ARTICLE 4. BENEFIT AND LEAVE PROGRAMS EFFECTIVE DATE: 05/04/98
RULE 403. EMPLOYEE ILLNESS BANK REVISED DATE: 06/05/03

A.    GENERAL: The purpose of the Extended Illness Bank (EIB) is to acknowledge an employee's
        accumulated sick leave hours accrued prior to transitioning to the Paid Time Off (PTO) policy.
        Accumulated sick leave hours were deposited into EIB for employees who work 20 hours
        or more per week. No additional time will be deposited and no additional accruals will accrue.

B. USE OF EIB:

1. EIB may be used in the case of illness or injury suffered by an employee or as provided below for
an employee's immediate family member.

                EIB may also be used for illness, injury or death of a member of the immediate family which
                requires the presence of the employee for assistance or care. In the case of serious illness or death
                of a member of the immediate family, up to twenty four (24) hours of EIB credits may be granted.
                Up to forty (40) hours of accrued EIB credits may be allowed for illness or death of a member of
                the immediate family which requires substantial travel.

EIB may also be used in emergency relief/humanitarian situations in accordance with the provisions
of Rule 406(I).

2. EIB credits may be used to supplement Short Term Disability (STD) payments up to 100% of
base salary.

3. Employees must complete a Request for EIB Form in accordance with Rule 403© below.

4. EIB credits shall not be charged against an employee's accrued leave balance for an authorized
holiday which occurs while an employee is using EIB credits.

5. EIB credits will not be used in any manner which generates compensation and/or paid hours in
excess of the normal work week.

6. EIB credits will be allowed only to the extent that will ensure payment for a full forty hour work
week.

C.    LEAVE REQUEST: Requests for EIB credits should be submitted to the employee's Division Head
        at least two (2) weeks in advance, or in the event of an emergency illness or injury as soon as
        practicable. The Division Head may approve or deny requests for EIB credits if the documentation is
        inadequate or it is determined that the request is invalid.

D.    VERIFICATION OF NEED FOR EIB CREDITS: Employees requesting EIB credits or having
        used EIB credits will be required to submit documents substantiating the need for such credits in
        accordance with these Rules. Such evidence may include, but is not limited to, a certificate from a
        licensed physician or practitioner, and/or an examination by a physician designated by the Presiding
        Judge. In the event that EIB credits have been taken, and where use of EIB is subsequently been
        denied, the EIB credits used shall be charged first to compensatory leave if available, then to PTO
        leave if available, or leave without pay.

E. REPORTING AND RECORDING LEAVE: The Division Head shall be responsible for ensuring
that all EIB credits used are properly recorded on the forms provided for this purpose.

F.    DISPOSITION OF ACCRUED LEAVE: An employee who transfers from one Judicial Division to
        another Judicial Division or from Mohave County to Judicial service, or vice versa, shall retain any
        accumulated EIB credits. An employee who changes from one employment type to another
        employment type shall retain any accumulated EIB credits and shall be eligible to use such credits in
        accordance with his/her current employment type.

G.    SEPARATION: A regular employee who separates from Judicial service shall receive reimbursement
        for unused EIB credit hours at a rate of three dollars ($3.00) per hour of EIB credits up to one hundred
        (100) hours. The granting of such reimbursement is conditioned upon the employee having been in the
        Judicial or Mohave County service for five (5) continuous years and the employee providing the Court
        with ten (10) working days notice of separation. Employees hired prior to May 15, 1991, shall not be
        required to meet the five (5) continuous years of service requirement in the aforementioned statement.

H.    ABUSE OF EIB CREDITS: Employees eligible for use of EIB credits by these Rules may use EIB
        credits only as provided. EIB credits are a privilege and not a right. Employees are subject to discipline
        for misuse or abuse or EIB privileges.