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18.1.4 18.1.5 18.1.6 18.1.7 18.1.8 18.1.9 In the event an employee has accumulated the maximum sick leave credits of one-thousand two-hundred (1200) hours (2400 hours for Battalion Chiefs who work a fifty-six (56) hour work week) and the employee becomes so severely ill that he exhausts his/her sick leave, the Human Resources Director may, upon the written recommendation from the employee's department head, authorize additional sick leave to include any sick leave in excess of the one-thousand two-hundred (1200) hours (2400 hours for Battalion Chiefs who work a fifty-six (56) hour work week) maximum which may have been lost due to the maximum limitation; provided, however, that sick leave credits were not accumulated for a period of six (6) months or longer. This provision will also apply to Battalion Chiefs in cases where sick leave balances were decreased due to reassignment from a fifty-six (56) hour to a forty (40) hour work week. An employee may elect to receive compensation in lieu of sick leave credits for any calendar year (based on the preceding 26 pay periods) by requesting payment of unused sick leave in writing to the Director of Finance on or before December 1 of that year. Payment shall be made at twenty-five (25%) of the value of the unused sick leave, or fifty percent (50%) of the value of the unused sick leave when no more than ten (10) hours of sick leave have been used (24 hours for Shift Battalion Chiefs) for the preceding (26) pay periods at the salary for the year in which the payment is being made. Payment shall be made after December 31. There shall be no payment in lieu of accumulated sick leave benefits for years prior to such calendar year. Use of Personal Business Leave shall be excluded from the definition of sick leave for the purposes of this section. Accumulated sick leave credits shall be reduced by the value of the sick leave compensated as provided in the above paragraph and the remaining balance shall be accumulated to a maximum of one-thousand two-hundred (1200) hours (2400 hours for Battalion Chiefs who work a fifty-six (56) hour work week). If an employee terminates his/her employment, for reasons other than death, retirement or discharge, compensation in lieu of unused sick leave shall be paid in accordance with the terms provided for an employee who may elect to receive compensation in lieu of sick leave credits, prorated to the date of termination of service. Employees who have ten (10) years of service and who retire from City employment with benefits from PERS or who die while in the employ of the City shall be eligible to receive fifty percent (50%) of accrued unused sick leave. In the event of the death of an employee, such payments shall be made to the designated beneficiary filed with the Director of Finance, or, in the event no designated beneficiary has been chosen, the beneficiary listed in the employee's insurance policy will receive the payment of such unused sick leave as provided under the provisions for an employee who elects to receive compensation in lieu of sick leave credits. Employees discharged shall not be eligible for payment of unused sick leave. If an employee's illness or the illness of a family member results in an absence from work for three (3) or more days, a doctor's certificate or other reasonable proof of illness may be required by the City. If a supervisor believes there is an abuse of sick leave, the supervisor may require the employee to provide medical verification for all future sick leave absences for a period of ninety (90) days. 20