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M <br />Orange County Personnel Ordinance Issue Date: August 5, 2011 <br />9.7 Accidental Death Benefit for Law Enforcement Officers Only <br />The accidental death benefit automatically protects the employee's survivors if the <br />employee should die in an on-the-job accident. The accident must occur while the <br />employee is performing duties as an officer. <br />In addition, the employee's surviving spouse, parent, or other relative will receive <br />$1,000 for burial expenses. Each of the employee's dependent children under 18 <br />(or over, if incapable of earning a living) will receive $200. The employee's <br />surviving spouse will receive $500. If the employee has no surviving spouse, the <br />Retirement system may distribute the $500 to the employee's other eligible family <br />members. Under the accidental death benefit, the total amount of payments to the <br />employee's survivors cannot be greater than $2,100. <br />9.8 A Line -of -Duty Death Benefit (For Law Enforcement Officers Only) <br />Law Enforcement Officers may also be entitled to additional benefits to include: <br />- $25,000 administered jointly by the North Carolina Industrial <br />Commission and the State Auditor. <br />- $50,000 from the Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. <br />9.9 Lunn Sum Death Benefit (For Law Enforcement Officers <br />See Section 9.2 Death Benefit. <br />10.0 Petty Leave <br />Repealed Effective December 31, 2010. <br />11.0 Funeral Leave <br />Permanent employees both full time and part time are eligible to receive <br />Funeral Leave with pay. Funeral leave may be used for death in an Ameaaea <br />P Y Y ovisioi <br />employee's immediate family, as defined in this Ordinance. Funeral Leave <br />may not exceed three consecutive workdays for any one occurrence, the last day being the <br />next workday after the funeral. Funeral Leave with respect to relatives not covered under <br />this policy may be taken from Vacation Leave. Additional Time off for bereavement or <br />time off for estate - related business may be charged to Vacation Leave, Personal Leave <br />Days, Petty Leave or leave without pay with the approval of the employee's immediate <br />supervisor. <br />12.0 Civil Leave <br />All County employees are eligible for Civil Leave with pay during regularly scheduled <br />work time for certain court duty. <br />Article IV - Page 16 <br />