appears on the
employee1s sick leave account a credit of 90 days, such credit
to be available for use in succeeding years.
(3) Sick leave may be granted to employees when it is necessary
for them to be absent during their regular tour of duty for
medical, dental or optical examination or treatment. Such
absence shall be limited to the actual time required.
(4) Sick leave shall be granted to an employee when a member
of his immediate family is afflicted with a contagious dis-
ease when through exposure to such disease the presence
of the employee on duty would jeopardize the health of
others. (NOTE: "Contagious disease" means a disease ruled
as subject to quarantine or requiring isolation of the patient
by the health authorities having jurisdiction).
(5) Sick leave with pay may be granted when application therefor
is made by the employee immediately upon his return to duty
and such application is supported by a medical certificate or
other acceptable evidence. Employees not complying with
the provisions of this section shall have such absence charged
to annual leave or leave without pay if no annual leave is
credited.
(6) A person absent on sick leave for a period of 90 days shall be
dropped from the rolls without prejudice, If his illness is
such that it will render him incapable of returning to duty.
(7) Any employee of whom it shall be proved that he has abused
his sick leave privileges shall be charged as a malingerer
and forthwith dropped from the employ of the County.
C. LEAVE WITHOUT PAY.
(1) Leave of absence without pay may be granted to employees
for urgent personal reasons, such leave not to exceed 30 days
in any case during anyone calendar year. An employee shall
not be permitted to start on such leave until formal approval
has been given by the Board.
Dated January 12th
, 1965.