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City of Paris Council Benefits Subcommittee December 9, 2003 Page 7 reprimanded. Mayor Pro Tem McCarthy asked what would someone charge it to when they call in. Mr. Anderson advised that person would probably be charging it to sick leave if he has any. Chief Louis said that anytime there is a reason or suspicion of an invalid call in sick, they check it right then. They do not have to wait, they can check it out right then. Kent Klinkerman said if that employee shows up at another j ob, that would be a big factor for him. He said it is also a big factor in promotion. Councilman Bell wanted to know if they knew how much sick leave cost the city each year, how many people have taken sick leave. Mr. Anderson said he would try to get that for him. He was not sure he could get it all by tomorrow. Councilman Bell also requested the cost of the buy back, sick leave and vacation and the number of employees that are in the top two brackets of the sick leave 89 day or above. Councilman Bell said that he thought that these are questions that need to be brought before the public hearing side of the City Council's portion of this. Chairman Guest said take maternity leave for instance, which is one of the Family Leave Acts, but they do not get paid. He said you could employ an employee for two years and that employee does not take any sick leave and goes on paid maternity leave for 30 days, couldn't they do this as that employee has accumulated 30 days. Mr. Anderson explained thatyou have to have justification, even for maternity leave. He said that if the doctor does not give that employee a written statement that says he had to be off work, then that employee will have to come back whenever the doctor says he can. City Attorney Schenk said that FMLA allows much more but it is unpaid, but the city's policy, over the FMLA policy to where an employee qualifies under the city's policy for paid leave, you can count that towards the FMLA leave in terms of aggregate number of days it is double time. If an employee is off and it is aqualified event of the city's sick leave policy, that employee will get paid a certain number of days and if that triggers the stop, and the employee is no longer qualified under the city's maternity leave portion of our sick leave policy to be paid, they can still be off the rest of those days that they have under FMLA without pay.