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SVNN }f City of Sunny Isles Beach Personnel Policy and Procedure Policy Name VOLUNTARY DONATION OF ACCRUED/EARNED TIME Policy Number 704:3 Effective Date 6/30/03 Revision Date(s) 5/18/17 Prepared By, Title Human Resources Director Approved By, Title City Manager PURPOSE: The purpose of this Administrative Regulation policy is to establish a Voluntary Donation of Earned/Accrued Time Program, in order to extend the paid leave benefits of eligible, seriously ill employees who have not abused their sick leave and who intend to return to work. This Administrative Regulation policy is not a means of prolonging pay status pending an anticipated retirement or separation from the City. POLICY: It is the policy of the City to attempt to extend paid leave benefits, via a voluntary donation program, to eligible employees who, because of a long-term illness, pregnancy, or adoption of a child, have exhausted accrued/earned leave. SCOPE: This policy applies to all City employees who accrue/earn leave and who have been employed one year or more as a full-time employee. Excluded from receiving donations under this program are otherwise eligible employees who are on Workers Compensation status. PROCEDURE: 1. An employee who has exhausted, or will exhaust, all accrued/earned leaves while on FMLA as a result of a long-term, serious illness (or as a result of pregnancy or paternity leave under the FMLA or adoption of a child under the FMLA) may submit a request to their department head, together with a treating physician's medical certificate detailing the nature of the long-term, serious illness, for paid leave donations under this program. The employee's department head may initiate the request in the employee's absence but at the employee's request. CODING: Words s#isken are deletions,words underlined are additions. 704:3 Voluntary Donation of Time Page 1 of 3 131