Sick leave hours shall be granted from the Pool only for a member's personal illness, injury, accident or exposure to a contagious disease which would endanger others. In Order to utilize leave credits from the Pool a member must have depleted, or will shortly deplete, all their personal accrued sick, annual and compensatory leave credits. Upon approval to receive leave credits from the Pool, a member must continue to utilize leave credits personally accrued before using the leave credits granted from the Pool. The Application to Use Sick Leave Credits Form must be completed and submitted to the Sick Leave Pool Administrator. The Committee will use the information provided on the form in considering the request.
Additional information describing the nature and conditions of the request is encouraged.
The Physician's Statement Form must be signed by the employee certifying approval to have medical information released by the attending physician, to the committee. A form should be completed by each respective attending physician and returned directly to the Sick Leave Pool Administrator. The Committee shall not consider an employee's Application to Use Sick Leave Credits until the completed Physician's Statement is returned. For each request, a member may be authorized up to 160 hours of sick leave from the Pool. If additional sick leave is needed, the member may resubmit another application, including a new Physician's Statement, to the Pool Administrator.