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<br />18.1.5.2 <br /> <br />18.1.5.3 <br /> <br />6.10 <br />Page 40 <br /> <br />If an employee terminates his/her employment for <br />reasons other than death, retirement, or discharge, <br />compensation in lieu of unused sick leave shall be <br />paid in accordance with the terms provided for an <br />employee who may elect to receive compensation in <br />lieu of sick leave credits, prorated to the date of <br />termination of service. <br /> <br />Upon retirement or death, an employee or an <br />employee's dependents shall be paid fifty percent <br />(50%) of all of the employee's accrued sick leave. <br />Employees who die in the line of duty or whose <br />death is determined to be directly attributable to <br />injury or illness sustained while on duty shall be <br />eligible to receive one-hundred percent (100%) of <br />accrued unused sick leave. Payment of unused sick <br />leave hours shall be made at the employee's current <br />hourly rate. <br /> <br />In the event of the death of an employee, such <br />payments shall be made to the designated <br />beneficiary filed with the Director of Finance, or, in <br />the event no designated beneficiary has been <br />chosen, the beneficiary listed in the unit member's <br />life insurance policy will receive payment of such <br />unused sick leave as provided under the provisions <br />for the employee who elects to receive compensation <br />in lieu of sick leave credits. Employees discharged <br />shall not be eligible for payment of unused sick <br />leave. <br /> <br />18.1.5.4 Unused accumulated sick leave at the time of <br />retirement, for which the employee receives .!lQ <br />compensation, shall be converted to additional <br />service credit at the rate of 0.004 years of service for <br />each day, i.e., 250 days of sick leave for one <br />additional year of service credit. Local safety <br />member benefits subject to a maximum of 90% of <br />the average final compensation will not be increased <br />beyond that limit for unused sick leave credit. <br /> <br />18.1.6 Procedures for Requesting and Approving Sick Leave <br /> <br />Employees are responsible for notifying the Battalion Chief's office <br />of any inability to report to duty prior to the commencement of <br />their work shift. Shift employees shall notify the Battalion Chief's <br />office prior to 0700 hours of the day the employee is to be absent. <br />Non-shift employees shall notify their immediate supervisor by <br /> <br />33 <br />