Common use of Catastrophic Leave Clause in Contracts

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • A medical statement from the attending physician explaining the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • Evidence of the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absence. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for 30 calendar days and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus hours, vacation leave, and/or professional leave. Sick leave cannot be donated. The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leave, they will be transferred to the Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank). Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out herein. From the date of ratification of this agreement forward, an employee may use no more than a total of 160 hours of bank time throughout the course of his or her career. Eligible employees: • The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 hours leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. • Employees who have graduated the Academy and are covered by the collective bargaining agreement. • Employees must meet the following definition of catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” • Employees with work-related Worker’s Compensation claims are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, or both. The parties agree that should any problem or abusive practice arise, the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • A by a medical statement from the attending physician explaining estimating the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • Evidence of work and the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absenceexpected return to duty date. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s 's eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for a 30 calendar days day period of time and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus 's Bonus hours, vacation leaveAnnual Leave, and/or professional leavePersonal Holiday. Sick leave Leave cannot be donated. Donations will be made by filling out an Application for Leave form, indicating the amount and type of leave to be donated, and if donating to a specific person, the name of the person receiving the donation written in the comments section of the form. These Application for Leave forms will be sent to the Association office for processing. (If no specific name is indicated on the form, the donation will go into a PPACE Catastrophic leave bank for use by eligible employees of this bargaining unit). The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation an Annual leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leaveemployee’s Catastrophic Leave period, they will be transferred transfer to the PPACE Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank). Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out hereinLeave Bank. From the date of ratification of this agreement Agreement forward, if an employee receives no donations or exhausts their donated hours, the employee may use no more than be eligible for up to 160 Catastrophic Leave Bank hours if approved by the Executive Board. When an employee utilizes leave from the PPACE Catastrophic Leave Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued Annual Leave at the rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for bank hours utilized up to a total maximum of 160 hours of hours. An employee may only have one open Catastrophic Leave deduction at a time. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the PPACE Catastrophic Leave Bank for borrowed time, the balance owed to the bank time throughout will be deducted from the course of his employee’s final paycheck, cash out check or her careerboth. Eligible employees: • Employees - The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 160 hours of leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. The following requirements must be met: • Employees who have graduated must complete initial probation with the Academy and are covered by Department prior to becoming eligible for the collective bargaining agreementCatastrophic Leave Program. • The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be self-inflicted. • Employees must meet the following definition of a catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, homebound or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” • See section 12.5 for immediate family definition. Employees with an approved work-related Worker’s 's Compensation claims claim are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bank, unless the employee will be required to reimburse has exhausted all hours provided under Article 13 of this Agreement. Regulating Program - The Association and the bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, or both. The parties Department agree that should any problem problems or abusive practice practices arise, that the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • A by a medical statement from the attending physician explaining estimating the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • Evidence of work and the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absenceexpected return to duty date. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s 's eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for 30 calendar days a 30-day period of time and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus 's Bonus hours, vacation leaveAnnual Leave, and/or professional leavePersonal Holiday. Sick Leave can only be donated when the employee has accrued at least 1,250 Sick Leave hours. Donations will be made by filling out an Application for Leave form, indicating the amount and type of leave cannot to be donated, and if donating to a specific person, the name of the person receiving the donation written in the comments section of the form. These Application for Leave forms will be sent to the Association office for processing. (If no specific name is indicated on the form, the donation will go into a CCDSA Catastrophic Leave bank for use by eligible employees of this bargaining unit). The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation leave an Annual Leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave Sick Leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leaveemployee’s Catastrophic Leave period, they will be transferred transfer to the CCDSA Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank). Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out hereinLeave Bank. From the date of ratification of this agreement Agreement forward, if an employee receives no donations or exhausts their donated hours, the employee may use no more than be eligible for up to 160 Catastrophic Leave Bank hours if approved by the Association. When an employee utilizes leave from the CCDSA Catastrophic Leave Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued Annual Leave at the rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for bank hours utilized up to a total maximum of 160 hours of hours. An employee may only have one open Catastrophic Leave deduction at a time. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the CCDSA Catastrophic Leave Bank for borrowed time, the balance owed to the bank time throughout will be deducted from the course of his employee’s final paycheck, cash out check or her careerboth. Eligible employees: • Employees - The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 160 hours of leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. The following requirements must be met: • Employees who have graduated must complete initial probation with the Academy and are covered by Department prior to becoming eligible for the collective bargaining agreementCatastrophic Leave Program. • The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be self-inflicted. • Employees must meet the following definition of a catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, homebound or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” • See section 11.5 for immediate family definition. Employees with an approved work-related Worker’s 's Compensation claims claim are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bank, unless the employee will be required to reimburse has exhausted all hours provided under Article 13 of this Agreement. Regulating Program - The Association and the bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, or both. The parties Department agree that should any problem problems or abusive practice practices arise, that the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: •  A medical statement from the attending physician explaining the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. •  Evidence of the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absence. