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time of their retirement, shall receive all terminal leave benefits, including vacation <br />l time, unused holiday time, accrued longevity or other unused compensatory time in <br />one (1) lump sum payment. <br />B. If an employee dies while in paid status, any terminal leave benefits to the employee's <br />credit, as set forth herein, shall be paid pursuant to any order issued by the Probate <br />Court or pursuant to the request of the trustee of the employee's trust. <br />18.06 Conversion of Sick Time Over One Hundred and Twenty (120) Days <br />A. All employees who have accumulated more than one hundred and twenty (120) days <br />of sick time may convert on a three (3) to one (1) basis all days accumulated over one <br />hundred and twenty (120) days into a lump sum cash payment at the end of each <br />calendar year. <br />18.07 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 />18.08 Employees covered under this bargaining agreement shall be eligible for Paid Parental and <br />Paid Childbirth Leave as established through the City of Lakewood policy. <br />ARTICLE 19 UNION LEAVE <br />19.01 At the request of the Union, a leave of absence without pay maybe granted to one employee <br />per calendar year who is either, (1) selected for a Union office, (2) employed by the Union, (3) <br />required to attend a Union convention, or (4) performing any other function on behalf of the Union <br />necessitating a suspension of active employment for a period not to exceed two (2) days per <br />contract year. If the employee is the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, or Recording <br />Secretary of Local 1043, the leave shall be with pay. The granting of such a leave will be subject <br />to the operational needs as determined by the employee's department head. <br />19.02 Based upon its operational needs, the City may grant a leave of absence without pay for <br />one (1) employee selected by the Union to be employed by the Union. Such leave will be subject <br />to the following conditions: <br />A. Leaves of absence shall not be longer than one (1) year in duration. On the <br />3661h day after such leave began, the employee will no longer have seniority <br />under this Agreement. If the leave occurs during leap year then the <br />employee will no longer have seniority after the 367'h day after such leave <br />began. <br />B. All fringe benefits of the selected individual shall be terminated upon the <br />start date of the leave of absence and shall be reinstated upon the employee's <br />16 <br />