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An employee eligible for temporary disability payments may use accumulated sick leave in order to maintain his regular income; provided, however, that the employee shall be allowed a credit towards sick leave to the extent that temporary disability payments are retained by the Department. In order to receive compensation while absent on sick leave, the employee shall notify the scheduling system per department procedure prior to the start of his/her scheduled duty shift. Said notification requirement may be waived by the Fire Chief or his/her designee to address personal emergencies. When the absence is for more than one full shift, the employee may be required to file a physician's certificate or a personal affidavit with the Fire Chief stating the cause of the absence. 14.4 Sick Leave Increments Charge for sick leave used shall be on the basis of one (1) hour for each hour used. Section 15. Leaves 15.1 Leave of Absence The City Managers may grant a full -time regular employee leave of absence without pay for a period not to exceed three (3) months. After three (3) months, the leave of absence may be extended if so authorized by the Department. No such leave shall be granted except in writing stating the reasons for the requested leave. Upon expiration of the leave the employee shall be reinstated in the position held at the time the leave was granted. Failure on the part of an employee on leave to report to work promptly at its expiration or within a reasonable time after notice to return to duty, shall be cause for discipline. The Fire Chief may grant a full -time regular employee a leave of absence without pay for one (1) calendar week. During unpaid leave, an employee shall not accrue vacation or sick leave benefits, nor shall said time be considered service time. Holiday in lieu payments for which an employee would otherwise be eligible shall be adjusted on a pro -rata basis to reflect an employee's leave time. 15.2 Floating Holiday Fire Inspectors, Hazardous Materials Coordinator and Hazardous Materials Inspector will receive three (3) floating holidays per year with pay as follows: Floating holidays for eligible employees shall be credited and taken in accordance with the regulations set forth in this section. Each payroll calendar year eligible employees will be credited with floating holidays at the rate of 24 (twenty -four) hours for each full -time eight (8) hour per day employee per year. Employees not in a pay status at the beginning of the payroll calendar year or who were not employed will not be credited with floating holidays until their return to work. In such cases, floating holidays will be prorated for the year once the employee returns to work. Floating holidays are not cumulative and must be taken in the same year it is credited. 17