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ARTICLE 17 - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE <br /> When death occurs among members of an employee's immediate family, the employee, at <br /> his/her request to the department head, shall be granted reasonable and necessary time off to <br /> make arrangements as needed and to attend the funeral and shall be compensated at his/her <br /> normal salary for the hours lost from his/her regular schedule, before or after the funeral, with <br /> the maximum of two (2) shifts allowance, if working. This time off shall not be deducted from <br /> accumulated sick leave or vacation. <br /> Members of an employee's immediate family shall be defined as employee's spouse, domestic <br /> partner, children, and step-children including domestic partner's children; parents, step-parents <br /> and siblings of the employee, spouse or domestic partner; grandchildren, grandparents or step- <br /> grandparents of the employee, spouse or domestic partner. "Domestic Partner" is defined for <br /> purposes of this article as the criteria outlined by the City's Domestic Partner resolution or the <br /> State Registry. Proof of criteria may be requested. If there is a disagreement about the <br /> employee's time off, the matter shall be resolved after the employee returns to work. <br /> 23 <br />