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EXECUTIVE ORDER 99-31
TO: MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE
CLERK OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE
FROM: KATHERYN J. SHIELDS
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
DATE: OCTOBER 6, 1999
RE: AMENDMENT TO PERSONNEL RULES
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I hereby promulgate the following amendments to the Jackson County Personnel Rules:
Rule 2 Definitions of Terms
Probationary Employee. An employee during the first six months of County employment in a merit position, except Sheriff's deputies whose probation lasts one year following the completion of training, and Park Rangers whose probation lasts six months following the completion of training.
Section 9.8 - Using Sick Leave
A. An employee using unscheduled sick leave must contact the appointing authority within one hour of the start of the employee's scheduled work day. Sick leave may be granted by the appointing authority when the employee, employee's spouse, employee's child, employee's parent, [or other immediate family member] and any other person who resides permanently with the employee is ill, or for medical, dental, or optical examinations and treatment when such examination or treatment cannot reasonably be scheduled outside the employee's work hours. Sick leave usage for known medical appointments should be scheduled with and approved by the appointing authority in advance.
B. An appointing authority may require a physician's statement specifying diagnosis and course of treatment before allowing an employee to return to work after use of sick leave if:
1. The employee has less than 40 hours accrued sick leave; or
2. The employee has used five days of sick leave during the previous 30 calendar days; or
3. The employee has used sick leave for three consecutive work days.
C. If a physician's statement has been requested pursuant to subsection B. above but is not produced by the employee, the employee's previous absence from the workplace will be credited as leave without pay.
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