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•+ •.4?•. ? ? .. . . . . ?«. CI'TY Ok' NORTH OLMSTED • ORDINANCE N0. 83-81 PAGE FOUR. For the purpose of this paragraph, sudden and accidental in.jury shall include such incidents as injury resulting from a motor vehicle accident; smoke inhalation; burns; falling debris or collapse of building; slipping; tripping and falling, and the like. It shall not be considered a sudden or accidental in- jury or incapacity resulting from the lifting of objects, heart failure or heart attack. All full-time members of the Fire Department shall receive twenty-four (24) hours of duty time off, if requested, due to death in the immediate family. "Immediate family" in case of death, shall be interpreted as meaning the spouse and children of the employee. Any member of the department who qualifies for benefits under Paragraph 1 hereof shall be required to pay over to the City any amounts received from the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation as supplemental wages. Further, if at any time, the City determines on the basis of inedical evidence, that an employee is perman- ently disabled and will no longer be able to carry on his duties, then the City ma.y terminate payments and insist that the employee go on a pension program. Any employee who qualifies for the benefit, under this paragraph, shall not have his accumulated sick time reduced because of a qualified accident injury which occurred while in the line of duty. Any employee, at the time of his retirement, may elect to receive all benefits due him, in one lump sum nayment. SECTION 3: That the employees of the Fire Department of the City of North Olmsted be reimbursed, not to exceed three dollars ($3.00) per day for per diem expenses while in attendance at the Firemen's Training School established by the State of Ohio at a place designated by the Fire Chief, which school is for a five (5) week period with twenty-five (25) days of class attendance required. SECTION 4: That there is hereby established certain rights, rules, and regulations with respect to employee grievance procedure. Said grievance pro- cedure is set forth in Exhibit "A°" which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Said grievance procedure shall be incorporated within the rules promulgated and adopted by the Chief of the Fire Department and Safety Director for the govern- ing of the Fire Department in effectuating Civil Service Laws of the State of Ohio and the rules and regulations of the North Olmsted Civil Service Commission. SECTION 5: That the Clerk of_ Council be and she is hereby directed to forward a copy of this Ordinance to the Director of Finance in order that the Director of Finance can pay the compensation, as hereinabove set forth, and a copy of this Ordinance shall be forwarded to the Fire Chief. SECTION 6: That Ordinance No. 82-50, adopted May 18, 1983, is hereby repealed and any other Ordinances or Resolutions or parts of Ordinances or Resolutions in- consistent herewith are hereby repealed with the effective date of this Ordinance. SECTION 7: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of_ the public health, safety and welfare, and for the further reason that it is immediately necessary for the continuity of service of the safety forces of the City, and further, provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.