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13.3 Sick Leave Usage Sick leave with pay shall be granted to all probationary and regular part-time including job share employees, and probationary and regular full time employees within the competitive service. Sick leave shall not be considered a right which an employee may use at 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, routine medical and dental appointments, disability or bereavement following the death of members of his/her immediate family. A maximum of forty-eight (48) hours per year of family sick leave may be used for this purpose. Up to 40 hours per year may be used by any employee for bereavement purposes and these hours will not count towards the 40 -hour threshhold outlined in the Attendance Management Program The immediate family shall consist of the spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, or domestic partner' or other individual whose relationship to the employee is that of a dependent. An employee's grandparents shall be considered immediate family for purposes of bereavement leave. The Department Head shall grant such leave and determine the amount thereof; provided, however, that Deputy City Manager/Director of Human Resources 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 notify his/her immediate supervisor or the Deputy City Manager/Director of Human Resources prior to or within one hour after the time set for beginning his/her daily duties or as may be specified by the Department Head When absence is for more than eight (8) hours, the employee may be required to file a physician's certificate or a personal affidavit with the Deputy City Manager/Director of Human Resources stating the cause of the absence. A 'To be eligible to use sick leave as specified for a domestic partner, an employee must have a valid "Affidavit of Domestic Partnership" on file with the Human Resources Department. -18 -