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17 <br />10.4 Sick Leave Procedure <br />A. Employees are required to report the need for sick leave in accordance with Department policy. <br />Employees shall notify the scheduling system prior to the start of their scheduled duty shift <br />when utilizing sick leave. The Fire Chief or designee may waive this requirement based on <br />exigent or unique circumstances. <br />B. If an employee is on vacation and a permissible use of sick leave occurs while on vacation, the <br />employee may report the need for sick leave in accordance with Department policy and request <br />to be taken off vacation leave and be placed on sick leave for the hours the employee is eligible <br />for sick leave as specified in Section 14.2 of this MOU. <br />C. The Fire Chief may request a physician’s certificate or a personal affidavit verifying an <br />employee’s need for sick leave when there is evidence of excessive sick leave usages and/or a <br />pattern of sick leave misuse, abuse or falsification (i.e., using sick leave in conjunction with <br />days off, vacation, holidays or otherwise). <br />D. Employees who are eligible for temporary disability payments may use accumulated sick leave <br />in order to maintain their regular income; provided, however, the employee is allowed a credit <br />towards sick leave to the extent that temporary disability payments are retained by the <br />Department. <br />E. Any purposed changes to the Department’s current attendance management program shall be <br />negotiated with the Union. <br />Section 11. Leaves <br />11.1 Leave of Absence <br />The City Managers may grant a full-time regular employee a leave of absence without pay for a period <br />not to exceed three (3) months. After three (3) months, the leave of absence may be extended if so <br />authorized by the Department. No such leave shall be granted except in writing stating the reasons for <br />the requested leave. Upon expiration of the leave the employee shall be reinstated in the position held <br />at the time the leave was granted. Failure on the part of an employee on leave to report to work <br />promptly at its expiration or within a reasonable time after notice to return to duty, shall be cause for <br />discipline. The Fire Chief may grant a full-time regular employee a leave of absence without pay for <br />one (1) calendar week. During unpaid leave, an employee shall not accrue vacation or sick leave <br />benefits, nor shall said time be considered service time. Holiday in lieu payments for which an <br />employee would otherwise be eligible shall be adjusted on a pro-rata basis to reflect an employee's <br />leave time. <br />11.2 Jury Service Leave <br />Employees who are summoned for jury service in state or federal court shall receive their regular pay <br />for all time they are necessarily absent from work in order to satisfy their jury service. The City may <br />require proof of the time spent in such jury service as a condition of receiving the time off with pay <br />and any monies received by the employee for their jury service shall be remitted to the City. Employees <br />who are released from jury service and are not required to return for additional jury service the <br />following day shall report directly to work to complete the remainder of their shift or workday. <br />Employees who are required to serve as jurors shall not have their regular starting and ending work <br />times changed as a result of jury service.