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For the purpose of implementing this plan in 2022, the leave balances will be checked on the first pay day following the signing of this contract and the terms above will apply going forward, not retroactively to January 1, 2022. 13.2 Employees may use sick leave only for the following: • Personal illness or injury; • To attend medical and dental appointments; • To care for sick dependents; • To take dependents to medical and dental appointments; • In accordance with state and federal law. There is no limit on the amount of accrued sick time that can be carried forward from one year to the next. An Employee must notify his/her immediate supervisor at least thirty (30) minutes before the start of his/ her regular start time if the Employee intends to be absent from work. If an emergency prevents the Employee from notifying his/her immediate supervisor at such time, the Employee must call his/her immediate supervisor as soon as possible during the workday. The Employee is required to keep his/her immediate supervisor informed of his/her anticipated return to work. An Employee attempting to use sick time for reasons other than those explicitly permitted in this policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination. A doctor 's note shall be required if an Employee is absent more than four (4) days or if abuse of sick leave is suspected by the Chief or the City Administrator. In some circumstances, an Employee may be requested to submit to a medical examination by a physician or medical facility licensed to practice medicine. In such a circumstance, the City may select the physician and facility that will conduct the examination. Unused sick leave will not be paid out in wages upon termination of employment, except as provided in the Severance Pay section below. SEVERANCE PAY An Employee resigning his/ her employment with the City will be eligible for a cash payment for unused sick leave if the following conditions are met: 1. The Employee must resign in good standing (not terminated by the City); and 2. The Employee must provide proper written notice of his/her resignation in accordance with the City Resignation Policy; and 3. The Employee must execute a release of claims. 4. The Employee must have completed two (2) consecutive years of City employment. An eligible Employee will receive payment for fifty percent (50%) of his/her accumulated sick leave balance up to a maximum payment for four hundred eighty (480) hours. Payment shall be at the rate of pay when the resignation is submitted. Any accumulated sick leave in excess of nine hundred sixty (960) hours is not eligible for payment under this policy. Employees may continue to accumulate sick leave in excess of nine hundred sixty (960) hours to be used in accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act.