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18.06 Sick Time and Conversion <br />A. Employees may accumulate one hundred and twenty (120) days (960 hours) of <br />unused sick time and they shall be allowed to convert twenty-five (25) percent <br />of said sick time into a lump sum cash payment, up to a maximum of thirty <br />(30) days of pay, upon retirement, resignation or death. This lump sum sick <br />time conversion payment will be made within thirty (30) days after retirement, <br />resignation or death. Any employee, at the time of their retirement, shall <br />receive all terminal leave benefits, including vacation time, unused holiday <br />time, accrued longevity or other unused compensatory time in one (1) lump <br />sum payment. <br />B. If an employee dies while in paid status, any terminal leave benefits to the <br />employee's credit, as set forth herein, shall be paid pursuant to any order issued <br />by the Probate Court or pursuant to the request of the trustee of the employee's <br />trust. <br />18.07 Conversion of Sick Time Over One Hundred and Twenty (120) Days <br />A. All members of Public Works bargaining unit who have accumulated more <br />than one hundred and twenty (120) days of sick time may convert on a three <br />(3) to one (1) basis all days accumulated over one hundred and twenty (120) <br />days into a lump sum cash payment at the end of each calendar year. <br />18.08 An employee must apply for FMLA leave after three (3) days of consecutive non -work - <br />related or work -related illness or injury, being hospitalized overnight or when a serious medical <br />condition as defined by the FMLA law and regulations causes intermittent time off. The City will <br />notify employees regarding this obligation. <br />ARTICLE 19 SICK LEAVE WITHOUT PAY <br />19.01 A full-time, permanent hourly employee who has completed their probationary period shall <br />be granted a leave of absence without pay (except to the extent the employee may be entitled to sick <br />pay), for a period not to exceed six (6) months, because of personal illness or injury. Each situation <br />will be evaluated on a case by case basis in accordance with the ADA and other Federal law. The <br />employee may (at the employee's option) use any vacation pay prior to going on sick leave without <br />pay. <br />19.02 If an employee is off work for an extended period (in excess of six (6) months) due to injury, <br />or illness, the City may require that employee to be examined by a physician who specializes <br />in occupational medicine. Each situation will be evaluated on a case by case basis in <br />accordance with the ADA and other Federal law. The physician's decision regarding the <br />ability to perform the essential functions of the job or the reasonable accommodation to <br />perform such functions will be final and binding. Should it be determined by proper medical <br />authority that the employee will not be able to return to work, perform the essential functions <br />of the job and no reasonable accommodation exists which would allow the employee to <br />19 <br />