Catastrophic Illness Leave. The objective of this section is to complement the City's wellness program for employees by improving health benefits in instances of catastrophic illness, and thereby aid employees to do better work. An employee holding a full-time position with permanent status who has completed two (2) full years of continuous service shall be eligible for the catastrophic illness leave benefit upon receiving a prior favorable recommendation therefore from the Police Chief and only upon the specific approval of the City Manager. To be eligible for leave under this section, such employee must be unable to work at the position or any less demanding position to which assigned by the Police Chief, and must have exhausted all accumulated sick leave, vacation, holiday, overtime and all other accumulated leave or pay benefits. The same principles concerning the administration of the sick leave benefits shall be used for this benefit where applicable.
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