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LIGHT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. A) The City reserves the right, at its sole discretion to assign an Employee to light-duty status consistent with the medical certification contained within the BWC Medco-14 Work Ability Report. The Police Chief will determine light-duty functions to be incorporated into the Light-Duty Assignment Certification Form, which will be attached to and submitted with the BWC Medco-14 form to the medical doctor to assist the doctor in certifying eligibility for light-duty status. Light-duty assignments shall be made in writing to the Employee. B) In the event that there is a conflict between the Employee’s medical doctor and the City’s medical doctor regarding medically appropriate assignments, a third medical doctor specializing in the injury will determine the Employee’s physical ability. Said third medical doctor shall be selected from a mutually agreed upon list pursuant to the selection process outlined in Section 4 of the On Duty Injury Leave Article. C) It is expected by the City that work ability forms will only be compiled by the medical doctor based on a current medical examination of the injured Employee. The Employee shall receive a copy of all forms generated from such examinations. D) The Employee shall, at the option of the Chief of Police, be scheduled for light-duty assignment either on his regularly scheduled shift or on day shift, Monday through Friday. The Police Chief will assign the specific light duty activities consistent with the Light Assignment Duties Certification. The injured employee will not count toward minimum ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until returned to full duty. Light duty assignment will be available during the period of on duty injury leave and extension when granted by the Medical Review Board. E) The employee shall be permitted to schedule physical therapy appointments and to carry-out physical therapy workouts at the Police Station while on the light duty assignment. Scheduling such therapy rehabilitation activities shall be coordinated with the Police Chief. F) While on light-duty status the employee may take or bank scheduled holiday or vacation time that occurs during the period of light-duty assignment. Use of such vacation time shall cause the 270-day on duty injury leave period to be extended by a number of days equal to the number of vacation days but not to exceed one week. Vacation time taken in excess of one week shall count as part of the 270-day on duty injury leave period. G) Failure of the Employee to accept the light-duty status on the date specified will cause the on-duty injury leave to terminate. Injury leave subsequent to such refusal to accept a light-duty assignment will be charged against the Employee’s accrued personal leave time except the order in which this time will be charged will be at the Employee’s preference. (Note: this means that the Employee may designate his accumulated sick time be charged before his vacation, holiday or comp time leave is charged, as an example.) H) While on light-duty assignment the Employee may be employed by an employer other than the City, provided such employment is consistent with his/her medical certification and provided such light-duty assignment does not exceed thirty (30) calendar days. If such light-duty assignment exceeds thirty (30) calendar days, Section 6 of the On Duty Injury Leave Article shall apply.

LIGHT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. A) The City reserves the right, at its sole discretion to assign an Employee to light-duty status consistent with the medical certification contained within the BWC Medco-14 Work Ability Report. Such discretion to assign shall not be used to unreasonable deny such assignments. The Police Chief will determine light-duty functions to be incorporated into the Light-Duty Assignment Certification Form, which will be attached to and submitted with the BWC Medco-14 Meco-14 form to the medical doctor to assist the doctor in certifying eligibility for light-duty status. Light-duty assignments shall be made in writing to the Employee. B) In the event that there is a conflict between the Employee’s medical doctor and the City’s medical doctor regarding medically appropriate assignments, a third medical doctor specializing in the injury will determine the Employee’s physical ability. Said third medical doctor shall be selected from a mutually agreed upon list pursuant to the selection process outlined in Section 4 of the On Duty Injury Leave Article. C) It is expected by the City that work ability forms will only be compiled by the medical doctor based on a current medical examination of the injured Employee. The Employee shall receive a copy of all forms generated from such examinations. D) The Employee shall, at the option of the Chief of Police, be scheduled for light-light- duty assignment either on his regularly scheduled shift or on day shift, Monday through Friday. The Police Chief will assign the specific light duty activities consistent with the Light Assignment Duties Certification. The injured employee will not count toward minimum ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until returned to full duty. Light duty assignment will be available during the period of on duty injury leave and extension when granted by the Medical Review Board. E) The employee shall be permitted to schedule physical therapy appointments and to carry-out physical therapy workouts at the Police Station while on the light duty assignment. Scheduling such therapy rehabilitation activities shall be coordinated with the Police Chief. F) While on light-duty status the employee may take or bank scheduled holiday or vacation time that occurs during the period of light-duty assignment. Use of such vacation time shall cause the 270-day on duty injury leave period to be extended by a number of days equal to the number of vacation days but not to exceed one week. Vacation time taken in excess of one week shall count as part of the 270-day on duty injury leave period. G) Failure of the Employee to accept the light-duty status on the date specified will cause the on-on duty injury leave to terminate. Injury leave subsequent to such refusal to accept a light-duty assignment will be charged against the Employee’s accrued personal leave time except the order in which this time will be charged will be at the Employee’s preference. (Note: this means that the Employee may designate his accumulated sick time be charged before his vacation, holiday or comp time leave is charged, as an example.) H) While on light-duty assignment the Employee may be employed by an employer other than the City, provided such employment is consistent with his/her medical certification and provided such light-duty assignment does not exceed thirty (30) calendar days. If such light-duty assignment exceeds thirty (30) calendar days, Section 6 of the On Duty Injury Leave Article shall apply.

