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SICK LEAVE (Continued. (6) In the event a pregnant employee elects to resign their employment because of pregnancy, such employee will be paid for accumulated sick leave up to but not exceeding one-hundred-twenty (120) hours. (7) ▇▇▇▇ leave not to exceed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (80) hours may be utilized to make arrangements or attend funeral services or memorial or address financial or legal matters that arise after the death of an employee’s family member as defined in paragraph (1). 9.4 To be eligible for sick leave payment, the employee will notify the Employer or designee in advance when the sick leave is foreseeable, but if it is not foreseeable, as soon as practicable. An employee cannot be required to seek or find a replacement worker to cover the sick leave hours used by the employee as a condition of the employe’s use of sick leave. 9.5 Full-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting four (4) hours of sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee. The three (3) month periods are from January 1-March 31; April 1-June 30; July 1-September 30; October 1-December 31. Part-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee, on a pro-rated basis, based on hours worked for the three (3) month period. The three (3) month periods shall be the same as identified in the preceding paragraph. 9.6 An employee that has satisfied the elimination period for either short term or long-term disability may, at the employee’s option, retain a sick leave bank of up to eighty (80) hours when the employee begins an unpaid medical leave, provided the employee has a bank of paid sick leave hours remaining after satisfying the elimination period. 1. An employee with a paid sick leave bank of eighty (80) hours or less after satisfying the elimination period for either short- or long-term disability may elect to retain either all or none of their remaining sick leave bank. 2. If the employee elects to retain a sick leave bank, the employee may not use any time from that bank until the employee returns from unpaid medical leave. 3. If the employee does not return from unpaid medical leave, the time retained in the employee’s sick leave bank will be lost to the employee, such that the employee will receive no compensation for the retained sick leave. In any other circumstances except those described above, employees will continue to be required to use all paid sick leave prior to going on an unpaid medical leave of absence, in accordance with Article 9.6. 9.7 If all positions in the classification in the department have been filled, in order to accommodate a person who returns to work after illness, the employee with the least amount of seniority in the department in the classification shall vacate their position subject to any eligibility for transfer or reduction that they may have

SICK LEAVE (Continued. Compensation payments are made for said injury or illness, said sick leave not to be charged against normal sick leave they have accumulated. This additional sick leave shall be granted in an amount equal to and not exceeding the difference between any Workers' Compensation payments and eighty percent (680%) of the employee’s daily wage. In the event a pregnant employee elects to resign their employment because of pregnancy, such employee will be paid for accumulated sick leave up to but not exceeding one-hundred-twenty (120) hours. (7) ▇▇▇▇ leave not to exceed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (80) hours may be utilized to make arrangements or attend funeral services or memorial or address financial or legal matters that arise after the death of an employee’s family member absence due to a work-related injury does not qualify for Workers’ Compensation solely because of a statutory waiting period, each day of said absence shall be considered as defined in paragraph (1). 9.4 To “a day for which Workers’ Compensation benefits are made” under the provisions of this section. Any such employee unable to resume the duties of his or her position within or at the end of the recovery periods and on the exhaustion of accumulated normal sick leave shall be eligible for sick leave payment, the employee will notify the Employer or designee in advance when the sick leave is foreseeable, but if it is not foreseeable, as soon as practicable. An employee cannot be required to seek or find a replacement worker to cover the sick leave hours used by the employee as a condition of the employe’s use of sick leavewithout pay. 9.5 11.10 Full-time employees who do not utilize use any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting four four-hours (4) hours of sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee. The three (3) month periods are from January 1-1 – March 31; April 1-1 - June 30; July 1-1 – September 30; and, October 1-1 – December 31. Part-time employees who do not utilize use any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee, on a pro-pro- rated basis, based on hours worked for the three (3) month period. The three (3) month periods shall be the same as identified in the preceding paragraph. 9.6 11.11 Effective 1/1/19, the County will provide three (3) weeks of paid parental leave (pro-rated for part-time employees) for the birth or adoption of a child. 