2.6 Consider allowing a county
employee to use accrued sick leave to
make up the pay difference when an
~loyee is-out on worker's compensation
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October 13, 1998
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~.E Consider- allowing a county employee to use accr-ued sick
leave to make up the pay differ-ence when an employee is o~_it on
wor^ker^s' compensation. (Co~_inty Engineer-)
Disc~_ission Only - Official Court Transcript on r^ecord.
COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA REQUEST
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*PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND FIVE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND
DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT
MADE BY: Leonard Odom. Jr.
MEETING DATE: October 13.1998
OFFICE: Kerr County Road & Bridge
TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFiCj: Consider allowing a county employee to use accrued sjck
leave to make up the nay difference when an emolovee is out on workers compensation.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: YES
NO
PLEASE STATE REASON: Consider allowing an employee to use sick leaves for pay differential while
out on Workers Comn.
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PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Franklin Johnston. P.E.
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5, Chapters
551 & 552 of the Government Code is as follows:
Meetings held on 2nd & 4d' Monday: 5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday
Meetings held on Thursday: 5:00 P.M. previous Thursday
THIS REQUEST RECENED BY:
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All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been
prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court meetings.
^ ^ Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards your request being addressed at the earliest
opportunity. See Agenda Request Guidelines.
11.00 HEALTH AND SAFETY
	11.01	The policy of	the co!rnty is to make every	effort to pro-
	SRFETY POLICY	vide healthful	and safe working conditions	for all of its
		employees.		
	11.02	Employees are	responsible for conducting the	ir- work activi-
	EMPLOYEE	ties in a mann	er- that is in conformance with	state and fed-
	RESPONSIBILITIES	er•al law and	that is protective of their	own health an
	AND RERORTS	safety, as wel	l as that of other employees.	
An employee must report every an-the-job accident, no
matter- how minor, to his or her supervisor. Employees,
supervisors and department heads are responsible for•
immediately filing with the County Personnel Officer and
accident r•epart on every accident that involves any injury.
11.03 Employees shall report i-media±ely to their- super•visor•s any
EMPLDYEE ccnditicns that .., their j!:dgment threaten the health and
SUGGESTIONS safety of emplayees cr• visito:•s. Employees are enco!traged
to mai<e sag,estions tc their supervisors of improvements
that wa!:'_d make the cc!:nty wcr4 place safer o:• more
healthful. If a s!:per'visor• is nor-r•espansive, the matter
s.`;oald 5e r•nferred to t`:e employee's elected official and
11.04	Ins .;rence.	T`re _o!;^ty	provides	Wor•ker''s Compensation	In-
ON-THE-JOB	s~_ir•ance fcr•	all of its	employees	. Ttiis insl:rar.ce provides
INJURIES	medica'_ exp=	uses and ~.	weekly ra	ysent if ar, employee is	ab-
	sent from	wcr!< be=a~	ae of a	bona fide on-the-job	any
	work-related	inj!;r•y.	T:-:e eig	ht to such benefits	ar•e
	yc:erned by	sta`.e law.			
:'C me°^.Sdt'Cn. In order to be eligible to receive
coa,:ensatia-r, an injured employee must repot the injury to
their elected official cn the appropriate forms, and file a
claim for compensation with the Texas Worker's Compensation
Commission. Information ar,d forms fcr obtaining benefits
ar•e available at the office of the County Personnel Officer-
lccated at the I<err Co!;nty Courthouse, 700 E. Main in
'ierrville.
Medical Attention. An employee who sustains an on-the-job,
work-related injury may seek medical attention from the
medical facility or• professional of his or her choice. The
county requires statements of medical condition and release
to r•etur•n to wor•I< from the attending physician. An
employee may be r•eq!;ir'ed to submit to examination by an
independent physician as determined by the celmty at the
county's expense.

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Reoor•tinG. While on leave because of an on-the-job injury,
an employee must contact the appropriate supervisor at
least once each workweek to report on his or her condition.
!" Fail~_ire to provide the req~.;ir•ed medical status reports or
to contact the appr•opr•iate supervisor as req~_;ir•ed is
gr•o~;nds for ta!<ing disciplinary action, including
termination of employment.
Rt time of final release or settlement of a wor•ker•s'
compensation claim, if no vacancy e:<ists and a reasonable
effort has been made to place the employee in another
position, he er• she will be terminated and paid accrued
benefits.
?he time during which an employee received wor•f<er•'s
compensatior. payments shall not be used in the
dete:•mi^ation of employee benefits, i. e., vacation, sick
leave, or• other benefits.

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