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,. . ` ORDINANCE NO. 3440 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO AND PROVIDING FOR SICK LEAVE PRIVILEGES FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF EVERETT. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Cumulative sick leave with pay shall accrue to each city employee actively e_nployed in the city service at the 1; rate of one working day of leave for each calendar month of the employee ' s active service, except members of the Fire Department and the Police Department under statutory pension fund systems shall not be included. The total accumulation of sick leave shall not exceed ninety (90) days at full pay. Section 2 An initial accumulation of sick leave shall be granted to employees at the rate of three (3) days per year for each year of prior service, the maximum of such initial accumulation to be ninety (90) =,orking days. Section 3: Employees who, for any purpose, are granted leave of absence with pay shall continue to accrue sick leave during such leave of absence. Employees heretofore or hereafter laid off for reasons not discreditable to them and rehired within twelve (12) months, and employees granted leave of absence without pay shall not accrue sick leave during said layoff or leave of absence, but, upon resumption of active employment, shall have available the sick leave ; accrued at the time of such layoff or leave of absence, Section 4: After nine (9) months of service an employee shall be eligible to receive sick leave with pay, es herein provided; for the following reasons only: (a) Personal illness or physical incapacity to such an extent as thereby to be rendered unable to perform the duties of his or her positions provided such illness or incapacity shall not be caused or brought on by dissipation or abuse of which the head of the department shall be judge subject to review by the City Council. (b) Enforced quarantine in accordance with certain health regulations. (c) Upon the death of a member of employee ' s immediate family, sick leave not exceeding three (3) days shall be granted. Section 5: Sick leave with pay for a period of three (3) days or less shall., be granted upon the recommendation of the department head after the department, head has satisfied himself that : such sick leave is allowable. Sick leave with nay for a period of four (4) days or more shall be granted only upon the presentation of . a written statement by the employee ' s personal physician and/or physician representing the city, certifying that the employee 's condition will prevent or has prevented such employee from perform- ing the duties of his or her position or that the employee was subject to quarantine. An employee on sick leave shall inform his or her department head, or cause the department head to be informed, forthwith that he or she is unable to report for duty and the reasons therefor, and failure so to do without excuse, shall be cause for denial of sick leave pay. 1