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ARTICLE XX PERSONAL LEAVE WITH PAY <br /> 20.1 Amount Allowed. Full time employees shall earn personal leave according to <br /> the following schedule: <br /> Hours Accrued Per Year <br /> 0 — 5 Years 176 hours <br /> 5+ - 14 Years 216 hours <br /> 15+ 256 hours <br /> Employees using earned personal leave shall be considered to be working for the <br /> purpose of accumulating additional personal leave. <br /> 20.2 Usage. Personal leave may be used as earned, subject to approval by the <br /> Department Head and City Manager of the time at which it may be taken. <br /> In order to allow coordination of personal leave with family and medical leave, <br /> employees seeking to take personal leave may be required to provide enough <br /> information about the purpose of the time off to allow a determination of whether <br /> the time will also qualify for family and medical leave. If the personal leave also <br /> qualifies for family and medical leave, the employee must take both leaves <br /> simultaneously. <br /> 20.3 Terminal Leave. Any employee leaving the municipal service in good standing <br /> after giving proper notice of such termination of employment, will be <br /> compensated for personal leave accrued and unused to date of separation, as <br /> per 20.7. <br /> 20.4 Waiver of Personal Leave Prohibited. No employee is permitted to waive <br /> personal leave for the purpose of receiving double compensation. <br /> 20.5 Procedure. To be eligible for personal leave with pay, an employee shall report <br /> as soon as possible to his or her Department Head the need to take personal <br /> leave and its estimated duration. <br /> 20.6 Worker's Compensation. Employees are covered by the workers' compensation <br /> laws of the State. In the event an employee is disabled and is entitled to <br /> workers' compensation, the employee will keep any workers' compensation <br /> payments received and eligible to receive a bi-weekly pay check equal to 1/3 pay <br /> through the use of personal leave benefits. In addition, the employee will be <br /> entitled to earn 1/3 of the amount of the personal leave pay they would otherwise <br /> be entitled to during an absence from their employment. Employees receiving <br /> such workers' compensation will be considered working for the purpose of <br /> accumulating additional personal leave benefits. <br /> 20.7 Unused Personal Leave Pay. An unused personal leave pay policy is <br /> established subject to the following rules and regulations: <br /> (a) The employee must be in good standing and give proper notice of <br /> termination in the case of resignation. <br /> (b) Qualifying employees shall receive their accumulated personal <br /> leave up to a maximum as listed in the following schedule: <br /> 10 <br />