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forward his finding to the Safety Director who shall determine the nature and extent of the illness and how contracted, including circumstances thereof If after consideration of the totality of the facts the Safety Director determines that said disease was contracted during employment and is of a temporary nature requiring medical leave, the Safety Director shall authorize the full payment of the employees' regular salary for a period of ninety (90) days. If after ninety (90) days an illness 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. 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. This provision does not apply if the City is self-insured for workers' compensation. If at any time the Employer 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 Employer may terminate payments and insist that the employee go on a pension program. Any employee that qualifies for the benefits under this section shall not have his accumulated sick time reduced because of a qualified illness which occurred while in the line of duty. In the event that 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 preventative measures, and Workers' Compensation subsequently determines that there is no injury sustained, all bills pertaining to the employees testing, treatment and/or preventative measures shall be the responsibility of the Employer. ARTICLE 34: LIFE INSURANCE SECTION 1: All bargaining unit employees shall receive a twenty-five thousand dollar ($25,000) in-group term life insurance policy in their name while employed by the Employer paid for by the employer. ARTICLE 35: MATRON DUTIES SECTION 1: Every effort will be made to ensure that employees are used as a last resort for matron duties. On duty female police officers, on duty secretaries, and on duty female auxiliary officers, employed by the Employer, shall be contacted prior to an employee being required/ordered to search female prisoners. The Employer further agrees that the members of the bargaining unit will not be requested/ordered to search prisoners for other area police 25