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Employee's child for such reasonable periods as the Employee's attendance with the child may be necessary, on the same terms the Employee is able to use sick leave benefits for the Employee's own illness or injury. 10. Temporary Light Duty Policy 10.1 Application Temporarily Disabled: 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. Procedure: The procedure for applying for light duty assignment will be as follows: A) When an Employee is unable, due to temporarily 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 the 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. 13) 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 needs and budgetary considerations, the need for work which may be assigned as light duty, the Employee's capability of performing the work, the number of Employees not available for work due to injury or illness, and other relevant factors. D) The City will determine what job duties the Employee will perform. These duties may include those currently assigned to the Employee's job classification or any other duties the City considers to be appropriate. Duration of light duty will be determined at the sole discretion of the City. E) Assignments to light duty will be reviewed on a monthly basis or more often Page 24 of 51 Adopted XXX, 2009 72