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I When an official holiday as provided herein falls on a I working day during an employee's vacation, the day of the holiday will not be counted as a day of vacation. Similarily, official holidays as provided herein falling on fI Saturday or Sunday, when they have the effect of converting a Friday or Monday to a holiday, shall not be counted as a day of vacation. I SECTION 19-13 SICK LEAVE. Paid sick leave may be granted by the City when an A. PURPOSE. I employee is unable to perform work duties due to: illness, disability, including temporary disability due to pregnancy and childbirth, legal quarantine, serious illness of a I spouse, child, parent or legal guardian residing in the same household as the employee; the necessity of obtaining medical or dental care, or other emergencies. Paid sick leave shall not be granted unless it has been requested by an employee I for the purposes previously stated; previously earned by the employee in accordance with the accrual schedule and approved by the employee's immediate supervisor. I B. ELIGIBILITY. The supervisor or Administrator shall determine whether an employee is eligible for benefits under the sick leave plan and, in connection with such I determination, may determine in their discretion, whether an employee's absence from work is actually due to illness or injury. In the event the supervisor deems it proper to make ~ inquiry into an employee's absence, the employee shall cooperate in authorizing the supervisor or Administrator to obtain any necessary medical or hospital records. Claiming I sick leave for reasons other than those stated shall be cause for disciplinary action or discharge. C. ACCRUAL. Sick leave shall be earned by all regular full-time I employees at the rate of eight hours per month, or 12 days per year. Temporary employees are not eligible for sick leave. Employees using earned vacation leave or paid sick I leave shall be considered to be working for the purpose of accumulating additional vacation or sick leave. I D. ACCUMULATION. sick leave may be accumulated to a maximum of one hundred (100) days. Probationary employees who are new hires may not use sick leave until satisfactory completion of six (6) months (180 days) of continuous service. I Probationary employees who have been promoted may use sick leave; however, if sick leave used exceeds a total of five (5) days, the probationary period shall automatically be I extended by the same number of days as sick leave days used. When accumulated sick leave reaches the maximum, the employee will continue to be credited with one day per month banked I sick leave, which may be used after depletion of their accumulated sick leave, to protect the employee in the event of a lengthy illness or accident. ~ -11- I - ------