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e e ORDINANCE NO. 93-1924 PAGE 3 7. If the need for Family/Medical Leave is foreseeable, the employee must give the City 30 days prior written notice. When unforeseen events occur that require Family/Medical Leave, employees must give notice as soon as practicable, ordinarily within one or two working days. Failure to provide such notice may be grounds for delay of leave. The City has Request for Family/Medical Leave forms available from the Human Resources Department. These forms should be used when requesting leave. 8. If leave is taken because of the employee's own serious health condition or to care for a covered relation, the employee must contact the City on the first and third Friday of each month regarding the status of the condition and their intent to return to work. 9. Upon completion of leave because of the employee's own serious health condition, the employee is required to provide medical certification that they are fit to resume work. Return to Work Medical Certification Forms may be obtained from the Human Resources Department. Employees failing to provide the Return to Work Medical Certification Form will not be permitted to resume work until it is provided. NOTE: For the purposes of the Family/Medical Leave Policy, the following definitions apply: "Spouse" is defined in accordance with applicable State law. "Parent" includes biological parents and individuals who acted as your parents, but does not include parents-in-law. "Child" includes biological, adopted, foster children, stepchildren, legal wards, and other persons for whom you act in the capacity of a parent and who is under 18 years of age or over 18 years of age but incapable of caring for themselves. "Serious Health Condition" means any illness, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves: (1) any incapacity or treatment in connection with inpatient care; (2) an incapacity requiring absence of more than three calendar days and continuing treatment by a health care provider; or (3) continuing treatment by a health care provider of a chronic or long-term condition that is incurable or will likely result in incapacity of more than three days if not treated. "Continuing Treatment" means: (1) two or more treatments by a health care provider; (2) two or more treatments by a provider of health care services (e.g., physical therapist) on referral by or under orders of a health care provider; (3) at least one treatment by a health care provider which results in a regimen of continuing treatment under the supervision of the health care provider (e.g., a