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Effective August 4, 1998, the one -time sick leave credit of 384 hours shall be eliminated. Each new full time employee hired on or after August 4, 1998, shall cam sick leave at the rate of eight (8) hours for each month of service. No employee shall accumulate more than one thousand four hundred forty (1,440) hours sick leave. An employee may be allowed a sick leave deficit of twenty four (24) hours beyond that actually earned. Employees on leave of absence with pay in lieu of temporary disability payments pursuant to Section 4850 of the Labor Code shall accumulate sick leave during said leave of absence, in accordance with the provisions of this section. 11.2 Sick Leave Usage Sick leave with pay shall be granted to all probationary and permanent full time employees within the competitive service. Sick leave shall not be considered a right which an employee may use in his/her discretion but shall be allowed only as follows: (1) In cases of necessity and actual personal sickness or disability of the employee. (2) For medical and dental appointments of the employee, at the discretion of the immediate supervisor. (3) For the care of or attendance upon the sickness or disability of members of his /her immediate family or for bereavement because of the death of a member of his /her immediate family. A maximum of forty (40) hours per year of sick leave may be used for this purpose. The immediate family shall consist of the spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, or other individuals whose relationship to the employee is that of a dependent or near dependent. The Police Chief shall grant such leave and determine the amount thereof; provided, however, that the Personnel Officer shall first, where necessary, pass upon sufficiency of relationship. This provision does not apply if the family sickness or disability or the employee's bereavement occurs while the employee is on vacation leave. An employee eligible for temporary disability payments may use accumulated sick leave in order to maintain his/her regular income; provided, however, that the employee shall be allowed a credit against sick leave to the extent that temporary disability payments are retained by the City. In order to receive compensation while absent on sick leave the employee shall cause notification to his/her immediate supervisor or the Police Chief prior to the time set for beginning his/her daily duties. When an absence is more than two consecutive full or partial shifts, the employee may be required to file a physician's certificate or personal affidavit stating the cause of the - 10 -