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City may authorize use of such leave for City approved medical appointments <br /> whenever such appointments cannot be secured outside the employee's regular <br /> workday, and salary continuation or workers' compensation benefits are not <br /> available. <br /> D. Limit. The maximum total accumulation of sick leave with pay shall be two <br /> thousand (2,000) hours. Sick leave usage of less than a full day shall be charged in <br /> minimum increments of one (1) hour, with fractional usage rounded upward to the <br /> next higher multiple of one (1). <br /> For employees who are hired on or after November 15, 2022, from outside the City <br /> into classifications represented by the Association: <br /> 1. The maximum accumulation of sick leave with pay shall be three hundred fifty- <br /> two (352)hours; and <br /> 2. Any annual accrual over the three hundred fifty-two(352)sick leave hours(up to <br /> ninety-size (96) hours)will be converted into an employee's Retirement Health <br /> Savings("RHS")Plan account during the first full pay period in January of each <br /> year. <br /> E. Extended. The City Manager may grant leave up to six(6)months without pay to an <br /> employee who has exhausted all of their accrued sick leave if a licensed physician <br /> indicates that the employee will be sufficiently recovered to return to his employment <br /> within a six (6) month period. Prior to the expiration of the additional time, the <br /> employee may return to his position provided that the employee has a certificate from <br /> a licensed physician stating that the employee is able to perform the essential <br /> functions of their classification with or without reasonable accommodation. In <br /> addition to the above,the City Manager may grant a further extension not to exceed a <br /> total of one (1) year without pay. <br /> F. Extension by Use of Vacation. After an employee's sick leave has been exhausted, <br /> they may be granted permission to take any earned vacation they may have accrued. <br /> G. Notice. The employee taking sick leave shall notify their immediate supervisor as <br /> established by the Police Department regulations. Sick leave shall only be used for <br /> the purposes outlined under California Labor Code § 246.5, Article 11.1 (J), or as <br /> otherwise permitted by law. If an employee uses sick leave for a purpose not <br /> permitted by this MOU or the law,it will be considered abuse of sick leave.If abuse <br /> of sick leave is suspected, a physician's certificate or other satisfactory written <br /> evidence may be requested. <br /> H. Denial. No employee shall be entitled to sick leave with pay while absent from duty <br /> 30 <br />