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28 terminated employee’s final paycheck, to the extent possible. The City may authorize employees to use sick leave, vacation, or compensatory time for approved workers’ compensation medical appointments as specified herein. The City may authorize use of such leave for City approved medical appointments whenever such appointments cannot be secured outside the employee’s regular workday, and salary continuation or workers’ compensation benefits are not available. D. Limit. The maximum total accumulation of sick leave with pay shall be two thousand (2,000) hours. Sick leave usage of less than a full day shall be charged in minimum increments of one (1) hour, with fractional usage rounded upward to the next higher multiple of one (1). For employees who are newly hired from outside the City into classifications represented by the Association following City Council approval of this MOU: 1. The maximum accumulation of sick leave with pay shall be three hundred fifty-two (352) hours; and 2. Any annual accrual over the three hundred fifty-two (352) sick leave hours (up to ninety-six (96) hours) will be converted into an employee’s Retirement Health Savings (“RHS”) Plan account during the first full pay period in January of each year. E. Extended. The City Manager may grant leave up to six (6) months without pay to an employee who has exhausted all of their accrued sick leave if a licensed physician indicates that the employee will be sufficiently recovered to return to his employment within a six (6) month period. Prior to the expiration of the additional time, the employee may return to his position provided that the employee has a certificate from a licensed physician stating that the employee is able to perform all the duties of their position without qualification. In addition to the above, the City Manager may grant a further extension not to exceed a total of one (1) year without pay. F. Extension by Use of Vacation. After an employee’s sick leave has been exhausted, they may be granted permission to take any earned vacation they may have accrued. G. Notice. The employee taking sick leave shall notify their immediate supervisor as established by the Police Department regulations. When the absence is more than three (3) consecutive working days, the employee must present to the Police Chief a physician’s certificate stating that, in the physician’s opinion, the employee could not report to work because of such illness or injury and that the employee is sufficiently recovered to safely return to work. Such certificate shall be transmitted to the Human Resources Department with the report of the