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12.1 Sick Leave Accrual Each full-time employee shall earn sick leave at the rate of eight(8) hours for each month of service. Employees may accumulate an unlimited number of sick leave hours; except, however, hours accumulated in excess of one thousand four hundred and forty (1440) may be used only to apply toward additional years of retirement service credit under the current PERS "Credit for Unused Sick Leave," Section 20862.8. An employee may be allowed a sick leave deficit of twenty-four(24)hours beyond that actually earned. Employees on leave of absence with pay in lieu of temporary disability payments pursuant to Section 4850 of the Labor Code shall accumulate sick leave during said leave of absence, in accordance with the provisions of this section. 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 or employee's immediate family, at the discretion of the immediate supervisor. (3) For the care of or attendance upon the sickness or disability of members of his/her immediate family. A maximum of forty-eight (48) hours per year of sick leave may be used for this purpose. The immediate family shall consist of the spouse, domestic partner, children, children of a domestic partner, parents, or other individuals whose relationship to the employee is that of a dependent or near dependent. This provision does not apply if the family sickness or disability occurs while the employee is on vacation leave. In order to receive compensation while absent on sick leave the employee shall cause notification to his/her immediate supervisor or the Chief of Police prior to the time set for beginning his/her daily duties or as may be specified in Department Policy. 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 or otherwise comply with the City's Attendance Management Program. Any proposed changes to the City's current Attendance Management Program shall be negotiated with the PPOA. 13