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17.1(b) If an employee is injured while engaged in an emergency response, an injury <br />investigation shall be conducted by the Injury Investigation Committee (The Fire Chief, an <br />individual chasen by the Association and one (1) individual designated by the Safety Director). <br />Said Committee shall investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding said injury and <br />forward a report to the Safety Director. The Safety Director shall determine if the injury is work <br />related and of a temporary natu.re. The Safety Director shall also determine the nature and extent <br />of the injury and the cause thereof, including the surrounding circumstances. If after <br />consideration af the totality of the facts determined from the investigation report and any <br />independent determination of the Safety Director the Safety Director determines that it is <br />appropriate to award said empioyee his regular pay he shall so order that payment be made for a <br />period not exceeding ninety (90) days. <br />17.1(c) If after ninety (90) days either an illness ar injury still temporarily incapacitates <br />the employee, the Safety Director shall recommend ta Council whether to continue salary. <br />Council shall forthwith review the matter and hy a majority vote determine whether the <br />employee shall continue to receive full salary during recuperation. <br />17.2 Any fiuil-time employee of the Fire Department who qualifies for benefits under this <br />Section shall lae required to pay over to the City any amount received from the Bureau of <br />Workers' Campensa.tian as supplemental wages. Further, if at any time the City determines, on <br />the basis af inedical evidence, that the employee is pertnanently d.isabled and will no longer be <br />able to carry on his duties, then the Ciiy may terminate payments and insist that the employee go <br />on a pension program. <br />173 Any employee who qualifies for the benefits under this Section shall not have his <br />accumulated sick time reduced because of a qualified accidental injury or illness which occurred <br />while in the line of duty. <br />17.4 In the event an emplayee has been injured or exposed to a toxic substance or to an <br />infectious disease in the cauTse or scape of his employment, and is sent to the hospital for <br />testing, treatment, and/ar preventive measures, and Worker's Compensation subsequently <br />deterrnines that there was no injury sustained, shall have all bills pertaining to the employee's <br />testing, treatment, andlor greventive measures be the responsibility of the City of North Olmsted. <br />17.5 Any employee of the North Olrnsted Fire Department who has not qualified for any of <br />the benefits of this article but has sustained an illness/injury in the scope of his employment and <br />used his own sick leave may apt to turn over to the City of North 4lmsted any amount received <br />from the Bureau of Worker's Compensation. Any amount turned over to the Employer shall be <br />credited to the employee's Sick Leave Bank on a dollar for dollar basis. <br />20