Common use of Any time an employee Clause in Contracts

Any time an employee. is involved in a critical incident, the employee shall receive the necessary time off as administrative leave to relieve the stress which resulted from the incident, as determined by the Police Chief. In addition, an employee directly involved in a critical incident may request to use to three (3) days of sick leave if the employee believes he or she is unable to perform the duties of the job due to involvement in the critical incident. The request is subject to the approval of the Police Chief, who may request documentation substantiating the need for leave from the employee’s treating physician. These sick leave days shall not be charged against the employee for purposes of the sick time bonus contained in Section 21.10. For purposes of this Section, a “critical incident” is defined as an event that occurs in the performance of an employee’s duties that is so unusual and traumatizing that it overwhelms the normal coping ability of law enforcement personnel and can include, by way of example, officer involved human shootings, multiple fatalities, child fatalities, and acts of extreme violence.