79-R-36C 44®
RESOLUTION NO. 2/1�-3G 144410
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA PERTAINING TO INJURY AND DISABILITY
LEAVE OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF
EDGEWATER, FLORIDA; REPEALING ALL RE-
SOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That all City employees who are injured or disabled
within the scope of their employment shall not suffer any loss of straight
time earnings for the first fifteen consecutive working days from the time of
injury unless such injury was incurred through gross negligence or mis-
conduct on the part of the employee. This period may be e2tended at the
discretion of the City Council.
SECTION 2: The Personnel Officer or City Clerk, as the case may
be may, at his discretion, utilize the services of a physician to determine
whether any City Employee claiming disability is physically and/or mentally
able to continue working or to return to work. The reasonable fees of said
physician shall be borne by the City.
SECTION 3: If the City Council shall decide not to continue the
employee in full pay status beyond the fifteen (15) working day period pro-
vided above, the employee may utilize his accrued sick leave or unused vacation
as provided and then shall revert to normal workmen's compensation benefits.
SECTION 4: As a condition precedent to obtaining paid disability
leave the employee shall assign the City of Edgewater, Florida his workmen's
compensation benefits for the period of disability leave or any extension thereof.
SECTION 5: That all resolutions or parts of resolutions and all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 6: That this Resolution fall take effect immediately upon
its adoption by the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and
approval as provided by law.
The first reading of the Resolution was read in full and pa sed by a
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vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the Y4th day of March, 1979, and approved
as provided by law.
Mayor
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Councilman
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Councilman
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Approved this i §L day of
1979
Mayor
This Resolution was prepared by
JUDSON I. WOODS, JR.
City Attorney