PAID LEAVE:
Vacation & Sick days:
For use in this policy, the library will use a regular calendar year January 1 to December 31 of each year. For use in this policy, days eligible for pay will be days that the employee usually works.
After having been employed by the library for at least one full year the Director shall be entitled to vacation pay annually to the equivalent of 2 weeks of his/her normal working and administrative days. The board shall be informed of the time the director will be away. The director will receive his/her regular pay for these 2 weeks. All vacation time must be taken within the calendar year. Vacation time cannot be carried over from year to year, and accrued vacation time will not be paid upon leave or termination.
After having been employed by the library for at least one full year the Director shall be entitled to paid sick days annually to the equivalent of 6 normal working and administrative days. Sick leave may not be used as just another paid day. Sick leave days cannot be carried over from year to year, and accrued sick days will not be paid if the director resigns or is terminated.
All other employees working at least 8 hours a week and have been employed by the library for at least one full year shall be entitled to paid sick days on an annual basis and to the equivalent of 2 normal working days. Sick leave may not be used as just another paid day. Sick leave days cannot be carried over from year to year, and accrued sick days will not be paid if you leave or are terminated.
Continuing Education Rewards:
Library staff & board members will be acknowledged for accumulating 60 hr CE award certificates and for every certificate awarded there after. The Acknowledgments will be based on the libraries budget.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
In the event of an emergency, please refer to the emergency procedures sheets. The emergency procedures sheets are located in the following places. The daybook on the front desk, the employee’s handbooks, the library board chair’s policy manual, and on the wall in the adult section on the back wall by the thermostat.
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PAID LEAVE continued:
Bereavement Leave:
An employee suffering a death in the family will be granted days with pay as follows. Days eligible for pay will be days that the employee usually works, providing employee has been employed with the library for at least one full year.
If working at least 20 hours a week, the Director will be granted 4 days leave with pay. If less than 20 hours then, it will be the same as all other employees.
All other employees will be granted 2 days leave with pay, if they work at least 10 hours a week, or 1 day leave with pay if working at least 5 hours a week.
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Bereavement leave applies to the death of spouse, child, parent, parent of spouse, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters of spouse, or other relative residing in the employee’s household.
Civil Leave:
An employee shall be paid necessary time off with pay for the following: days when employee usually works provided that employee has been employed with the library for at least one full year.
a} Jury duty
b} Court appearances as a witness in answer to a subpoena or as an expert witness when acting in an official capacity in connection with the library.
Paid Holidays:
The following days shall be paid holidays for employees that have been employed for at least one full year, provided that the day is one they would normally work.
NEW YEAR DAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY, PRESIDENTS DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY,
LABOR DAY, COLUMBUS DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, and CHRISTMAS DAY.