Spokane Municipal Code

Title 03 Administration and Personnel

Chapter 03.04 Employee Leave

Article I. Sick Leave

1. An employee is eligible for sick leave with pay for the following reasons only:

   1. Personal illness or physical incapacity to such an extent as renders the employee unable to perform the duties of the position.

   2. Enforced quarantine in accordance with certain health regulations.

   3. Emergency, serious injury or illness, or death of a member of the immediate family requiring the presence of the employee, “immediate family” consisting of spouse, parents, parental in-laws, grandparents, children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters or other relative living as a member of the immediate household of the employee.
       
2. In cases under subsection (A)(3) of this section, the employee may receive leave not exceeding twenty-four work hours, and if travel is required of a greater distance than two hundred fifty miles one way, an additional two days of leave may be granted. The employee may be required to document the need for travel.

Date Passed: Monday, February 26, 2007

Effective Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Recodification ORD C33984 Section 1