Common use of Separation Sick Leave Conversion Clause in Contracts

Separation Sick Leave Conversion. Except as provided in Section 28.7, a member who is about to be separated from the City service through retirement, or layoff, shall be paid in lump sum one (1) hour for each four (4) hours of unused sick leave for a total accumulations not to exceed one thousand nine hundred and twenty (1920) hours, and one (1) hour pay for each three (3) hours of unused sick leave for all accumulations in excess of one thousand nine hundred and twenty (1920) hours. When a member becomes deceased in the status of City employment, compensation for any such unused sick leave to his or her credit shall be paid in lump sum to the surviving spouse, or secondarily, to the estate of the deceased at the rates provided in this Section. Should a member become deceased in the line of duty, the City shall pay to his or her surviving spouse or, secondarily, to the estate of the deceased a lump sum payment equal to the member's total accrued but unused sick leave.