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Agreement Between Mayfield Village, Ohio and the International Association Firefcghters, Loca12619 Section 22.5. For the purpose of this Article, immediate family is defined to include the following: 1. Spouse 2. Children 3. Stepchildren residing with the employee Section 22.6. Evidence Reauired for Sick Leave Usage. Employees may use sick leave with the approval of their department head for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease and illness in the immediate family. At the discretion of the department head or the Mayor/Safety Director, or anytime absence due to illness exceeds one tour, a statement certifying the nature of the illness from a licensed physician shall be required to justify the use of sick leave. Falsification of either a written statement or a physician's certificate shall be grounds for disciplinary action including dismissal. No sick leave maybe granted upon or after retirement or termination of employment. Any abuse or patterned use of sick leave shall be just and sufficient cause for disciplinary action up to and including discharge. Section 22.7. Notification by Employee. When an employee is unable to work, he/she shall notify the immediate supervisor or other designated person, no later than one (1) hour before the time he/she is scheduled to report to work on each day of absence, unless emergency conditions make it impossible or unless the employee has made other reporting arrangements with the immediate supervisor. Section 22.8. Physician Examination. After the use of three tours of more of sick leave in any twelve (12) month period the Employer may require an employee to take an examination, conducted by a licensed physician or psychologist selected and paid for by the Employer. The purpose of the examination is to determine the employee's physical or mental capability to perform the duties of the employee's position. After the determination by the physician or psychologist, the employee may receive a second opinion by a doctor of his choice, and at the employee's cost. If found not qualified, the employee may be placed on sick leave or disability leave. Section 22.9. If an employee is scheduled to work on a holiday enumerated in Article 25, and cannot work due to an illness or disability, that day shall be considered a holiday day off and shall not be counted or compensated as a sick day. Section 22.10. Sick Leave Benefit: When Employees, covered under this contract, and hired before January 1, 2000, have an accumulation of forty five (45) tours unused sick leave and who, during the same calendar year, have not used any of the sick days earned during that year shall be compensated at the end of the calendar year the equivalent of five (5) tours pay without having any days deducted from accumulated but unused sick leave. Sick leave accumulation lawfully transferred from prior public employment shall be included for purposes of this section. If under the foregoing circumstances, the employee has used one (1) earned tour during the calendar year, then said employee shall be compensated at the end of the year for four (4) tours pay without having any days deducted from accumulated but unused sick leave. If under the foregoing circumstances, the employee has used two (2) earned tours during the calendar year, then said employee shall be compensated at the end of the year for three (3) tours pay without having any days deducted from accumulated but unused sick leave. If under the foregoing circumstances, the employee has used three (3) earned tours during the calendar year, then said employee shall be compensated at the end of the year for two (2) tours pay without Page 19 of 35