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14.0 16.10. Line of Duty Iniury/Sick Leave. In the event that an employee should be injured <br />while in the line of duty due to a sudden and accidental occurrence, and such injury has so <br />incapacitated said employee is temporarily unable to work, then the Director of Public Safety, after <br />determining that said injury is work-related and is of a temporary nature, may authorize ninety <br />(90) days sicklinjury leave. In the event that an officer is shay the initial authorization will be <br />up to one hundred eighty (180) days sicklinjury leave. For the purpose of this paragraph, a sudden <br />and accidental injury shall include such incidents as an automobile accident, assault, gunshot <br />wound and the like. It may not be considered as sudden and accidental if an injury or incapacitation <br />results from lifting, slipping, tripping, or falling. (Note: Moved from below) In order to be <br />eligible for such leave, the employee must complete any required documentation for the <br />incident, apply to the TPA for medical benefits only, and be certified by a City -approved <br />provider as having a qualified line of duty injury. <br />If after such ninety (90) day sick/line of duty injury leave period said employee is still temporarily <br />incapacitated, then the Director of Public Safety shall recommend to Council whether or not to <br />continue said salary. In such case, Council shall forthwith review the matter and by majority vote, <br />determine whether the employee shall continue to receive his full salary during recuperation. <br />While off on line of duty sick leave, if in the opinion of the employee's doctor and a doctor chosen <br />by the Employer indicates the employee is capable of returning to work in a restricted duty <br />position, the employee will be offered a restricted duty position at his current rate ofpay. If the <br />employee refuses the position, the use of authorized line of duty sick leave would terminate; and <br />the employee would have to use their accumulated sick leave. <br />(Note: Moved above) <br />16.04 Any employee who qualifies for the benefits under this Section shall not have his <br />accumulated sick time reduced because of a qualified accidental injury which occurred while in <br />the line of duty. <br />18 <br />49841552-5157, v. 3 <br />