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<br />23 <br /> <br />9.1.1 Regular full-time and probationary employees that are assigned on a regular basis <br />to work a twelve and one-half (12.5) hour shift shall accrue sick leave at the rate <br />of twelve and one-half (12.5) hours per month, provided they have worked one <br />hundred sixty (160) hours that month, to a maximum of one thousand three- <br />hundred and seventy (1370) hours. Working a twelve and one-half (12.5) hour <br />shift on a regular basis is defined as being assigned to a twelve and one-half (12.5) <br />hour shift through the department’s regular shift bidding process or administrative <br />assignment. Employees that do not normally work a twelve and one-half (12.5) <br />hour shift are not eligible for the twelve and one-half (12.5) hour sick leave accrual. <br /> All other regular full-time and probationary employees shall accrue sick leave at <br />the rate of ten (10) hours per month, provided they have worked one hundred sixty <br />(160) hours that month, to a maximum of one thousand three-hundred and seventy <br />(1370) hours. <br /> Sick leave usage shall not be considered as a privilege, which an employee may <br />use at their discretion, but shall be allowed only in case of necessity of actual <br />sickness or disability. <br /> Charge for sick leave used shall be on the basis of one (1) hour for each hour used; <br />provided however, that sick leave shall be charged for only those hours when the <br />employee was absent from work. Sick leave may not be used before it is earned. <br /> <br />Following an employee’s use of one-half of their annual sick leave allotment, Aat <br />the City's request, an employee who has been absent more than three (3) days <br />must file with the City a statement by a licensed medical practitioner that the <br />employee was under said doctor's care while absent. The City may earlier require <br />certification from a licensed medical practitioner if the City has a reasonable belief <br />that the employee used sick leave for an unauthorized reason. When an employee <br />returns to work after any absence chargeable to sick leave or as a result of an <br />industrial absence or illness, the City may require a statement from a physician that <br />the employee is in fit physical condition to perform all the duties of their position. <br />In addition, the employee may be required to undergo a medical examination at <br />the City's expense before the employee is permitted to return to work. <br /> <br />An employee may use up to one-half (1/2) of accrued sick leave in any calendar <br />year for the following reasons: <br /> <br />x For the employee’s own diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing <br />health condition or preventative care. <br />x For the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition or <br />preventative care for an employee’s family member, including: <br /> <br />o Child (including a biological, adopted, or foster child, stepchild, <br />legal ward, or a child to whom the employee stands in loco <br />parentis.) <br />o Spouse or Registered Domestic Partner. <br />o Parent (including biological, adoptive, or foster parent, stepparent, <br />or legal guardian of an employee or the employee’s spouse or <br />registered domestic partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis <br />when the employee was a minor child.) <br />6.H. - Page 31 of 72 <br />373