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Independence board recommends front‑loading sick leave, clarifies extended‑leave rules
Summary
The Independence Board of Directors recommended that the city council adopt revisions to the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual to front‑load 48 hours of sick leave for new hires, combine paid and unpaid extended‑leave processes, and clarify accrual and allowable uses of sick leave.
The Independence Board of Directors voted to recommend that the City Council adopt changes to the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual that would front‑load 48 hours of sick leave for new employees and clarify the city’s rules for extended leaves of absence.
A staff member told the board the proposal would give new hires the equivalent of six months’ sick leave immediately so they can use it during their probationary period. "We would like to change that for sick leave. So we're proposing to front load a new employee 48 hours,…
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