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ARTICLE 27 <br />COMVI[INICABLE DISEASES <br />27.1 The parties hereto agree that the duties of the employees of the Division of Police <br />are such that said employees are exposed to disease as a result of their assigned duties. It rs the <br />intention of the parties to provide to said employees, salary continuation benefits when an <br />employee contracts an illness as herein after specifed. <br />27.2 In the event that a full-time employee of the bargaining unit should become ill due <br />to contact with AIDS, HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis or Meningitis and such illness has so <br />incapacitated the employee that he tempora.rily is unable to work, the Police Chief sha.ll <br />investigate and determine whether the iliness is work related and of a temporary nature. The <br />Police Chief shali then forward his finding to the Safety Director who shall determine the nature <br />and extent of the iliness and how contracted, including circumstances thereof. If after <br />consideration of the totality of the facts the Safety Director determines that said disease was <br />contracted during employment and is af a temporary nature requiring medical leave, the Safety <br />Director sha.il authorize the full payment of the employee's regular salary for a period of ninety <br />(90) days. <br />27.3 If after ninety (90) days an illness still temporarily incapacitates the employee, the <br />Safety Director shall recommend to Cauncil whether to continue salary. Council shall forthwith <br />review the matter and by a majority vote determine whether the employee shall continue to <br />receive fuli salary during recuperation. <br />42