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In order to donate leave, an employee must maintain a balance of forty hours of vacation after the donation is deducted from his/her vacation leave bank. Under this policy, an eligible employee may request leave for his/her own serious medical condition as well as a serious medical condition affecting an immediate family member. Immediate family is defined for these purposes as the employee's spouse, child, or parent. An employee who is eligible for catastrophic leave under this policy must apply by completing a Catastrophic Leave Request Form. If the employee is physically unable to complete this form, a family member/designee may submit the form on the employee's behalf. This form includes a section for medical certification which must be completed by the employee's physician, or in the case of a family member's illness, the patient's attending physician. 8. CRISIS LEAVE An employee may use limited amounts of sick leave as defined in the policy per calendar year to attend to crisis situations affecting themselves or an immediate family member. A crisis is defined as imminent death, serious illness, natural disaster, residence fire or other occurrences of equal severity or emotional trauma which require the employee's presence. Family members covered by crisis leave include spouse, child, mother, father, sister, brother, guardian, grandparent, grandchild, plus the various combinations of half, step, in-law and adopted relationships that can be derived from those named. Crises leave is to be granted at the discretion of the employee's Supervisor may not exceed a total of 40 (forty) hours annually for employees working a standard forty hour week 48 (forty-eight) hours annually for firefighters working twenty- four hour shifts. 9. HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAY PAY FOR CLASS B EMPLOYEES Holiday pay for police officers will be determined by the Police Chief in accordance with 14-52-105. When Class B employees of the City, except Dispatchers, Firefighters and Police, are required to work on a paid holiday, they will be paid at their regular rate of pay for the holiday and for the hours worked. 4. RETURN TO WORK Before the employee can return to work at either his/her normal position or restricted duty, the treating (or referred) physician must complete a "Physician's Release for Work"form, indicating the date the employee may return to work, and specify the duties