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for 30 calendar days and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus hours, vacation leave, and/or professional leave. Sick leave cannot be donated. The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leave, they will be transferred to the Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank). Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out herein. From the date of ratification of this agreement forward, an employee may use no more than a total of 160 hours of bank time throughout the course of his or her career. Eligible employees: •  The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 hours leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. •  Employees who have graduated the Academy and are covered by the collective bargaining agreement. •  Employees must meet the following definition of catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” •  Employees with work-related Worker’s Compensation claims are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out cashout check, or both. The parties agree that should any problem or abusive practice arise, the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • A by a medical statement from the attending physician explaining estimating the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • Evidence of work and the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absenceexpected return to duty date. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s 's eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for a 30 calendar days day period of time and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus 's Bonus hours, vacation leaveAnnual Leave, and/or professional leavePersonal Holiday. Sick leave Leave cannot be donated. Donations will be made by filling out an Application for Leave form, indicating the amount and type of leave to be donated, and if donating to a specific person, the name of the person receiving the donation written in the comments section of the form. These Application for Leave forms will be sent to the Association office for processing. (If no specific name is indicated on the form, the donation will go into a PPACE Catastrophic leave bank for use by eligible employees of this bargaining unit). The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation an Annual leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leaveemployee’s Catastrophic Leave period, they will be transferred transfer to the PPACE Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank). Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out hereinLeave Bank. From the date of ratification of this agreement Agreement forward, if an employee may use receives no more than a total of 160 hours of bank time throughout the course of his donations or her career. Eligible employees: • The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 hours leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. • Employees who have graduated the Academy and are covered by the collective bargaining agreement. • Employees must meet the following definition of catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of exhausts their job (i.e.donated hours, the employee is hospitalized, homebound, or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot may be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” • Employees with work-related Worker’s Compensation claims are not eligible for the up to 160 Catastrophic Leave ProgramBank hours if approved by the Executive Board. When an employee utilizes leave from the PPACE Catastrophic General Fund Account Leave Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued vacation Annual Leave at a the rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. An employee may only have one open Catastrophic Leave deduction at a time. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank PPACE Catastrophic Leave Bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed to the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, check or both. The parties agree that should any problem or abusive practice ariseIf after said deduction, there is a deficiency, the parties employee will meet be obligated to make reasonable adjustments pay the deficiency to facilitate PPACE for the administration sole purpose of reimbursing the program or to eliminate these abusive practicesCatastrophic Leave Bank.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • A by a medical statement from the attending physician explaining estimating the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • Evidence of work and the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absenceexpected return to duty date. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s 's eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for 30 calendar days a 30- day period of time and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus 's Bonus hours, vacation leaveAnnual Leave, and/or professional leavePersonal Holiday. Sick leave Leave cannot be donated. Donations will be made by filling out an Application for Leave form, indicating the amount and type of leave to be donated, and if donating to a specific person, the name of the person receiving the donation written in the comments section of the form. These Application for Leave forms will be sent to the Association office for processing. (If no specific name is indicated on the form, the donation will go into a LVPPACE Catastrophic leave bank for use by eligible employees of this bargaining unit). The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation an Annual leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leaveemployee’s Catastrophic Leave period, they will be transferred transfer to the LVPPACE Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank). Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out hereinLeave Bank. From the date of ratification of this agreement Agreement forward, if an employee receives no donations or exhausts their donated hours, the employee may use no more than be eligible for up to 160 Catastrophic Leave Bank hours if approved by the Executive Board. When an employee utilizes leave from the LVPPACE Catastrophic Leave Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued Annual Leave at the rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for bank hours utilized up to a total maximum of 160 hours hours. An employee may only have one open Catastrophic Leave deduction at a time. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the LVPPACE Catastrophic Leave Bank for borrowed time, the balance owed to the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check or both. If after said deduction, there is a deficiency, the employee will be obligated to pay the deficiency to LVPPACE for the sole purpose of bank time throughout reimbursing the course of his or her careerCatastrophic Leave Bank. Eligible employees: • Employees - The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 160 hours of leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. • The following requirements must be met:  Employees who have graduated must complete initial probation with the Academy and are covered by Department prior to becoming eligible for the collective bargaining agreementCatastrophic Leave Program. •  The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be self-inflicted.  