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15. 15. 15.5 15.6 or chiropractic care, childbirth or exposure to contagious disease where such exposure may endanger the health of others with whom the Employee could come in contact in the course of performing work duties. Sick leave may also be authorized when the Employee's presence is necessary, for actual illness, injury, legal quarantine or medical treatment in the Employee's immediate family. Immediate family, for the purposes if this Article, shall be defines as spouse, parent, step parent, children, step children, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren or a like member of the Employee's spouse's family. The employee shall, when taking sick leave, make sure that the department duty schedule is adjusted as to maintain the department's minimal coverage requirements during the time the Employee is on sick_leave. 3 Employees are allowed funeral leave up to 24 hourswice annually per occurrence (a maximum of 48 hours annually) for a death in_ h -- iron_ lediate family as defined under Article 15.2. That time is not chargeable against �auy: accrued vacation, sick or compensatory time. Hours must be takenwithin five (5-)"*.:calendar days from start to finish per occurrence. Additional fu�re� i leave may be takei ( th prior approval from a supervisor) and is deductible from..sick leave (up to. three ),,consecutive days), vacation or compensatory time as the EMPLOYEE may choose and:have available. 4 To be eligible for sick leave=th-pay, an Employee shall: 1) report as soon as possible to'`the: employee's ;immediate supervisor the reason for the absence; 2) keeptl1e`'eployee's immediate supervisor iriforined of such employee's condition; _ 3) for ahy _absence that: exceeds thf6e "(3) consecutive days, upon the employee's return to_�rork, submit a medical=.certifrcate from a physician 1) when the nature of __the illness, _w_ arr�anted ::being seen ; by a health care professional or 2) at a _ �miniu�um, the_ employee must- subm-it his or her own written documentation with a"brief explanation of the nature of the absences; if requested:by the City. Administrator or the Chief of Police, submit a medical certificate from: a physician for absence. Using or claiming sick`Ieave for a purpose not authorized by Article 15.2 shall be cause forydisciplinary.acton. For the purpose;° ..C.--accumulating additional sick leave, an Employee using paid holidays, earned vacation leave or sick leave is considered to be working. 15.7 EMPLOYEES shall receive a lump sum payment upon termination of employment with the EMPLOYER based upon thirty-three percent (33%) of said EMPLOYEE'S unused accumulated sick leave after five (5) years of continuous employment. Severance pay shall not be available in any sum to an EMPLOYEE if that EMPLOYEE is discharged for just cause; severance pay shall not be paid if an EMPLOYEE voluntarily terminates his or her employment prior to five (5) years of continuous employment service; or the EMPLOYEE voluntarily terminates his or her employment 12