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medical evidence for short term absences will be removed, and the employee will be <br />notified in writing. <br />14.6. Any abuse of sick leave or the unjustified patterned use of sick leave shall <br />be just and sufficient cause for discipline, including discharge, as may be determined by <br />the Employer, subject to the grievance and arbih-ation procedure. <br />14.7 All employees shall receive two (2) eight (8) hour days off, plus an <br />additional four (4) hours with pay, or the Employee may elect to receive twenty (20) <br />hours pay for each six (6) consecutive months of unused sick leave. Unused sick leave <br />days earned may be carried over, if not taken within one (1) year of date of day earned, to <br />the following year, with a maximum of five (5) days. <br />14.8. Accumulated unused sick leave time may be converted at the time of <br />retirement or death for all full-time sworn members of the Police Department. The <br />payment for all those who qualify under this Section shall be based upon the rate of pay <br />of the employee at the time of tus retirement or death, and payment shall amount to one- <br />half(1/2) of the unused accumulateci sick leave time, but in all instances, the maximum <br />amount paid shall not exceed an amount in excess of one hundred and twenty (120) <br />accumulated unused sick days in 1995 and thereafter. <br />14.9. Employees may use up to fifteen (15) work days per year of earned and <br />accumulated sick leave if necessitated by illness in the employee's immeciiate family. <br />However, if an employee uses more than seven (7) sick work days per calendar year for <br />this piupose, the employer may r8quire that the employee provide a certificate from the <br />"immediate family" member's doetor(s), explaining the need and purpose of the <br />(21) <br />?