Pay for Unused Sick Personal Leave (Payable. An employee may, at his/her option, be paid for up to 3 Sick Personal Leave (Payable) days (24 hours), in lieu of carrying over such days, if the employee uses no Sick Personal Leave (Payable) for any reason annually. Sick Personal Leave (Payable) shall be paid off at the employee's workday rate of pay in effect at the time of payment. The remaining balance of days or the full balance of days may be carried over. Upon termination of service with the County, an employee shall receive payment for one-half of accumulated Sick Personal Leave at the employee’s workday rate of pay in effect at the time of payment. The provisions of this article (Section 1) are effective as of July 1, 2015. Special Paid Leave will terminate as of June 30, 2015. The number of Special Paid Leave days accrued based on the number of days worked until June 30, 2015 (as stipulated in the previous Fringe agreement) shall be accredited to the employee on January 1, 2016. The employee may choose to utilize the accredited day(s) or may be paid out at the employee's work day rate in effect at the time of payment.
