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6.1C Page 21 result of an industrial absence or illness, the City may require a statement from a physician that the employee is in fit physical condition to perform all the duties of his or her position. In addition, the employee may be required to undergo a medical examination at the City's expense before the employee is permitted to return to work. An employee may use up to six (6) days of accrued sick leave in any calendar year for illness in the immediate family. For the purpose of this Section, immediate family means spouse, domestic partner or child. 9.1.2 Except in cases of extreme emergency or exceptional unforeseen circumstances, in order to receive compensation for absences charged to sick leave, the employee shall notify his/her immediate supervisor no less than one-half hour plus travel time prior to the scheduled time for beginning his/her work duties of the impending absence. At the same time, the employee shall provide the immediate supervisor with a telephone number where he/she can be reached during the term of the absence. The burden of proof of extreme emergency or exceptional unforeseen circumstances shall be upon the unit member. 9.1.3 Sick leave pay shall not be granted when the disability arises from any illness, sickness or injury sustained while engaged in a gainful occupation (other than City service) either as an employee, officer, and executive or as a business or professional proprietor or partner. 9.1.4 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 percent (25%) of the value of the unused sick leave (50% when no more than 12.5 hours of sick leave have been used) for the preceding (26) pay periods. The City will endeavor to make payment on the non-payroll Friday immediately following the first payroll Friday in January; however the payment will be made no later than the first pay period in February and shall be paid using the salary in effect December 31. There shall be no payment in lieu of accumulated sick leave benefits for years prior to such calendar year. 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 three-hundred and seventy (1370) hours in accordance with Section 9.1.1. If a unit member terminates for reason other than death, retirement or discharge, compensation in lieu of mmsed 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. Unit members with twenty (20) years of service with the City, who retire from City employment with benefits from PERS, shall be eligible to receive fifty percent (50%) of accrued unused sick leave. Employees who die while in the 15