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4.2A -25 each hour used; provided however, that sick leave shall be charged for only those hours when the employee was absent from work. Sick leave may not be used before it is earned. At the City's request, an employee who has been absent more than three (3) days must file with the City a statement by a person licensed to practice medicine or dentistry that the employee was under said doctor's care while absent. When an employee returns to work after any absence chargeable to sick leave or as a 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 employee is permitted to return to work. An employee may use up to five (5) 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 by requesting payment of unused sick leave in writing to the Director of Finance on or before December I 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. Payment shall be made after December 31 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 two- hundred (1200) hours. No sick leave shall be granted during the original twelve (12) months of employment with the City. However, when the first (I ") anniversary year is completed, sick leave accumulation with pay shall be allowed for time worked in the straight - time hours per month work requirement has been met. 14