LIGHT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. A) The City District reserves the right, at its sole discretion right to assign offer light duty assignments to employees who are injured both on and off-the-job as eligible under the adopted Policies & Procedures manual. The goal for light duty is to get the employee back to modified work as soon as possible following an Employee to light-duty status consistent injury with the medical certification contained within Workers Compensation Early Return to Work Program and Guidelines. To the BWC Medco-14 Work Ability Report. The Police Chief will determine light-extent possible, the initial offering and scheduling of light duty functions to be incorporated into the Light-Duty Assignment Certification Form, which will be attached to and submitted on the workers regularly assigned shift with hours of work determined on a case by case basis in coordination with the BWC Medco-14 form employees work restrictions from the Physician. With the required fourteen (14) day notice, light duty schedules and assignments will be determined by the needs of the District and Physician work restrictions of the employee. Any employee who is off work on sick leave, LTD or worker’s compensation leave and has the doctor’s approval to perform light duty work or employment in any capacity for the medical doctor to assist the doctor in certifying eligibility for light-duty status. Light-duty assignments District shall be made in writing encouraged to return to work. In the Employee. B) event the District offers the employee a light duty position that has been approved by a doctor, the District shall pay the employee for the actual hours worked at the regular hourly rate established by the District and approved by the Association for the light duty position. In the event the employee accepts the light duty position and the employee qualifies for LTD benefits, LTD benefits will be applied to make up the differential between the wages the employee is paid for the light duty position and his/her regular net wages. In the event that there is a conflict the LTD benefits are insufficient to make up that differential, the employee may utilize sick leave, compensatory time and/or vacation leave to make up the differential between the Employeeemployee’s medical doctor and the City’s medical doctor regarding medically appropriate assignments, a third medical doctor specializing in the injury will determine the Employee’s physical ability. Said third medical doctor shall be selected from a mutually agreed upon list pursuant to the selection process outlined in Section 4 of the On Duty Injury Leave Article. C) It is expected by the City that work ability forms will only be compiled by the medical doctor based on a current medical examination of the injured Employee. The Employee shall receive a copy of all forms generated from such examinations. D) The Employee shall, at the option of the Chief of Police, be scheduled for light-duty assignment either on his regularly scheduled shift or on day shift, Monday through Friday. The Police Chief will assign the specific light duty activities consistent with wages and his/her regular net wages. Should a shift employee require leave for more than 30 days, and an appropriate light duty position is available for that duration, the Light Assignment Duties Certification. The injured employee will not count toward minimum ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until returned to full duty. Light duty assignment employee’s hourly wage and accruals will be available during converted to that of a 40- hour employee for the period duration of on duty injury leave and extension when granted by the Medical Review Board. E) The employee shall be permitted to schedule physical therapy appointments and to carry-out physical therapy workouts at the Police Station while on the light duty assignment. Scheduling such therapy rehabilitation activities Wage and accruals shall be coordinated with the Police Chief. F) While on light-duty status the employee may take or bank scheduled holiday or vacation time that occurs during the period of light-duty assignment. Use of such vacation time shall cause the 270-day on duty injury leave period to be extended by a number of days equal to the number of vacation days but not to exceed one week. Vacation time taken in excess of one week shall count as part converted back upon completion of the 270-day on assignment/loss of light duty injury leave periodavailability or return to regular duty. G) Failure of the Employee to accept the light-duty status on the date specified will cause the on-duty injury leave to terminate. Injury leave subsequent to such refusal to accept a light-duty assignment will be charged against the Employee’s accrued personal leave time except the order in which this time will be charged will be at the Employee’s preference. (Note: this means that the Employee may designate his accumulated sick time be charged before his vacation, holiday or comp time leave is charged, as an example.) H) While on light-duty assignment the Employee may be employed by an employer other than the City, provided such employment is consistent with his/her medical certification and provided such light-duty assignment does not exceed thirty (30) calendar days. If such light-duty assignment exceeds thirty (30) calendar days, Section 6 of the On Duty Injury Leave Article shall apply.