Eligibility and Waiting Period. The City will provide, at no cost to members a disability program covering full- time members for non-work related illnesses and injuries. Members must complete one (1) year of continuous City service to be eligible on the first of the month following the completion of one (1) year of continuous service before qualifying for this benefit. This program shall provide for payment to the employee from the twelfth (12th) day of accident or illness, for a maximum of twenty-six (26) weeks of disability benefits within a 365 day period at eighty-one percent (81%) of the member's gross wages in effect at the time. Applicable Federal, State and local flat tax rates are deducted. The member may, if he/she so desires, elect to use all, or part of, his/her accumulated but unused sick leave in order to make up any difference between one hundred percent (100%) of his/her gross wages and the amount which he/she receives under the disability program provided that all current year sick leave accruals are exhausted before a member may use the available balance in any other sick leave bank. If a member exhausts all sick leave benefits, other approved leave may be granted by the Appointing Authority.
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Eligibility and Waiting Period. The City will provide, at no cost to members a disability program covering full- full-time members for non-work related illnesses and injuries. Members must complete one (1) year of continuous City service to be eligible on the first of the month following the completion of one (1) year of continuous service before qualifying for this benefit. This program shall provide for payment to the employee from the twelfth (12th) day of accident or illness, for a maximum of twenty-six (26) weeks of per disability benefits within a 365 day period at eighty-one percent (81%) of the member's gross wages in effect at the time. Applicable Federalfederal, State state and local flat tax rates are deducted. The member may, if he/she so desires, elect to use all, or part of, his/her accumulated but unused sick leave in order to make up any difference between one hundred percent (100%) of his/her gross wages and the amount which he/she receives under the disability program provided that all current year sick leave accruals are exhausted before a member may use the available balance in any other sick leave bank. If a member exhausts all sick leave benefits, other approved leave may be granted by the Appointing Authority.
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