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11 = 14 FF'rihl tJ. O_ F•, B. A TO <br />F-?- <br />ARTICLV 21: <br />OTHER LFAVES OF ABSENCE <br />SECTION 1: A regular fu1l-time employee wha has aampleted his <br />probatianary period and who has exhausted his paid sick leave shall be <br />granted aleave of absence without pay for a period of up to 120 <br />calendar days Por a continuing disability which is substantiated by <br />credib].e medioaX evidence. Tf the illness or disabilitX contxnues <br />beXond 120 calendax days, additional sick leave may be c}rarited by the <br />City upan request, up to an adda.tiona3 75 days. The employee sha].l be <br />required to submit proaf acceptable to the City of his ability to <br />perfaxm the wark of his job upaxz the terznination o£ the sick leave. If <br />the Empiayez believes that the employee failed to submi.t satisfactory <br />prodf of illness ar injury upon request, or in the event that upon <br />receipt of a physicians statement or an affidavit for doctior/hospital <br />record fdrm and the City bel.ieves there is not evidence of i.llness or <br />ixajury sufficient ta justify the employee4s absence. The employer <br />shaZl hava the right to have the employee examined by a doctor Qf its <br />choice withi.n seven days. The chaxges for the second physician shall <br />be borne by the Cxty. If the disagreement thez'eafter exists, a third <br />physician shall be mutuaaly selected by the Union and the City to <br />determine the issue. The cast of such examination shall be shared <br />equally by the employer and the Union. Tf it is determined that there <br />is not evidence of zllness or injury ta justify the employee's absence; <br />sick leave may be considered an unautharazed Ieave, and may be the <br />cause fpx' disciplinax-y action. <br />SECTIoN 2: A1l unpaid leavQS of absences (and extensions thereof) <br />must be applied for and granted or rejected within three (3) working <br />days, in wra.ting, on forms to be provided by the Emplayer and wxth <br />approval of the ChieP af Police and the Safety Director. <br />SECTZON 3: A» employee may return to work pra.dr to the expiratxdn <br />of any leave of absence. Providznq said employee gives the Employer a <br />minimum of five days natice. <br />SECTI(7N 4: Employees wha leave the service of the City to entex the <br />United States Armed Forces, ox the servxce of the Maritime Commission, <br />and who return within ninety (90) days from release fx'om the sexvice, <br />sha21 be granted senioxi.ty rights upon thFir return as i.f continuQusly <br />employed by tihe City durzng such service. <br />sECTzorr 5: PAZZT a ; <br />Iall employees o£ the bargaining uniti who are <br />the Ohio National Guard, the O}aio Defense Coxps, or members <br />reserve camponents of the Armed Forces af the Unxted States, <br />entitled to leavos of absence for such mi3.itary service foz <br />training, active duty ar emergency call-out for a period not <br />thirty-one (31) working days per year pex employee. <br />za <br />members of <br />of other <br />are <br />field <br />to exceed <br />