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ORDINANCE NOo 2784
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
M1ENDING SECTION 2 ,, 24: 140 OF THE PALO -ALTO l1UNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO '!'El-tPORARY DISABILITY PAYr.'.ENTS
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as fol-
lows:
SECTION 1~· Section 2Q24~140 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code hereby is amended to read as follows:
"2.24al40 Temporary disabilitX•
leave of absence~n lieu of tern orar
£ayments~ I an ~n)Ury causes temporary ~sa ~ ity
to a re'?'ular employee, as defined by the city's
merit system rules and regulations, for which the
city is liable under state workmen's compensation
law, then said employee shall be entitled to a
paid leave oi absence in lieu of temporary dis
ability payments as follows:
(1) For any employee coming within the terms
of Labor Code Section 4850 covering certain firemen
and law enforcement officers, said Labor Code Section
4850 shall prevail~
(2) Any other regular err.ployee is entitled
to a leave of absence ttrhi.le so temporarily disabled
without loss of salary in lieu of, but starting
at the same time as, temporary disability payments
under state workmen's compensation law, for the
period of such disabili t.y but not exceeding the
sixtieth calendar day aft.·1r . the injured employee
leaves work as a result o± the injuryc Such
employee is entitled t~ us~ accrued sick leave, if
any, for any working day after the injured employee
leaves work UHtil the start of the leave of absence
paymentso
(b) Subse uent tern orar disabilit
For any temporary 1sa ~ ~ty cont1nu~ng eyon t e
applicable leave of absence period specified in
subsection {a) above, a regular employee shall be
paid sixty-five percent of ninety-five percent of
his or her full base salary at the time the employee
became disabled or the amount required under state
workmen's compensation law, whichever is greater,
subject to the maximum aggregate temporary disability
payments period specified in Labor Code Section 4656a
(c) Credit. Any payment ~nder subsection
(a) or subsection (b) above not required under state
workmen's compensation law shall be creditable against
a permanent disability award,11
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SECTION 2o The Council finds that this ordinance is not
a "project" within the definition contained in Section 11,04.130
of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and, therefore, requires no
environmental reviewo
~CTION ~· This ordinance shall become effective upon
the expiration of thirty days from its passage,
INTRODUCED: April 8, 1974
PASSED: April 22 • 1974
AYES: Berwald, Clay, Comstock, Henderson, Norton, Pearson, Sher, Rosenbaum
NOES: None
ABSENT: Beahrs
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C!EY Manager
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