11.12 An employee that has satisfied the elimination period for either short term or long-term disability mayshall be granted a personal leave, not to exceed six (6) months, at the employee’s option, retain a sick leave bank request of up to eighty (80) hours when the employee begins an unpaid medical leave, provided for the employee has a bank birth or adoption of his/her child. Employees under this provision shall not be eligible for paid sick leave during the period of leave except as provided for in 11.4. 11.13 Employees who have worked for at least twelve (12) months and who have been employed for at least 1,250 hours remaining after satisfying in the elimination period.previous twelve (12) months may take up to twelve (12) weeks for the following reasons: (as provided in the FMLA) 1. An Placement of a child with the employee with a paid sick leave bank of eighty (80) hours or less after satisfying the elimination period for either short- or long-term disability may elect to retain either all or none of their remaining sick leave bank▇▇▇▇▇▇ care. 2. If To care for the employee elects to retain employee's spouse, child or parent who has a sick leave bank, the employee may not use any time from that bank until the employee returns from unpaid medical leaveserious health condition. 3. If A serious health condition rendering the employee does not return from unpaid medical leave, the time retained in the employee’s sick leave bank will be lost unable to the employee, such that the employee will receive no compensation for the retained sick leave. In any other circumstances except those described above, employees will continue to be required to use all paid sick leave prior to going on an unpaid medical leave of absence, in accordance with Article 9.6perform his or her job. 9.7 If all positions in the classification in the department have been filled, in order to accommodate a person who returns to work after illness, the employee with the least amount of seniority in the department in the classification shall vacate their position subject to any eligibility for transfer or reduction that they may have

SICK LEAVE (Continued. (6) In the event a pregnant employee elects to resign their employment because of pregnancy, such employee will be paid for accumulated sick leave up to but not exceeding one-hundred-twenty (120) hours. (7) ▇▇▇▇ leave not to exceed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ eighty (80) hours may be utilized to make arrangements or attend funeral services or memorial memorial, or address financial or legal matters that arise after the death of an employee’s family member as defined in paragraph (1). 9.4 To be eligible for sick leave payment, the employee will notify the Employer or designee in advance when the sick leave is foreseeable, but if it is not foreseeable, as soon as practicable. An employee cannot be required to seek or find a replacement worker to cover the sick leave hours used by the employee as a condition of the employeemployee’s use of sick leave. 9.5 Full-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting four (4) hours of sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee. The three (3) month periods are from January 1-March 31; April 1-June 30; July 1-September 30; October 1-December 31. Part-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee, on a pro-rated basis, based on hours worked for the three (3) month period. The three (3) month periods shall be the same as identified in the preceding paragraph. 9.6 An employee that has satisfied the elimination period for either short term or long-term disability may, at the employee’s option, retain a sick leave bank of up to eighty (80) hours when the employee begins an unpaid medical leave, provided the employee has a bank of paid sick leave hours remaining after satisfying the elimination period. 1. ) An employee with a paid sick leave bank of eighty (80) hours or less after satisfying the elimination period for either short- or long-term disability may elect to retain either all or none of their remaining sick leave bank. 2. ) If the employee elects to retain a sick leave bank, the employee may not use any time from that bank until the employee returns from unpaid medical leave. 3. ) If the employee does not return from unpaid medical leave, the time retained in the employee’s sick leave bank will be lost to the employee, such that the employee will receive no compensation for the retained sick leave. In any other circumstances except those described above, employees will continue to be required to use all paid sick leave prior to going on an unpaid medical leave of absence, in accordance with Article 9.6. 9.7 If all positions in the classification in the department have been filled, in order to accommodate a person who returns to work after illness, the employee with the least amount of seniority in the department in the classification shall vacate their position subject to any eligibility for transfer or reduction that they may havethe

