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hours for this purpose. For purposes of this section, the immediate family shall consist of the spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, or other individual whose relationship to the employee is that of a dependent or near dependent. (a) The department head shall grant such leave and determine the amount thereof, provided, however, that the personnel director shall first, where necessary, determine whether the individual is that of a dependent or near dependent to the employee. (b) This provision does not apply if the family sickness or disability, or the employee's bereavement, occurs while the employee is on vacation leave. 4. A management and confidential 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. 5. In order to receive compensation while absent on sick leave, the employee shall notify his /her supervisor or the personnel director prior to, or within four hours after, the time set for beginning his /her daily duties or as otherwise may be specified by the department head. B. Absences For a Regular Work Day or Longer When an absence is for an employee's regular work day or longer, the employee may be required to file a physician's certificate or a personal affidavit with the personnel director stating the cause of the absence. For absences of a regular work day or longer, an employee may be allowed a sick leave deficit of twenty -four (24.0) hours except a fire battalion chief who may be allowed a sick leave deficit of thirty -three and six - tenths (33.6) hours of sick leave. C. Absences of Less Than a Regular Work Day Except for a confidential employee, absences of less than the employee's regular work day shall