§ 82-498. Sick leave termination benefits  


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  • Employees who leave county employment are subject to sick leave termination benefits as follows:

    (1) Any employee who leaves the employment of the county for any reason other than reduction-in-force shall lose all right to accrued sick leave, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,

    (2) Employees who terminate their employment after five complete years of continuous service with the county shall be paid a percentage of the balance of their accrued, but unused, sick leave as follows:

    At Least
    (Years)
    But Less Than
    (Years)
    Percent of
    Final Daily
    Rate
    To Be Used
     5 10  5
    10 15 10
    15 20 15
    20 25 20
    25 30 25
    30 35 30
    35 40 35
    40 45 40
    45 50 45
    50 51 Plus 50

     

    (3) An employee who dies as a direct result of an on-the-job injury or illness will have his total accumulated sick leave paid to his beneficiary or estate. Beneficiary will be the same as that stated on the employee's county life insurance enrollment form on file in the auditor's office.

(Ord. No. 2011-1463, 8-30-2011)