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State law provides for paid leaves of absence forte -an employees who works an average of at least 20 hours per week and withceeks to undergo a medical procedure to donate bone marrow.- The length of the leave shall not exceed 40 work hours, unless otherwise agreed to by the CityCity. Bone Marrow Leave is not chargeable against accrued vacation, or -sick leave, or compensatory time off.- The CityCity may require certification from the treating physician regarding the purpose and length duration of the leave requested by the employee. 6.7 Temporary Light Duty Consistent with public service needs, the CityCity may assign light duty to employees who are temporarily unable to fully perform all work duties.- The CityCity reserves the sole right to determine, on a case -by -case basis, whether light duty will be assigned and, if assigned, what duties the employee will be expected to perform, Theand the duration of the assignment, which cannot exceed four weeks without the Gi yCity Administrator's approval. The GityCity does not guarantee that any light duty will be available, and is under no obligation to create a new position to accommodate any employee's inability to perform the essential functions of their job. _Police Department and Fire Department employees are not eligible for light duty assignments; unless approved by the Department Head and the Administrative Services Director. The procedure for applying for a light duty assignment iswill be as follows: —When an employee is unable to fully perform provide full performance of all assigned work duties, the employee may request light duty by submitting a written request to the Administrative Services Director.- Thise request shall must be accompanied by the treating physician's medical certification indicating diagnosis, current treatment, and the extent and duration of any work restrictions. • .—The GityCity may require an independent evaluation conducted by a physician selected by the CityCity to verify the diagnosis, current treatment, work restrictions, and expected length of disability. • • Determinations Decisions regarding light duty assignments will be made on a department - by -department, case -by -case basis.- The Administrative Services Director, in consultation with the Department Head, will consider such factors as public service needs, a 4 budgetary consideration, the need for work which maythat can be assigned as light duty, the employee's capability of performing the work, the number of employees unavailable for work due to injury or illness, and other relevant factors_, as determined by the r1o, ee Dep.,rt.ry.ent He a and;a.,-atiye Se Director The CityCity does not guarantee the availability of that any light duty will be available, and is under no obligation to create a new position to accommodate angry employee's inability to perform the essential functions of their job. • • The GityCity will determine the what job duties the employee will perform during light duty.- These duties may tasks from include those currently assigned to the employee's current job classification or any other duties the CityCity considers to bedeems appropriate. The d4uration of light duty will be determined at the sole discretion of the GityCity and will, but shall not exceed four weeks without the cityCity Administrator's approval. 441Page