Sec. 4.176. Allowance of Sick Leave with Pay for Illness or Injury not Sustained in Course of Employment Accumulation.

aining unused at the end of any calendar year, which if added to a member’s accumulated sick leave at full pay, will exceed 100 working days, shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each calendar year be compensated for by cash payment of 50% of the salary rate current at the date of payment. If a member of the Fire Department retires from the service of the City or, if a member of the Fire Department who is eligible to retire on or after July 1, 1996 dies prior to retirement, any balance of accumulated sick leave at full pay remaining unused at the time of retirement or death shall be compensated to the member or, in the event of the death of the member, to the member’s legal beneficiaries, by cash payment of 50% of the member’s salary rate on the date of retirement or death. The City Council may, by resolution, authorize cash payment to the legal beneficiaries of any member of the Fire Department, who on or after January 1, 1990, is killed during the performance of job- related duties, for the balance of the member’s accumulated full-pay sick leave at 100% of the member’s salary rate on the date of the member’s death. In no instance shall a member or the member’s beneficiaries be compensated more than once for accumulated sick leave upon retirement and/or death of the member. If a member of the Police Department becomes separated from the service of the member’s department by reasons of retirement or death, any balance of accumulated sick leave at full pay remaining unused at the time of separation shall be compensated to the member or in the event of separation due to the death of the member, to the member’s estate, by cash payment of 50% of the member’s salary rate current at such date of separation. In no instance will a member or the member’s estate be compensated more than once for accumulated full pay sick leave upon retirement or upon the death of the member. The City Council may, by resolution, authorize cash payment to the legal beneficiaries of a member of the Police Department who, on or after January 1, 1990, suffered or suffers a duty-related death, for the balance of the member’s accumulated full-pay sick leave at 100% of the member’s salary rate on the date of the member’s death.