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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 xxxxxxx 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 xxxxxxx 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.