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at the time of the employee's retirement, resignation or death, for one -quarter (1/4) of the <br />employee's unused sick time hours. <br />28.07 Employees who have accumulated more than nine -hundred sixty (960) hours of sick time <br />may convert, on a three -to -one basis, all hours accumulated over nine -hundred sixty (960) hours <br />into a lump sum cash payment at the end of each calendar year, payment will be made in January <br />of each year and will be included in the employee's regular paycheck. The ability to accumulate <br />twelve hundred (1200) hours of sick time shall in no way alter the basis of this conversion <br />provision. The ability to convert any sick time hours over nine hundred sixty (960) shall remain <br />unchanged. <br />28.08 In the event an employee becomes or continues to be incapacitated from work by illness or <br />injury, after exhaustion of the employee's acquired sick time, they may apply for donations of time <br />according to the Sick Time Donation policy leave. If the employee does not receive donations <br />adequate to cover the sick time needed, the Mayor may grant further sick leave, up to a total of <br />ninety (90) days, in addition to the sick leave acquired as herein provided. <br />28.09 Any abuse or patterned use of sick leave/sick time shall be just and sufficient cause for <br />disciplinary action. <br />28.10 Employees must apply for FMLA after three (3) days of consecutive non -work related or <br />work -related illness or injury, being hospitalized overnight or when a serious medical condition as <br />defined by the FMLA law and regulations causes intermittent time off. Except as set forth in <br />§28.05, employees must utilize their sick time and other paid time off during FMLA leave. <br />ARTICLE 29 LABOR/MANAGEMENT <br />29.01 A Labor/Management Committee consisting of the Mayor of Lakewood, or a designated <br />representative, and the Lakewood Chief of Police, or a designated representative, and <br />representatives of the FOP shall meet at least once every three (3) months for the purpose of <br />discussing and attempting to resolve any mutual work -related problems. <br />Any members of the Labor/Management Committee may put a matter on the committee's agenda <br />at least five (5) working days in advance of a scheduled meeting and both the City and FOP shall <br />make every effort to implement the unanimous decisions of the committee. <br />29.02 The Labor/Management Committee may, by unanimous agreement of all members, re- <br />examine any non -economic provision of a valid labor agreement. <br />29.03 When the City anticipates the purchase of new or the replacement of current equipment for <br />use by individual police personnel; e.g., squad cars, radiocommunication equipment, weaponry, <br />they shall, to the extent practicable, notify the Labor/Management Committee at the next regularly <br />scheduled meeting, prior to actual purchase or replacement. The Labor/Management Committee <br />will only exercise advisory functions in relation to such purchases or replacements, and the final <br />authority for such decisions shall remain with the City. <br />23 <br />