§ 253 Injury in performance of duty.
Except as hereinafter provided, any city employee who is disabled, whether temporarily or permanently, by injury or illness arising out of and in the course of his duties, shall be entitled to such medical, surgical, and hospital treatment, including nursing, medicines and medical and surgical supplies and apparatus as may be required on account of such injury or illness, the same to be provided by the city. Such employee shall become entitled during the period of such temporary disability, regardless of his period of service with the city, to leave of absence while so disabled without loss of salary, in lieu of temporary disability payments, if any, which would be payable under Division 4 of the Labor Code of the State of California, for the period of such disability, but not exceeding one year, or until such earlier date as he is retired upon a retirement allowance. Compensation and benefits payable to or on behalf of the employee under this section, shall be reduced, in the manner fixed by the city council, by the amount of any compensation and benefits payable to or on behalf of said employee under Division 4 of the Labor Code of the State of California. Compensation and benefits paid under this section shall be considered as in lieu of compensation and benefits payable to or on account of said employee under said state law and shall be in satisfaction and discharge of the obligation of the city to pay such compensation and benefits under such state law. The benefits provided in this section shall be limited to full-time officers and employees of the city and, except as provided herein, shall not be extended to persons employed by the city on a seasonal limited-term, part-time or substitute basis, or elective officers or appointive members of city boards and commissions. The city council, by ordinance enacted by two-thirds of all members thereof, may permit employees of the city, other than full-time officers and employees of the city, to receive all or a portion of the compensation and benefits provided to full-time officers and employees by the provisions of this section.
