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An employee may elect to receive compensation in lieu of sick leave credits for any calendar year by requesting payment of unused sick leave in writing to the Director of Finance. Payment shall be made at fifty (50 %) of the value of the unused sick leave for that calendar year at the salary for the year the payment is being made and 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. 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 1200 hours. 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 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. PERS Sick Leave Credit - In the event the PERS sick leave credit contract option is provided to any employee organization in the miscellaneous group of employees, all Executive Management employees shall be granted this benefit. e. Absences Less Than One (1) Dav - Executive Management shall charge the appropriate leave balances (vacation, sick, administrative) only for absences of one (1) or more working days. f. Industrial Disability Leave - Executive Management employees who are employed by the City as of March 31, 1983, who suffer any disability arising out of and in the course of his /her employment as defined by the Workers' Compensation laws of the State of California, shall be entitled to industrial disability leave without loss of compensation for the period of such disability to a maximum of one (1) year, or until retirement, whichever comes first. F: 14403