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ARfICLE 15 - PAID SICK LEAVE Sectian 'i. A fui!-time employee who has carrrplefed his probatianary period shall be granted sick leave for personal iliness or injury as follows: (a) Paid sick leave shali be earned and accumu}ated at the rate of one and one fourth (1 1/4) days for each month; (b) Pay far sick leave sha(( be at the ernployee's straight time hourly rate (or portion thereof if absent for fess than a full day); (c) If an employee is absent an sick leave for more fihan three (3) consecufiive work days, the City sha(I require the employee to present medical avidence that the employee was under a doctor's care and is able to return to work The City will review the attendance records of empfoyees periodically and at ieast once in each three (3) month period. ff the City beiieves fihat an employee is developing an attendance probiem, the City wifl notify the employee in writing that medical evidence will be requirad for absences of fhree (3) days or fess. When an emp(oyee's record becomes satisfactory, the requirement for such medicai evidsnce for short term absences wili be removed, and the employee will be notified in writing. (d) Employees may use up to fifteen (15) work days per year of earned and accumulated sick leave if necessitated by i(Iness in the empfoyee's immediate famify. For purposes of this subsecfion, "immediafe family" shali be interpreted to be spouse, children, parents of the empfoyee, regardless af the p[ace of residence; and other relatives iiving within the househofd of fhe emplo.yee. (e) When an employee with five (5) or mare years of senrice refires having received P.E.R.S. pension, dies, or takes disabi{ity retirement and has accumulated sick leave time, the retiring employee rnay convert one-half (112) of the accumulated sick (eave time (with the Cify of North Oimsted) to pay on the basis of his rate af pay at fhe time of retirement but the maximum amaunt paid shall not exceed One thflusand (1,000) hours. (f) An employee should make an effort to schedule medical and denfal appointments for himself and his family members during non-working hours. Section 2. Consistent wifh the just cause standard in Articfe 30, the City may discip(ine or, if appropriate, discharge an employee for abuse of sick leave or the patterned use of sick leave (Ex. repeafed Mondays, Fridays, or days after payday). Sectivn 3. Sick leave shall not be paid to any ful!-time employees which exceeds forty (40) hours in a normal work week as defined in Articfe 10, Secfions 1 and 2, of this Agreement. Sectian 4. Ernpioyees hired affer July 1,1998 and have accumulated sick leave wifh anather 16