SICK LEAVE (Continued. (6) In the event a pregnant employee elects to resign their employment because of pregnancy, such employee will be paid for accumulated sick leave up to but not exceeding one-hundred-twenty (120) hours. (7) ▇▇▇▇ leave not to exceed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (80) hours may be utilized to make arrangements or attend funeral services or memorial or address financial or legal matters that arise after the death of an employee’s family member as defined in paragraph (1). 9.4 To be eligible for sick leave payment, the employee will notify the Employer or designee in advance when the sick leave is foreseeable, but if it is not foreseeable, as soon as practicable. An employee cannot be required to seek or find a replacement worker to cover the sick leave hours used by the employee as a condition of the employeemployee’s use of sick leave. 9.5 Full-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting four (4) hours of sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee. The three (3) month periods are from January 1-March 31; April 1-June 30; July 1-September 30; October 1-December 31. Part-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee, on a pro-rated basis, based on hours worked for the three (3) month period. The three (3) month periods shall be the same as identified in the preceding paragraph. 9.6 An employee that has satisfied the elimination period for either short term or long-long term disability may, at the employee’s option, retain a sick leave bank of up to eighty (80) hours when the employee begins an unpaid medical leave, provided the employee has a bank of paid sick leave hours remaining after satisfying the elimination period. (1. ) An employee with a paid sick leave bank of eighty (80) hours or less after satisfying the elimination period for either short- short or long-long term disability may elect to retain either all or none of their remaining sick leave bank. (2. ) If the employee elects to retain a sick leave bank, the employee may not use any time from that bank until the employee returns from unpaid medical leave. (3. ) If the employee does not return from unpaid medical leave, the time retained in the employee’s sick leave bank will be lost to the employee, such that the employee will receive no compensation for the retained sick leave. In any other circumstances except those described above, employees will continue to be required to use all paid sick leave prior to going on an unpaid medical leave of absence, in accordance with Article 9.6. 9.7 If all positions in the classification in the department have been filled, in order to accommodate a person who returns to work after illness, the employee with the least amount of seniority in the department in the classification shall vacate their position subject to any eligibility for transfer or reduction that they may have

SICK LEAVE (Continued. (6) In the event a pregnant 9.6 An employee elects unable to resign their employment work because of pregnancy, such employee will be illness or accident whose paid for accumulated sick leave up to but not exceeding one-hundred-twenty (120) hours. (7) ▇▇▇▇ is exhausted, shall be granted an unpaid leave of absence for a period not to exceed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ two (802) hours may be utilized to make arrangements or attend funeral services or memorial or address financial or legal matters that arise after years. Employees will return at the death of an employee’s family member as defined same seniority in paragraph (1). 9.4 To be eligible the salary schedule, will retain promotion rights and will earn vacation schedule seniority for sick leave payment, the employee will notify the Employer or designee in advance when the sick leave is foreseeable, but if it is not foreseeable, as soon as practicableunder this paragraph. An employee cannot be required to seek or find a replacement worker to cover the sick leave hours used by the employee as a condition of the employe’s use of sick leave. 9.5 Full-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a When there are fewer than three (3) month period shall have months between periods of leave of absence under this section for the option same illness or accident, the periods of converting four absence will be added together to determine the length of leave that may not exceed two (42) hours of sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee. The years, except that this restriction will be reduced from three (3) month periods are months to thirty (30) calendar days for employees receiving Workers’ Compensation. Existence and extent of illness or disability must be verified by a written statement from January 1-March 31; April 1-June 30; July 1-September 30; October 1-December 31. Part-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have an appropriate authority when requested by the option of converting sick leave to vacation department head, department head designee, or pay at the option of the employee, on a pro-rated basis, based on hours worked for the three (3) month period. The three (3) month periods shall be the same as identified in the preceding paragraphHuman Resources Department. 9.6 9.7 An employee that has satisfied the elimination period for either short term or long-long term disability may, at the employee’s option, retain a sick leave bank of up to eighty (80) hours when the employee begins an unpaid medical leave, provided the employee has a bank of paid sick leave hours remaining after satisfying the elimination period. (1. ) An employee with a paid sick leave bank of eighty (80) hours or less after satisfying the elimination period for either short- short or long-long term disability may elect to retain either all or none of their remaining sick leave bank. (2. ) If the employee elects to retain a sick leave bank, the employee may not use any time from that bank until the employee returns from unpaid medical leave. (3. ) If the employee does not return from unpaid medical leave, the time retained in the employee’s sick leave bank will be lost to the employee, such that the employee will receive no compensation for the retained sick leave. In any other circumstances except those described above, employees will continue to be required to use all paid sick leave prior to going on an unpaid medical leave of absence, in accordance with Article 9.6. 