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(a) Paid sick leave shall be earned and accumulated at the rate of one and one fourth (11/4) days for each month. (b) Pay for sick leave shall be at the employee's straight time hourly rate (or portion thereof if absent for less than a full day). (c) If an employee is absent on sick leave for more than three (3) consecutive work days, the City shall require the employee to present medical evidence that the employee was under a doctors care and is able to return to work. The City will review the attendance records of employees periodically, and at least once in each three (3) month period. If it believes that an employee is developing an attendance problem, it will notify the employee in writing that medical evidence will be required for absences of three (3) days or less. When an employee's record becomes satisfactory, the requirement for such medical evidence for short term absences will be removed, and the employee will be notified in writing. (d) Employees may use up to fifteen (15) work days per year of earned and accumulated sick leave if necessitated by illness in the employee's immetliate family. For purposes of this subsection, "immediate family" shall be interpreted to be spouse; children; parents of the employee, regardless of the place of residence; and other relatives living within the household of the employee. (e) When an employee with five (5) or more years of service retires, having received PERS pension, dies or takes disability retirement and has accumulated sick leave time, the retiring employee may convert one-half (1/2) of the accumulated sick leave time (with the City of North Ofmsted) to pay on the basis of his rate of pay at the time of retirement, but the maximum amount paid shall nat exceed one thousand (1000) hours. Employees hired after July 1, 1998, and have accumutated sick leave with another political subdivision will transfer said sick leave and shall use the transferred sick leave prior to sick leave accumulated while employed with the City of North Olmsted. Sick leave carry over from another political subdivision shall not be used to calculate an employees buy-out pursuant to the above. (f) An employee should make an effort to schedule medical and dental appointments for himself and his family members during non-working hours. (g) Sick leave taken the day prior to or the day after a scheduled vacation or holiday will require a medical excuse prior to approval for payment. Section 4. Parental Leave: All employees shall be entitled to parental leave of absence upon the birth or adoption of a child. The duration of the leave shall be flexible at the employee's discretion and shall not be permitted in less than one (1) full day increments, In any event, such Leave shall not extend beyond six (6) months from the date of commencement. An employee shall be entitled to use vacation leave or sick leave in lieu of being unpaid. If an employee exhausts all vacation leave credit and sick leave credits, the employee shall not be paid for parental leave. During any unpaid portion of such leave, the employee shall not 16