§ 5.16.040. Abuse of sick leave—Penalty.

Unwarranted sick leaves shall be deemed an abuse of the provisions of the salary ordinance allowing leaves of absence on full pay for illness. If any appointing officer finds that any county employee under his supervision has abused or is abusing such sick-leave privileges, such officer, for the first offense, may suspend any such employee for a period of 30 days without pay, and for a second offense may take steps for the discharge of any such employee. It is hereby declared to be the sense of the board of supervisors that further abuse following suspension for prior abuse shall constitute sufficient grounds for discharge from county service.

(Ord. 4205 § 2, 1943: Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 76.1, 1942.)