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l_6 <br />?. , 15.4 If an Employee does not report to the Fire Chief upon <br />expiration of the leave of absence, he shail lose all <br />rights of employment. <br />15.5 Employees with less than one year employment shall not be <br />eligible for a Leave of Absence. <br />; ARTICLE XVI <br />VALOR ON-DUTY INJURY <br />16.1 In the event that a full-time sworn employee of the North <br />Olmsted Fire Department should be injured while in the <br />line of duty due to a sudden and accidental occurrence, <br />or becomes ill due to contact with AIDS, Hepatitis, <br />Tuberculosis or Meningitis, and such injury or illness <br />has so incapacitatea c <br />unable to work, the Fi <br />whether the injury or <br />temporary nature. The <br />Safety Director author <br />regular salary for a p <br />If after ninety days t <br />incapacitated, the Saf <br />Council whether or.not <br />forthwith review the m <br />determine whether the <br />his full salary during <br />l@ bmplvyee LndL [te ts LeuiYvLaLiiy <br />-e Chief shall render a decision <br />.llness is work.related and of a <br />Fire Chief may then request the <br />.ze full payment of the Employee's <br />?riod of not more than ninety days. <br />ie Employee is still temporarily <br />!ty Director shall recommend to <br />to continue salary. Council shall <br />itter and by a majority vote <br />:mployee shall continue to receive <br />recuperation. <br />For purposes of this Article, a,sudden and accidental <br />injury shall include such incidents as injuries sustained <br />from fire, smoke inhalation, collapse of.a building, <br />automobile accident and alike. It shall not be considered <br />assudden and accidental if injury or incapacitation <br />results from lifting, slipping, tripping or falling. <br />16.2 Any full-time employee of the Fire Department who qualifies <br />for benefits under this Section shall be required to pay <br />over to the City any amount received from the Bureau of <br />Workers Compensation as.supplemental wages. Further, if <br />at any time the City determines, on the basis of inedical <br />evidence, that the Employee is permanently disabled and <br />will no longer be able to carry on his duties, then the <br />City may terminate payments and insist that the Employee <br />go on a pension program. <br />16.3 Any Employee who qualifies for the benefits under this <br />Section shall not have his accumulated sick time reduced <br />because of a qualified accidental injury or illness <br />which occurred while in the line of duty.