Agda Pkt 2025.03.10 Joint SA PFA

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CITY OF REDWOOD CITY SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION AND TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE GROUP Page 14 of 34 Current employees hired prior to the date on which this Summary was approved by the City Council may make an irrevocable election on or before December 1 of the prior year to cash out up to forty-eight (48) hours of sick leave to be accrued in the following calendar year and cashed out in that same year at their base rate of pay at the time of cash out. They must retain at least eighty (80) hours (two (2) full weeks) of sick leave after the cash out. Employees hired on or after the date on which this Summary was approved by the City Council may make an irrevocable election on December 1 to cash out up to twenty-four (24) hours of sick leave to be accrued in the following calendar year and cashed out in that same year at their base rate of pay at the time of cash out. They must retain at least eighty (80) hours (two (2) full weeks) of sick leave after the cash out. The amount of sick leave credits will be deducted from the employee’s sick leave balance at the time of cash out. Payment shall be made after December 31. There shall be no payment in lieu of accumulated sick leave benefits for years prior to such calendar year. If an employee terminates for reasons other than death, retirement or discharge, compensation in lieu of unused sick leave shall be paid in the amount provided for an employee who elects to receive compensation in lieu of sick leave credits, prorated to the date of termination of service. Employees who have ten (10) years of service and who retire from City employment with benefits from PERS or who die while in the employ of the City shall be eligible to receive fifty percent (50%) of the employee’s normal rate of pay for the remaining accrued unused sick leave. In the event of the death of an employee, such payments shall be made to the designated beneficiary filed with the Director of Finance, or, in the event no designated beneficiary has been chosen, the beneficiary listed in the employee’s insurance policy. The beneficiary will receive payment of such unused sick leave in the applicable amount provided in this Section. Employees discharged for disciplinary reasons shall not be eligible for payment of unused sick leave. 6. Verification: Following an employee’s use of one-half of their annual sick leave allotment in a calendar year, if an employee's illness or the illness of a family 6.I. - Page 78 of 119 492