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13.02 Notwithstanding the provisions of 13.01., no payments will be due, owing or paid during the calendar years 2010 and 2011. ARTICLE 14 SICK LEAVE 14.01 Sicl< leave shall be accumulated at the rate of four and six-tenths (4.6) hours for every eighty (~0) hours paid, excluding overtime and may accumulate such sick leave to an unlimited amount. 14.02 In the event that an employee should be injured while in the line of duty due to a sudden and accidental occurrence, and such injury has so incapacitated said employee is temporarily unable to work, then the Director of Public Safety, after determining that said injury is worl<- related and is of a temporary nature, may authorize ninety (90) days sick leave. If after such ninety (90) day sick leave period, said employee is still temporarily incapacitated, then the Director of Public Safety shall recommend to Council whether or not to continue said salary. Council shall forthwith review the matter and by majority vote, determine whether the employee shall continue to receive his full salary during recuperation. While off on line of duty sick leave, if in the opinion of the employee's doctor and a doctor chosen by the Employer indicates the employee is capable of returning to work in a restricted duty position, the employee will be offered a restricted duty position. If the employee refuses the position, the use of authorized line of duty sick leave would terminate, and the employee would have to use their accumulated sick leave. For the purpose of this paragraph, a sudden and accidental injury shall include such incidents as an automobile accident, assault, gun shot wound and the like. It may not be considered as sudden and accidental if an injury or incapacitation results from lifting, slipping, tripping or falling. 14.03 Any employee who qualifies for benefits under this Section shall be required to pay over to the Employer any amount received from the Bureau of Workers Compensation as supplemental wages. Further, if at any time the Employer determines, on the basis of medical evidence, that employee is permanently disabled and will no longer be able to carry on his duties, then the Employer may terminate payments and insist that employee go on a pension program. 14.04 Any employee who qualifies for the benefits under this Section, shall not have his accumulated sick time reduced because of a qualified accidental injury which occurred while in the line of duty. 14.05 If an employee is absent on sick leave for more than tlu•ee (3) consecutive work days, the Employer shall require the employee to present a physician's report attesting to the employee's incapacity and that the employee was under the doctor's care and is able to return to work. The Employer will review the attendance records of employees periodically and at least once in each three (3) month period. If it Uelieves that an employee is developing an attendance problem, it will notify the employee in writing a physician's report attesting to the employee's incapacity will be required for absences of tlu•ee (3) days or less. When an employee's record becomes