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ARTICLE 27 COMMiJNICABLE DISEASES 27.1 The parties hereto agree that the duties of the employee of the Division of Police are such that said employees are exposed to disease as a result of their assigned duties. It is the intention of the parties to provide to said employees, salary continuation benefits when an employee contracts an illness as herein after specified. 27.2 In the event that a full-time employee of the bargaining unit should become ill due to contact with AIDS, HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis or Meningitis and such illness has so incapacitated the employee tha.t he temporarily is unable to work, the Police Chief shall investigate and determine whether the illness is work related and of a temporary nature. The Poiice Chzef shall then forward his finding to the Safety Director who shall determine the nature and extent of the iliness and how contracted, including circumstances thereof. If after consideration of the totality of the facts the Safety Director determines that said disease was contracted during employment and is of a temporary nature requiring medical leave, the Safety Director shail authorize the full payment of the employees' regular salary for a period of ninety (90) days. 27.3 If after ninety (90) days an iliness still temporarily incapacitates the employee, the Safety Director sha.ll recommend to Council whether to continue salary. Council shall forthwith review the matter and by a majority vote determine whether the employee shall continue to receive fuli salary during recuperation. 27.4 Any bargaining unit member who qualifies for benefits under this section sliall be required to pay over to the City any amount received from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation as supplemental wages. Further if at any time the City determines on the basis of inedical 38