9.7 9.8 An employee who is granted a leave of absence without pay for illness or disability shall be accorded an unqualified right to be reinstated to: (1) Their former position in their department if the absence is for sixty (60) calendar days or less, or (2) A position in their department in the classification held at the time the leave started, if the absence is longer than sixty (60) calendar days, except in either case when all positions in such class have been abolished. 9.9 If all positions in the classification in the department have been filled, in order to accommodate a person who returns to work after illness, the employee with the least amount of seniority in the department in the classification shall vacate their position subject to any eligibility for transfer or reduction that they may have- 9b -

SICK LEAVE (Continued. (6) In the event a pregnant employee elects to resign their employment because of pregnancy, such employee will be paid for accumulated sick leave up to but not exceeding one-hundred-twenty (120) hours. (7) ▇▇▇▇ leave not to exceed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (80) hours may be utilized to make arrangements or attend funeral services or memorial or address financial or legal matters that arise after the death of an employee’s family member as defined in paragraph (1). 9.4 To be eligible for sick leave payment, the employee will notify the Employer or designee in advance when the sick leave is foreseeable, but if it is not foreseeable, as soon as practicableunder this paragraph. An employee cannot be required to seek or find a replacement worker to cover the sick leave hours used by the employee as a condition of the employe’s use of sick leave. 9.5 Full-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a When there are fewer than three (3) month period shall have months between periods of leave of absence under this section for the option same illness or accident, the periods of converting four absence will be added together to determine the length of leave that may not exceed two (42) hours of sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee. The years, except that this restriction will be reduced from three (3) month periods are months to thirty (30) calendar days for employees receiving Workers’ Compensation. Existence and extent of illness or disability must be verified by a written statement from January 1-March 31; April 1-June 30; July 1-September 30; October 1-December 31. Part-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have an appropriate authority when requested by the option of converting sick leave to vacation department head, department head designee, or pay at the option of the employee, on a pro-rated basis, based on hours worked for the three (3) month period. The three (3) month periods shall be the same as identified in the preceding paragraphHuman Resources Department. 9.6 9.7 An employee that has satisfied the elimination period for either short term or long-long term disability may, at the employee’s option, retain a sick leave bank of up to eighty (80) hours when the employee begins an unpaid medical leave, provided the employee has a bank of paid sick leave hours remaining after satisfying the elimination period. (1. ) An employee with a paid sick leave bank of eighty (80) hours or less after satisfying the elimination period for either short- short or long-long term disability may elect to retain either all or none of their remaining sick leave bank. (2. ) If the employee elects to retain a sick leave bank, the employee may not use any time from that bank until the employee returns from unpaid medical leave. (3. ) If the employee does not return from unpaid medical leave, the time retained in the employee’s sick leave bank will be lost to the employee, such that the employee will receive no compensation for the retained sick leave. In any other circumstances except those described above, employees will continue to be required to use all paid sick leave prior to going on an unpaid medical leave of absence, in accordance with Article 9.6. 9.7 9.8 An employee who is granted a leave of absence without pay for illness or disability shall be accorded an unqualified right to be reinstated to: (1) Their former position in their department if the absence is for sixty (60) calendar days or less, or (2) A position in their department in the classification held at the time the leave started, if the absence is longer than sixty (60) calendar days, except in either case when all positions in such class have been abolished. 9.9 If all positions in the classification in the department have been filled, in order to accommodate a person who returns to work after illness, the employee with the least amount of seniority in the department in the classification shall vacate their position subject to any eligibility for transfer or reduction that they may havehave acquired under this Agreement. 9.10 Employees on sick leave with or without pay may not engage in other employment without the written approval of the Employer.

