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Resolution No. 00-43 Page 13 loss replacement whether it be from workers compensation, Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) disability, Social Security, personal injury protection, or any other source, payable from the 21 st working day following the employee's initial absence from work due to injury or illness and continuing for a maximum of ninety (90) working days. Any employee receiving payments under the short-term disability benefit plan shall not accrue annual leave during the period of time of disability. In order to qualify for short- term disability benefit, the employee shall submit medical documentation from a physician certifying that the first twenty (20) consecutive working days of the employee's absence was due to injury or illness. The employee shall further provide to the City a release of medical information authorizing the City, or its agents, access to the employee's medical records for the purpose of sustaining disability. The employee shall, if required or requested, submit to an examination by a physician designated by the City in order to verify the injury or illness claimed by the employee. SECTION 15. TEMPORARY LIGHT DUTY POLICY Consistent with public service needs, the City may assign light duty to employees who are temporarily disabled and unable to provide full performance of all work duties assigned to their job classification. The City reserves the sole right to determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether light duty will be assigned and, if assigned, what duties the employee will be expected to perform in the duration of the assignment. The procedure for applying for light duty assignment will be as follows: A. When an employee is unable, due to temporary disability, to provide full performance of all work duties assigned to the employee's job classification, the employee may request light duty by completing the Request for Light Duty form and submitting it to his/her Department Head. The request shall state the nature and extent of the temporary disability and the job duties which the employee is unable to perform, along with expected length of the disability and any work restrictiOns related to the disability. The City will usually require the request to be accompanied by a physician's report containing diagnosis, current treatment, and physician approval for light duty assignment with any restrictions thereon. B. The City may require an independent evaluation conducted by a physician selected by. the City to verify the diagnosis, current treatment, work restrictions and expected length of disability. C. Determinations regarding light duty will be made on a department-by- department, case-by-case basis. The Department Head, in consultation with the City Administrator, will consider such factors as public service