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ARTICLE XI <br />11.0 OTHER LEAVES OF ABSENCE <br />11.1 Sick Leave. <br />A. Definition. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, sick leave shall be deemed <br />to mean absence from duty of an employee for the purposes outlined under California <br />Labor Code § 246.5, Article 11.1 (J), or as otherwise permitted by law. <br />B. Accrual. Each employee shall earn eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full calendar <br />month of service in which they are employed by the City with full pay; provided, <br />however, any absence on sick leave for a period of time greater than fifteen (15) <br />consecutive calendar days in any one (1) calendar month shall not be considered to be <br />service entitling an employee to earn sick leave as aforesaid. Subject to the other <br />provisions in this Article, sick leave shall accrue to the credit of each employee to the <br />extent that it is not used. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an employee on leave of <br />absence for service -connected illness or injury who is covered by the provisions of <br />Labor Code Section 4850, shall continue to accumulate eight (8) hours of sick leave <br />for each full calendar month of service for which he or she is employed by the City <br />with full pay during said absence for service -connected illness or injury. For <br />purposes of computing sick leave accruals, an eight (8) hour day shall be the basis for <br />computation. <br />C. Authorized Only When Necessary. Sick leave shall be allowed only in cases of <br />necessity and actual sickness or disability, or as authorized in Section 11.1(J). <br />When an accepted industrial illness or injury has caused a non -sworn employee's <br />absence, for which benefits are required under the State Workers' Compensation <br />Insurance and Safety Act, paid sick leave will be allowed such employee during the <br />first three (3) days of the statutory waiting period. If the workers' compensation <br />related illness or injury continues past the initial three (3) consecutive days, the <br />employee will have the three (3) used sick days recredited to their account. Paid sick <br />leave will continue until the fourth (4th) day when the City pays the employee <br />workers' compensation benefits for such illness or injury. If the employee does not <br />have sufficient accumulated sick leave at the commencement of such industrial <br />illness or injury, they will be advanced sick leave for this purpose. Subsequently, the <br />City will deduct an equal amount previously advanced from any sick leave accrued <br />by the employee until the total amount is recovered. If the employee terminates <br />before recovery of all advanced sick leave, the City will deduct the unrecovered cost <br />of sick leave from such terminated employee's final paycheck, to the extent possible. <br />The City may authorize employees to use sick leave, vacation, or compensatory time <br />for approved workers' compensation medical appointments as specified herein. The <br />29 <br />