SICK LEAVE (Continued. (6) In the event a pregnant 9.6 An employee elects unable to resign their employment work because of pregnancy, such employee will be illness or accident whose paid for accumulated sick leave up to but not exceeding one-hundred-twenty (120) hours. (7) ▇▇▇▇ is exhausted, shall be granted an unpaid leave of absence for a period not to exceed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ two (802) hours may be utilized to make arrangements or attend funeral services or memorial or address financial or legal matters that arise after years. Employees will return at the death of an employee’s family member as defined same seniority in paragraph (1). 9.4 To be eligible the salary schedule, will retain promotion rights and will earn vacation schedule seniority for sick leave payment, the employee will notify the Employer or designee in advance when the sick leave is foreseeable, but if it is not foreseeable, as soon as practicableunder this paragraph. An employee cannot be required to seek or find a replacement worker to cover the sick leave hours used by the employee as a condition of the employe’s use of sick leave. 9.5 Full-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a When there are fewer than three (3) month period shall have months between periods of leave of absence under this section for the option same illness or accident, the periods of converting four absence will be added together to determine the length of leave that may not exceed two (42) hours of sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee. The years, except that this restriction will be reduced from three (3) month periods are months to thirty (30) calendar days for employees receiving Workers' Compensation. Existence and extent of illness or disability must be verified by a written statement from January 1-March 31; April 1-June 30; July 1-September 30; October 1-December 31. Part-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have an appropriate authority when requested by the option of converting sick leave to vacation department head, their designee or pay at the option of the employee, on a pro-rated basis, based on hours worked for the three (3) month period. The three (3) month periods shall be the same as identified in the preceding paragraphHuman Resources Department. 9.6 9.7 An employee that has satisfied the elimination period for either short term or long-long term disability may, at the employee’s option, retain a sick leave bank of up to eighty (80) hours when the employee begins an unpaid medical leave, provided the employee has a bank of paid sick leave hours remaining after satisfying the elimination period. 1. An employee with a paid sick leave bank of eighty (80) hours or less after satisfying the elimination period for either short- short or long-long term disability may elect to retain either all or none of their remaining sick leave bank. 2. If the employee elects to retain a sick leave bank, the employee may not use any time from that bank until the employee returns from unpaid medical leave. 3. If the employee does not return from unpaid medical leave, the time retained in the employee’s sick leave bank will be lost to the employee, such that the employee will receive no compensation for the retained sick leave. In any other circumstances except those described above, employees will continue to be required to use all paid sick leave prior to going on an unpaid medical leave of absence, in accordance with Article 9.6. 9.7 9.8 An employee who is granted a leave of absence without pay for illness or disability shall be accorded an unqualified right to be reinstated to: (1) their former position in their department if the absence is for sixty (60) calendar days or less, or (2) A position in their department in the classification held at the time the leave started, if the absence is longer than sixty (60) calendar days, except in either case when all positions in such class have been abolished. 9.9 If all positions in the classification in the department have been filled, in order to accommodate a person who returns to work after illness, the employee with the least amount of seniority in the department in the classification shall vacate their position subject to any eligibility for transfer or reduction that they may havehave acquired under this Agreement.

SICK LEAVE (Continued. (6) . In the event a pregnant employee elects to resign their employment because of pregnancy, such employee will be paid for accumulated sick leave up to but not exceeding one-hundred-twenty (120) hours. (7) ▇▇▇▇ . Employees may utilize sick leave not up to exceed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ eight (80) hours may be utilized to make arrangements or attend funeral services or memorial or address financial or legal matters that arise after the death of an employee’s family member as defined in paragraph (1). 9.4 To be eligible for sick leave payment, the payment an employee will must notify the Employer department head or designee in advance when the sick leave is foreseeable, but if it is not foreseeable, as soon as practicable. An employee cannot be required to seek or find a replacement worker to cover the sick leave hours used by the employee as a condition of the employeemployee’s use of sick leave. Those employees who misuse sick leave will be subject to disciplinary action. 9.5 Full-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting four (4) hours of sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee. The three (3) month periods are from January 1-March 31; , April 1-June 30; , July 1-September 30; , October 1-December 31. Part-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee, on a pro-rated basis, based on hours worked for the three (3) month period. The three (3) month periods shall be the same as identified in the preceding paragraph. 