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(b) Regular Part-time Employees Regular part-time employees working at the Utilities accrue sick leave pro rata based on the full- time accrual rate and not less than 1 hour for every 30 hours worked. Regular part-time employees of the Utilities can carry over accrued and unused Paid Sick Leave into the next year, not to exceed 960 hours. Unused Paid Sick Leave will not be paid out in wages to regular part-time employees upon termination of employment, but in some circumstances is subject to limited conversion under the Health Care Savings Plan policy found elsewhere in this Handbook. (c) Temporary Employees Temporary employees working at the Utilities will earn one hour of Paid Sick Leave for every 30 hours worked by the employee, up to a maximum of 48 hours of Paid Sick Leave per calendar year. Upon the end of employment, accrued but not used Paid Sick Leave will be paid out to employees. (d) Earned Paid Sick Leave Use Paid Sick Leave may be used as it is accrued in the smallest increment of time tracked by the Utilities' payroll system for the following circumstances: • An employee's own: o Mental or physical illness, injury or other health condition o Need for medical diagnosis, care or treatment, of a mental or physical illness o injury or health condition o Need for preventative care o Closure of the employee's place of business due to weather or other public emergency o The employee's inability to work or telework because the employee is prohibited from working by the city due to health concerns related to the potential transmission of a communicable illness related to a public emergency, or seeking or awaiting the results of a diagnostic test for, or a medical diagnosis of, a communicable disease related to a public emergency and the employee has been exposed to a communicable disease or the city has requested a test or diagnosis. o Absence due to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking of the employee provided the absence is to: ■ Seek medical attention related to physical or psychological injury or disability caused by domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking ■ Obtain services from a victim services organization ■ Obtain psychological or other counseling ■ Seek relocation or take steps to secure an existing home due to domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking 47 July 2024 2313900 112