SANTA ANA FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (FMA)

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upward to the next higher multiple of one (1). For affected employees assigned to the. 24-hour work shift schedule, the minimum sick leave increment is three (3) hours, with fractional usage rounded upward to the next higher multiple of three (3). E . Extended. The City Manager may grant leave up to six ( 6 ) months without pay to an employee who has exhausted all of his or her accrued sick leave if the City physician, or a licensed physician designated by the City Manager, indicates that the employee will be sufficiently recovered to return to his or her employment within a six (6) months period. Prior to the expiration of the additional time, the employee may return to his or her position provided that he or she has a certificate from one of the above mentioned physicians stating that the employee is able to perform all the duties of his or her 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 he or she may be granted permission to take any earned vacation he or she may have accrued. G. Notice. The employee taking sick leave shall notify his or her immediate supervisor either prior to or within four (4) hours after the time he or she.is scheduled to report for duty, or as otherwise established by departmental regulations. When the absence is more than, three (3) consecutive working days, or more than three (3) consecutive scheduled shifts for affected employees assigned to the twenty --four (24) hour shift schedule, the employee must present to .the Fire Chief a physician's certificate stating the cause of illness and 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 chief personnel officer with the report of the employee's return to work. A physician's certificate or other satisfactory written evidence of actual illness or injury may be required after an absence of any duration less than three (3) days, or less than three (3) scheduled shifts for - affected employees assigned to the twenty-four (24) hour shift schedule. H. Denial. No employee shall be entitled to sick leave with pay while absent from duty because of sickness or injury purposely self --inflicted or caused by willful misconduct; or, sickness or disability sustained while engaged in employment other than employment by the City, for 31