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C. Authorized Only When Necessary. Sick leave is not a right which an employee may use at his or her discretion, but shall be allowed only in cases of actual sickness and disability, or necessity, as authorized in Subsection J below. D. Limit. The total maximum accrual of sick leave with pay shall be four hundred (400) hours. Sick leave usage of less than a full day shall be charged in minimum increments of one-half (1/z) hour, with fractional usage rounded upward to the next higher multiple of one-half (1h). 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 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) month period. Prior to the expiration of the additional time, the employee may return to his or her position provided that the employee 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 Accrued Compensatory Time Off. After an employee's sick leave has been exhausted, he or she may be granted permission to use any unused compensatory time off benefits or unused vacation leave. 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, the employee must present to his or her Executive Director 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 Executive Director of Personnel Services 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. 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 26 25K-28