7012 REGARDING REMUNDERATION AND MODIFYING PROVISIONS FOR OTHER EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS IN THE FIRE SERVICE

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3 Section 5. That it be, and it i� hereby, authoriaed that in the case of injury, illness or disability arising out of and in the cou rse of employment with the City, the City will pay the differ- ence between such en�loyee's regular salary or wages and any payments received by the employee from a public employ�e pension fund or under the provisions of workmen's compensation or occupational disease laws, or either or both, for the duration of such disability, or a pe riod of six calendar months from the date of commencement of disability, whichever is the shorter �riod of time. The deter�aination of whether su ch injury, illness or disability arose out of and in the course of employment undeY ttis provision shall be the same as that made on the workmen's compensation or xcupational disease claim of said employee. t�dzere said injury, illness or disability was caused under aircumstances creating a legal liability for damages on the part of some person or entity other than the City, then if action is brought by the employee and judgment is obtained and paid, or settlement is made either with or without suit, then fYom the amount received by such employee the City shall be reirnbursed for any and all amounts paid hereunder. Out of any such re imbursement, the City shall pay its pro rata share of all costs and reasonably necessary expenses in connectiion with such xe- covery, If the employee does not bring action against such third party, then the City may i.n tl�e same manner as is provided for recovery of w�orkmen's compensation payments bxing action either in its name or the employee 's name for such reimbursement. If any other benefit or payment is made or required to be made by the City to such employee such shall be credited to the City against the pa yment of wage or salary provided , by this sect ion. Section 6. That the following provisions shall apply to sick leave with pay for employees in said classified service: (a) Full time employees in the classified fire fighting ser- vice shall accrue 1.4 work days with pay sick leave for each month of con- tinuous service uninterrupted bq resignation or discharge up to a maximum accumulation of 135 days. (b) Accumulated sick leave days may be used for illness, in- jury or off-the-job incurYed disability. 1.4 days of accumulated sick leave credit with pay shall be deducted fYom such employee 's sick leave accumulation for each duty day not w�orked due to illness, injury, or off- the-job incurred disability.