9.6 An employee that has satisfied the elimination period for either short term or long-term disability may, at the employee’s option, retain a sick leave bank of up to eighty (80) hours when the employee begins an unpaid medical leave, provided the employee has a bank of paid sick leave hours remaining after satisfying the elimination period. 1. An employee with a paid sick leave bank of eighty (80) hours or less after satisfying the elimination period for either short- or long-term disability may elect to retain either all or none of their remaining sick leave bank. 2. If the employee elects to retain a sick leave bank, the employee may not use any time from that bank until the employee returns from unpaid medical leave. 3. If the employee does not return from unpaid medical leave, the time retained in the employee’s sick leave bank will be lost to the employee, such that the employee will receive no compensation for the retained sick leave. In any other circumstances except those described above, employees will continue to be required to use all paid sick leave prior to going on an unpaid medical leave of absence, in accordance with Article 9.69.3.4. 9.7 If all positions in Permanent or probationary employees who are injured while performing work within the classification in the department have been filled, in order to accommodate a person who returns to work after illness, the employee with the least amount scope of seniority in the department in the classification shall vacate their position subject to any eligibility for transfer or reduction that they may havetheir

SICK LEAVE (Continued. (6) Pregnant employees shall be eligible for the use of paid and unpaid sick leave in the same manner as any other disabled or ill employee. Such sick leave eligibility shall begin upon certification by the employee's attending physician that due to pregnancy, the employee is disabled in terms of their ability to perform the duties of their position. Such employee shall then be eligible to receive sick leave benefits in the same manner as is provided for any other ill or disabled employee during the remaining period of pregnancy and until such time as the employee is certified able to return to work by their attending physician. (7) In the event a pregnant employee elects to resign their employment because of pregnancy, such employee will be paid for accumulated sick leave up to but not exceeding one-hundred-hundred- twenty (120) hours. (7) ▇▇▇▇ 8) Sick leave not to exceed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ forty (8040) hours may be utilized to make arrangements or attend funeral services or memorial or address financial or legal matters that arise after upon the occasion of death of an in the employee’s immediate family. Immediate family member for the purpose of this section shall be defined as defined the employee's spouse, children, parents, siblings, grandchildren, grandparents, or a person regularly residing in paragraph (1)the employee’s immediate household, and shall include parents and siblings of persons regularly residing in the employee’s immediate household. This definition does not include aunts and uncles not regularly residing in the household. 9.4 To be eligible for sick leave payment, the employee will notify the Employer or designee in advance when the sick leave is foreseeable, but if it is not foreseeable, as soon as practicable. An employee cannot be required to seek or find a replacement worker to cover the sick leave hours used by the employee as a condition of the employe’s use of sick leavepossible. 9.5 Full-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting four (4) hours of sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee. The three (3) month periods are from January 1-March 31; April 1-June 30; July 1-September 30; October 1-December 31. Part-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee, on a pro-rated basis, based on hours worked for the three (3) month period. The three (3) month periods shall be the same as identified in the preceding paragraph. 9.6 An employee that has satisfied the elimination period for either short term unable to work because of illness or long-term disability may, at the employee’s option, retain a sick leave bank of up to eighty (80) hours when the employee begins an unpaid medical leave, provided the employee has a bank of accident whose paid sick leave hours remaining after satisfying the elimination period. 1. An employee with a paid sick leave bank of eighty (80) hours or less after satisfying the elimination period for either short- or long-term disability may elect to retain either all or none of their remaining sick leave bank. 2. If the employee elects to retain a sick leave bankis exhausted, the employee may not use any time from that bank until the employee returns from unpaid medical leave. 3. If the employee does not return from unpaid medical leave, the time retained in the employee’s sick leave bank will shall be lost to the employee, such that the employee will receive no compensation for the retained sick leave. In any other circumstances except those described above, employees will continue to be required to use all paid sick leave prior to going on granted an unpaid medical leave of absence, in accordance with Article 9.6. 9.7 If all positions in absence for a period not to exceed two (2) years. Employees will return at the classification in the department have been filled, in order to accommodate a person who returns to work after illness, the employee with the least amount of same seniority in the department in the classification shall vacate their position subject to any eligibility salary schedule, will retain promotion rights and will earn vacation schedule seniority for transfer or reduction that they may haveleave under this paragraph. When there are fewer than three (3)