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NEW BUSINESS Leave Sharing Policy - Mr, Don Moorhead Mr. Don Moorhead, Personnel Director, requested the extension of the Employee Leave Sharing Policy, with minor revisions, that was in effect from January 1, 1993 through December 31, 1993. There were 104 individual contributions totaling 1,100 hours of vacation leave donated to the program. Six employees with serious medical situations received the benefit of 939 hours of donated leave with 161 hours remaining in the "bank" for future use. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Fennel and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Leave Sharing Policy to be effective January 1, 1994. LEAVE SHARING POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES OF CABARRUS COUNTY GOVERNMENT PURPOSE There are occurrences brought about by serious and prolonged medical conditions that cause employees to exhaust all available leave and therefore be placed on leave-without-pay status. It is recognized that such employees forced to go on leave-without-pay could be without income at the most critical point in their work ltfe.-It is also recognized that employees may wish to voluntarily donate some of their accumulated vacation leave so as to provide assistance to fellow Cabarrus County employees. This policy would provide an opportunity for employees to assist one another when affected by a medical condition that requires absence from duty for a period of time with loss of income due to lack of accumulated leave. This poli6y and program will provide the opportunity for employees to help each other by establishing a donated vacation leave "bank". POLICY In those cases of a serious and prolonged medical condition, an employee may apply for or be nominated to become a recipient of donated vacation leave from other employees. For purposes of this policy medical condition means, ~ documented medical condition of an employee that is likely to require the employee's absence from duty for a period of four work weeks or more and to result in a substantial loss of income to the employee due to limited leave in the employee's account, The intent of this policy is to allow employees to assist one another in case of a crisis involving a serious or prolonged medical condition. It is not the intent of this policy to apply to incidental, normal, short-term medical conditions. The use of vacation leave on a shared basis for any purpose other than specified by this policy is prohibited. Participation in this program is limited to twenty-six weeks (based upon the employees normal work week), either continuously or, if for the same condition on a recurring basis. Extensions could be made on a month by month basis with adequate justification. Total donated leave granted should not exceed more than fifty-two weeks. An employee must have no vacation and sick leave in their accounts to become eligible to receive donated leave. An employee on workers' compensation leave who is drawing temporary total disability compensation may be eligible to participate in this program. Use of donated leave under the workers' compensation program would be limited to use during the required waiting period (first seven days of disability unless the disability continued for more than twenty-one days) and for the supplemental County pay provision (the use of sick leave to receive a supplemental payment for the difference between regular salary and the payment received under workers' compensation) as provided in Section 22, Article VI, of the Cabarrus County Personnel Ordinance.