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17.1(b) If an employee is injured while engaged in an emergency response, an injury investigation shall be conducted by the Injury Investigation Committee (The Fire Chief, an individual chosen by the Association and one (1) individual designated by the Safety Director). Said Committee shall investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding said injury and forward a report to the Safety Director. The Safety Director shall determine if the injury is work related and of a temporary nature. The Safety Director shall also determine the nature and extent of the injury and the cause thereof, including the surrounding circumstances. If after consideration of the totality of the facts determined from the investigation report and any independent determination of the Safety Director the Safety Director determines that it is appropriate to award said employee his regular pay he shall so order that payment be made for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days. Use of Injury Investigation Committee may be waived by mutual agreement of the Association and the Fire Chief on a case by case basis. 17.1(c) If after ninety (90) days either an illness or injury still temporarily incapacitates the employee, the Safety Director shall recommend to Council whether to continue salary. Council shall forthwith review the matter and by a majority vote determine whether the employee shall continue to receive full salary during recuperation. 17.2 Any full -time employee of the Fire Department who qualifies for benefits under this Section shall be required to pay over to the City any amount received from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation as supplemental wages. Further, if at any time the City determines, on the basis of medical evidence, that the employee is permanently disabled and will no longer be able to carry on his duties, then the City may terminate payments and insist that the employee go on a pension program. 17.3 Any employee who qualifies for the benefits under this Section shall not have his accumulated sick time reduced because of a qualified accidental injury or illness which occurred while in the line of duty. 17.4 In the event an employee has been injured or exposed to a toxic substance or to an infectious disease in the course or scope of his employment, and is sent to the hospital for testing, treatment, and /or preventive measures, and Worker's Compensation subsequently determines that there was no injury sustained, shall have all bills pertaining to the employee's testing, treatment, and /or preventive measures be the responsibility of the Employer. 17.5 Any employee of the Employer who has not qualified for any of the benefits of this article but has sustained an illness /injury in the scope of his employment and used his own sick leave may opt to turn over to the Employer any amount received from the Bureau of Worker's Compensation. Any amount turned over to the Employer shall be credited to the employee's Sick Leave Bank on a dollar for dollar basis. ARTICLE XVIII SALARIES 18.1 Effective January 1, 2015, all employees shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule, which represents a two (2 %) percent increase in 2015, a two (2 %) percent increase in 2016 and a two (2 %) percent increase in 2017. 20