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5. Authorized sick hours shall not be counted as time worked for the purpose of computing overtime pay eligibility. 6. Maximum Accruals: a. For regular full-time employees hired on or after October 1, 2011, sick leave accruals will not exceed thirty days at any time. At the end of December of each year, any sick leave hours over the thirty (30) day maximum will be converted to vacation hours using the following formula: .50 x hours over max = Number of hours to be converted to vacation hours The converted hours will be added to the vacation accrual bank after the annual vacation reduction. b. Regular full-time employees hired prior to October 1, 2011, whose accrual banks are in excess of thirty days will remain eligible for a sick leave incentive as follows: Sick Leave Incentive Payment will be provided for full time employees as an incentive to avoid sick leave abuse. At the close of each anniversary year (based upon the hire date), Regular full time employees will be compensated for one-half of all sick leave days accumulated over thirty. The days that are compensated for through this plan will be deducted from the employee's total sick leave accumulation and paid at straight time rate. When regular full time employees reach the maximum accumulation of sixty days, they will receive, at the end of their anniversary year, compensation for all additional hours earned over this maximum. The hours that are compensated for will be deducted from the employees' total accumulation and paid at straight time rate. iii. At promotion, an employee promoted into the position of Battalion Chief or Assistant Chief with a sick leave balance in excess of thirty days if hired on or after October 1, 2011, or in excess of sixty days if hired prior to October 1, 2011, will have their sick leave balance adjusted to either thirty or sixty days, respectively upon promotion. In addition, the employee will be credited with additional sick leave accruals for each month beyond their anniversary month until the month of promotion. The : SECTION NUMBER EFFECTIVE DATE ADMINISTRATIVE HUMAN POLICY RESOURCES AM -702.1 12/20/2022 MANUAL SUBJECT PAGE SICK LEAVE 2 of 3 5. Authorized sick hours shall not be counted as time worked for the purpose of computing overtime pay eligibility. 6. Maximum Accruals: a. For regular full-time employees hired on or after October 1, 2011, sick leave accruals will not exceed thirty days at any time. At the end of December of each year, any sick leave hours over the thirty (30) day maximum will be converted to vacation hours using the following formula: .50 x hours over max = Number of hours to be converted to vacation hours The converted hours will be added to the vacation accrual bank after the annual vacation reduction. b. Regular full-time employees hired prior to October 1, 2011, whose accrual banks are in excess of thirty days will remain eligible for a sick leave incentive as follows: Sick Leave Incentive Payment will be provided for full time employees as an incentive to avoid sick leave abuse. At the close of each anniversary year (based upon the hire date), Regular full time employees will be compensated for one-half of all sick leave days accumulated over thirty. The days that are compensated for through this plan will be deducted from the employee's total sick leave accumulation and paid at straight time rate. When regular full time employees reach the maximum accumulation of sixty days, they will receive, at the end of their anniversary year, compensation for all additional hours earned over this maximum. The hours that are compensated for will be deducted from the employees' total accumulation and paid at straight time rate. iii. At promotion, an employee promoted into the position of Battalion Chief or Assistant Chief with a sick leave balance in excess of thirty days if hired on or after October 1, 2011, or in excess of sixty days if hired prior to October 1, 2011, will have their sick leave balance adjusted to either thirty or sixty days, respectively upon promotion. In addition, the employee will be credited with additional sick leave accruals for each month beyond their anniversary month until the month of promotion. The :