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7.02 Excused Absence <br />In order for the absence to be considered excused, an employee will be required to furnish a <br />doctor or hospital statement to the supervisor verifying an illness or accident and medically <br />releasing the employee from any of the following circumstances: <br />1. When an illness or accident caused the employee to be hospitalized. <br />2. When the absence was for more than 3 consecutive workdays. Twenty-four hour shift <br />personnel will be required to submit said medical statement if absence exceeded 2 <br />consecutive workdays. <br />3. When the employee's return to work will pose a direct threat to the safety or health of <br />others. <br />4. When an employee is under the physical report status provision of the sick leave policy. <br />When the absence occurred on a regularly scheduled workday preceding or following a holiday <br />or regularly scheduled vacation day the employee may be required to submit a doctor or <br />hospital statement verifying an illness or accident. <br />7.03 Unexcused Absence <br />Unexcused absences are be defined as follows. This list is not intended to be all-inclusive: <br />1. Tardiness <br />2. Unverified sick time <br />3. Unauthorized time off <br />4. Failure to call supervisor within fifteen minutes after the start of the employee's <br />scheduled work time or as determined by departmental policy. <br />5. Job Abandonment <br />An employee who fails to properly notify his/her supervisor in advance of an absence or tardy <br />will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. An <br />employee who fails to notify the City of an absence of three days or more will be presumed to <br />have voluntarily resigned his/her employment. <br />7.04 Repeated Unexcused Absences <br />Employees repeatedly incurring unexcused absences shall be subject to disciplinary action up <br />to and including termination. <br />Unexcused absences from work for a period of 3 full consecutive working days shall be <br />considered as a voluntary resignation. Twenty-four hour shift personnel with unexcused <br />absences of 2 consecutive shifts shall be considered as a voluntary resignation. <br />39 <br />