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Section 31. Payroll Deduction Disability Plan The City agrees to make payroll deductions for the purpose of permitting employees to participate on their own in a short term disability. Section 32. Meals Any employee required to work twelve (12) consecutive hours or beyond in a given work duty period without the opportunity for a dinner meal break shall be provided a meal by the City. Section 33. Modified Duty The City may return an employee to modified duty on a temporary basis provided that a physician's release to return to modified duty has been issued, the Department Head and/or division chief has determined that suitable modified duty exists, and that the employee can perform said work safely and not impede his/her convalescence. Section 34. Americans With Disabilities Act The City and the Association recognize that the City has an obligation under law to meet with individual employees who allege a need for reasonable accommodation in the workplace because of a disability. If by reason of the aforesaid requirement, the City contemplates actions to provide reasonable accommodation to an individual employee in compliance with the ADA which are in potential conflict with any provision of this Memorandum of Understanding, the Association will be advised of any such proposed accommodation and be afforded an opportunity to discuss same prior to implementation by the City. Section 35. Separability of Provisions In the event that any provision of this Memorandum of Understanding is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unenforceable, that provision of the Memorandum of Understanding shall be null and void, but such nullification shall not affect any other provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding, all of which other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. -37 -