A. All full-time employees of the city, except those covered by a union agreement, shall be entitled to sick leave when they are incapacitated for the performance of their duties by reason of sickness or injury or when, through exposure to contagious disease, the presence of the employee would jeopardize the health of others. Such sick leave shall be at the rate of eight hours for each calendar month of employment and if not used shall accumulate to a maximum of 960 hours, exclusive of the ordinary vacation time of the employee.

B. Sickness shall be reported at the beginning of any period of illness to the department as soon as practically possible.

C. A doctor’s certificate will be furnished at the discretion of the department head or personnel director whenever an employee claims sick leave for the protection of the employee and fellow employees.

D. Part-time employees shall not be entitled to sick leave unless approved by the mayor.

E. An employee shall be allowed up to three days’ sick leave for illness in the immediate family that requires their presence, upon the approval of the department head. Immediate family includes under this caption only father, mother, spouse or children of the employee.

F. Any employee found to have abused the sick leave privilege by falsification or misrepresentation may be subject to dismissal at the discretion of the mayor.

G. In the case of injury or illness which is covered by industrial insurance, an amount of sick leave may be used to pay the difference between industrial insurance, workman’s compensation and the employee’s regular rate of pay and no combination of payments received added to sick leave will exceed the regular rate of pay.

H. No portion of this article regarding sick leave shall conflict with or cancel rules and regulations set by the civil service commission as it pertains to the fire and police department.

I. Upon termination shall be reimbursed at the current rate of pay for unused accrued sick leave up to a maximum of 960 hours in accordance with the following schedule based on continuous years of service: