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12.2 Sick Leave Usage Sick leave with pay shall be granted to all probationary and permanent full time employees within the competitive service. Sick leave shall not be considered a right which an employee may use in his/her discretion but shall be allowed only as follows: (1) In cases of necessity and actual personal sickness or disability of the employee. (2) For medical and dental appointments of the employee, at the discretion of the immediate supervisor. (3) For the care of cr attendance upon the sickness or disability of members of his/her immediate family or for bereavement because of the death of a member of his/her immediate family. A maximum of forty (40) hours per year of sick leave may be used for this purpose. The immediate family shall consist of the spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, or other individuals whose relationship to the employee is that of a dependent or near dependent. The Police Chief shall grant such leave and determine the amount thereof; provided, however, that the Personnel Officer shall first, where necessary, pass upon sufficiency of relationship. This provision does not apply if the family sickness or disability or the employee's bereavement occurs while the employee is on vacation leave. An employee eligible for temporary disability payments may use accumulated sick leave in order to maintain his/her regular income; provided, however, that the employee shall be allowed a credit against sick leave to the extent that temporary disability payments are retained by the City. In order to receive compensation while absent on sick leave the employee shall cause notification to his /her immediate supervisor or the Police Chief prior to the time set for beginning his/her daily duties. When an absence is more than two consecutive full or partial shifts, the employee may be required to file a physician's certificate or personal affidavit stating the cause of the absence; except, however, if the employee uses excessive sick leave and/or demonstrates a pattern of sick leave misuse, abuse, or falsification (i.e.. using sick leave in conjunction with days off, vacation, holidays, or otherwise the employee may be required to file the physician's statement or personal affidavit following an absence of a single work shift. 12.3 Catastrophic Leave Effective May 1, 1998, the Catastrophic Leave Policy attached as Exhibit A shall be extended to Association members. Section 13. Leave of Absence 13.1 General Leave Any regular or probationary employee may upon written request to the Department Head and the Personnel Director, be granted by the City Manager a leave of absence without pay, for a period not to exceed three (3) months. The written request must state the reasons for the leave. The Department Head may grant a regular or probationary employee a leave of absence without pay, for a period not to exceed one (1) calendar week. Said leaves shall be reported to the Personnel Director. -9-