2.54.086 Sick leave cash out.
Part-time/temporary/seasonal employees are not eligible to have any unused sick leave converted to pay. For regular full-time and regular part-time employees only, any unused sick leave may be converted to pay only under the following circumstances:
A. Upon Retirement Consistent with the Requirements of the Employee’s Applicable Washington State Retirement System, or on Death:
1. An Employee with Less Than 1,000 Hours of Accrued Sick Leave. The first 192 hours of accrued sick leave shall be paid at 100 percent (every hour of sick leave equals one hour of pay). For accrued sick leave from 193 to 999 hours, the accrued sick leave hours shall be paid on a three-to- one ratio (three hours of accrued sick leave equals one hour of pay). The maximum payout amount shall be 368 hours of paid time. As an example only, an employee with 720 accrued hours of sick leave receives 368 hours of paid time as the total accrued sick leave payout amount.
2. An Employee with 1,000 or More Hours of Accrued Sick Leave. The first 100 hours of accrued sick leave shall be paid at 100 percent (every hour of sick leave equals one hour of pay). For accrued sick leave hours from 101 to 1,600 hours, each hour of accrued sick leave shall be paid at 30 percent (for each hour of accrued sick leave, the employee receives 30 percent of one hour of pay). The maximum payout amount shall be the amount equal to 550 hours of paid time. As an example only, an employee with 1,600 accrued hours of sick leave receives 550 hours of paid time as the total accrued sick leave payout amount.
B. Upon Termination, Whether Voluntary or by Discharge. For accrued sick leave hours from one to 720 hours, the accrued sick leave hours shall be paid on a five-to-one ratio (five hours of sick leave equals one hour of pay). The maximum payout amount shall be 144 hours of paid time.
C. Termination by Layoff. For accrued sick leave hours from one to 720 hours, the accrued sick leave hours shall be paid on a three-to-one ratio (three hours of accrued sick leave equals one hour of pay). The maximum payout amount shall be 368 hours of paid time. (Ord. 3287 § 5, 2018)