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sick leave for this purpose. Subsequently, the. City will deduct an equal <br />amount previously advanced from any sick leave accrued by the employee <br />until the total amount is recovered. If the employee terminates before <br />recovery of all advanced sick leave, the City will deduct the unrecovered <br />cost of sick leave from such terminated employee's final paycheck, to the <br />extent possible. If the workers' compensation related illness or injury <br />continues past the initial three (3) consecutive days, the employee will have <br />the three (3) sick days used re -credited back to his/her account. Paid sick <br />leave at the prorated amount will continue until the fourth (4th) day when <br />the City pays the employee workers' compensation benefits for such illness <br />or injury. <br />c. The City may authorize employees to use sick leave, vacation, or <br />compensatory time for approved workers' compensation medical <br />appointments as specified herein. The City may authorize use of such leave <br />for City approved medical appointments whenever such appointments <br />cannot be secured outside the employee's regular workday, and salary <br />continuation or workers' compensation benefits are not available. <br />D. Limit <br />Sick leave accrual will be capped at four hundred (400) hours. <br />Sick leave usage shall be charged in minimum increments of a half (0.5) hour. <br />Fractional usage under a half (0.5) hour shall be rounded up to the next higher <br />multiple of a half (0.5) hour. <br />E. Extended Use <br />The City Manager may grant medical leave of up to six (6) months without pay to <br />an employee who has exhausted all of his/her accumulated sick leave if a licensed <br />physician indicates that the employee will be sufficiently recovered to return to <br />his/her employment within a six (6) month period. Prior to the expiration of the <br />additional time, the employee may return to his/her position provided that the <br />employee has a medical certificate from a licensed physician stating that the <br />employee is able to return to work and perform all the duties of his/her position <br />without work restrictions. In addition to the above, the City Manager may grant an <br />additional extension not to exceed a total of one (1) year without pay. <br />F. Extension by Use of Accrued Compensatory Time Off and/or Vacation <br />After an employee's sick leave has been exhausted, he/she may be granted <br />permission to use any unused accumulated compensatory time off benefits and then <br />any unused accumulated vacation leave. <br />2019-2022 MOU City of Santa Ana & SEIU Part -Time Civil Service Employees Unit Page 39 <br />