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ORDINANCE NO. "90g-o —� AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2001-11-1 and 2007-6-1 WHEREAS, from time to time it is necessary to review and amend the City's Employee Handbook; and WHEREAS, it is in the City's best interest to keep our policies current with the changing state and federal laws. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, SECTION 1: The City of Batesville Employee Handbook Sec. III - Employee Benefits, A. - Paid Time Off, 3 - Sick leave, is amended as follows: Paragraph 4 currently reads as follows: Employees will be allowed to use 6 undocumented sick days within a • leave year. After the use of 6 undocumented days, employees must provide a note from a licensed physician or other person legally authorized to treat an illness, disease, or disability in order to receive paid sick leave. Paragraph 4 is hereby amended to read as follows: Employees will be allowed to use 24 hours of undocumented sick leave time within a leave year. After the use of 24 hours of undocumented sick leave time, employees must provide proper documentation from a licensed physician or other person legally authorized to treat an illness, disease, or disability, in order to receive paid sick leave. Paragraph 8 currently reads as follows: In an event of illness, the employee is expected to keep the department head informed of the progress, and should the sick leave be in excess of three days, the employee must present the supervisor with a written statement from a physician certifying that the illness prevented the employee from performing his/her duties. Failure to do any of the previous will result in the employee being charged with leave without pay.