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2.07 2.7 LABOR AND POLICY\\Sick Time Donation to Highway Dept Union Employee – 7- 15-19 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING DONATION OF SICK TIME TO AN EMPLOYEE EMPLOYED IN TOWN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT RESOLUTION NO. ____________________________________________________, 2019 INTRODUCED BY: ____________________________________________________ WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: ______________________________________________________ WHEREAS, an employee employed in the Town of Queensbury’s Highway Department (Employee), has been diagnosed with a serious health issue, and WHEREAS, the Employee is expected to exhaust all paid leave available to him, including all sick leave, and WHEREAS, certain fellow employees have expressed the desire to donate a portion of their accumulated sick leave time to the Employee to assist him during his illness, and WHEREAS, the Employee is represented by the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc., Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (CSEA), which has joined in the request that employees be permitted to donate sick leave time to the Employee, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to allow such donation of sick leave time, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the donation of sick leave time by Town of Queensbury CSEA bargaining unit and/or non-bargaining unit employees to assist the Employee during his time of serious illness, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that any employee of the Town of Queensbury who has more than 40 hours of accumulated sick leave may voluntarily donate any hours above 40 hours, in two (2) hour increments, as directed by the employee provided that the donating employee signs an acknowledgement of the donation and recognizes that once donated the sick leave hours cannot be restored under any circumstances, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Employee may use the donated sick leave under the same terms and conditions as earned sick leave, except that there may not be any payout of unused donated sick leave under any circumstances, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Highway Department Superintendent and/or Budget Officer to take any action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. th Duly adopted this 15 day of July, 2019, by the following vote: AYES : NOES : ABSENT: