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daughter with the employees for adoption or foster care, or (3) in order to care for a parent of the eligible employee. -6.5 Extended Medical Leave When medically necessary; and upon receipt of a medical certificate from an employee's treating physician, the GityCity Administrator may, at theirhis or her sole discretion, approve a request for an unpaid medical leave extension of up to three months due to the employee's serious medical condition or to care for a spouse, parent or child who has suffered a serious medical condition. Before using unpaid leave under this section, the employee must „exhaust all paid leave, except u combined total of forty hours of accrued vacation leave, sick leave, holiday pay, and/or compensatory time off. While on an extended medical leave, 6i4yCity benefits will administered through COBRA and will be offered at employees' cost. Health and life insurance benefits will continue to be paid by the City for an cmploycc who is on extended medical leave at the same level as if the cmploycc were working. Employees who contribute toward their health care coverage must continue to make that contribution while on leave, either through payroll deduction (if using paid leave) or by personal check (if usin unpaid leave). If the employee fails to return to work after taking extended medical leave, the City may recover the premiums paid by the City for group health and life insurance unless the serious health condition of the spouse, child, parent or cmploycc continues or for other circumstances beyond the control of the employee. Vacation, sick, and paid holiday leave will not be earned during a period of unpaid extended medical leave.— Use of approved extended medical leave will not constitute a break in service for purposes of computing years of service.— The sit3yCity of Ramsey does not guarantee job restoration after a period of extended medical leave. The CityCity requires a medical certificate attesting to the employee's fitness for duty prior to the employee being allowed to return to work.— The fitness for duty report must be based on the particular health condition(s) for which the leave was approved and must address whether the employee can perform the essential functions of the job.— The Human Resources ManagerAdministrative Services Director may consult with a physician or other expert to determine reasonable accommodations for any employee who is a "qualified disabled" employee under the Americans with Disabilities Act. —_If a fitness: -for —duty certification is required, the CityCity may deny reinstatement until it is provided. 6.6 Bone Marrow Donation Leave 431Page Formatted: Heading 2