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25 <br /> <br />ARTICLE 17 - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE <br />When death occurs among members of an employee's immediate family, the employee, at his/her request to the <br />department head, shall be granted reasonable and necessary time off to make arrangements as needed and to <br />attend the funeral and shall be compensated at his/her normal salary for the hours lost from his/her regular <br />schedule, before or after the funeral, with the maximum of two (2) shifts allowance, if working. For non- <br />suppression personnel this shall be forty, (40) hours. This time off shall not be deducted from accumulated sick <br />leave or vacation. The Bereavement Leave must be taken within one year of the passing of the immediate family <br />member. <br /> <br />Members of an employee's immediate family shall be defined as employee's spouse, domestic partner, children, <br />and stepchildren including domestic partner's children; parents, step-parents and siblings of the employee, spouse <br />or domestic partner; grandchildren, grandparents or step-grandparents of the employee, spouse or domestic <br />partner. Any other circumstance with approval of Chief or designee. "Domestic Partner" is defined for purposes <br />of this article as the criteria outlined by the City's Domestic Partner resolution or the State Registry. Proof of <br />criteria may be requested. If there is a disagreement about the employee's time off, the matter shall be resolved <br />after the employee returns to work. <br />