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E. Extended. The City Manager may grant leave up to six months without pay to an employee who has exhausted all of his or her accrued sick leave if 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 not less than one (1) hour prior to the time he or she is scheduled to report for duty. 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 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 return of the employee 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 of less than three (3) days. 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 monetary gain or other compensation, or by reason of engaging in business or activity for monetary gain or other compensation. I. Excess Usage. If sick leave is used in excess of that due and available to an employee, such excess sick leave, will first be deducted from any available compensatory time off benefit; second, from any available vacation leave benefit; third, from any available holiday leave benefits; and finally, deducted from the next scheduled wage or salary payment. Personal Necessity. Each employee shall be afforded the opportunity to use up to 66 hours of sick leave per calendar year, on a non - cumulative basis, as personal necessity leave. All of this personal necessity leave may be used to attend to an illness of a child, parent, spouse or registered domestic partner of the employee. As used in this section, `child" means a biological, foster, or adopted .M, 25E -46