Employees must meet the following definition of a catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, homebound or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury canSee section 12.5 for immediate family definition. F urther, at the time of bonus time accrual (employee’s hire date), if an employee has more than three (3) shifts of catastrophic leave, they will not be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” • eligible for bonus hours. Employees with an approved work-related Worker’s 's Compensation claims claim are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bank, unless the employee will be required to reimburse has exhausted all hours provided under Article 13 of this Agreement. Regulating Program - The Association and the bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, or both. The parties Department agree that should any problem problems or abusive practice practices arise, that the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • A by a medical statement from the attending physician explaining estimating the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • Evidence of work and the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absenceexpected return to duty date. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s 's eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for 30 calendar days a 30-day period of time and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus 's Bonus hours, vacation leaveAnnual Leave, and/or professional leavePersonal Holiday. Sick Leave can only be donated when the employee has accrued at least 1,250 Sick Leave hours. Donations will be made by filling out an Application for Leave form, indicating the amount and type of leave cannot to be donated, and if donating to a specific person, the name of the person receiving the donation written in the comments section of the form. These Application for Leave forms will be sent to the Association office for processing. (If no specific name is indicated on the form, the donation will go into a CCDSA Catastrophic Leave bank for use by eligible employees of this bargaining unit). The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation leave an Annual Leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave Sick Leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leaveemployee’s Catastrophic Leave period, they will be transferred transfer to the CCDSA Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank). Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out hereinLeave Bank. From the date of ratification of this agreement Agreement forward, if an employee receives no donations or exhausts their donated hours, the employee may use no more than be eligible for up to 160 Catastrophic Leave Bank hours if approved by the Association. When an employee utilizes leave from the CCDSA Catastrophic Leave Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued Annual Leave at the rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for bank hours utilized up to a total maximum of 160 hours of hours. An employee may only have one open Catastrophic Leave deduction at a time. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the CCDSA Catastrophic Leave Bank for borrowed time, the balance owed to the bank time throughout will be deducted from the course of his employee’s final paycheck, cash out check or her careerboth. Eligible employees: • Employees - The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 160 hours of leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. • The following requirements must be met:  Employees who have graduated must complete initial probation with the Academy and are covered by Department prior to becoming eligible for the collective bargaining agreementCatastrophic Leave Program. •  The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be self-inflicted.  Employees must meet the following definition of a catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, homebound or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” • See section 11.5 for immediate family definition. Employees with an approved work-related Worker’s 's Compensation claims claim are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bank, unless the employee will be required to reimburse has exhausted all hours provided under Article 13 of this Agreement. Regulating Program - The Association and the bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, or both. The parties Department agree that should any problem problems or abusive practice practices arise, that the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • A medical statement from the attending physician explaining physician, estimating the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • Evidence of work and the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absenceexpected return to duty date. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s 's eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for a 30 calendar days day period of time and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus 's Bonus hours, vacation leaveAnnual Leave, and/or professional leavepersonal holiday. Sick leave Leave cannot be donated. Donations will be made by filling out an Application for Leave form, indicating the amount and type of leave to be donated, and if donating to a specific person*, the name of the person receiving the donation written in the comments section of the form. These Application for Leave forms will be sent to the Association office for processing. (*If no specific name is indicated on the form, the donation will go into a general leave bank for use by eligible members of this bargaining unit). The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation an Annual leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leaveemployee’s Catastrophic Leave period, they will be transferred transfer to the general Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank)Leave Bank. Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if provided Bank hours are available). However, employees Bank hours on a matching basis will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out herein. From the date of ratification of this agreement forward, an employee may use no more than a total of 160 hours of bank time throughout the course of his or her career. Eligible employees: • The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 hours leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. • Employees who have graduated the Academy and are covered by the collective bargaining agreement. • Employees must meet the following definition of catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflictedapproved unless the CAT leave request is posted Department wide.” • Employees with work-related Worker’s Compensation claims are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, or both. The parties agree that should any problem or abusive practice arise, the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • < A medical statement from the attending physician physician, explaining the nature of the illness/injury injury, and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • < Evidence of the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absence. The Executive Board of Directors for A committee appointed by the Association will establish eligibility standards and the Department will review the request to verify the employee’s eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for 30 calendar days and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus hours, vacation leave, and/or professional leavefloating holiday. Sick leave cannot be donated. The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leave, they will be transferred to the Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank)Account. Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board committee on a matching basis, if needed (e.g.i.e., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board committee may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out herein. From the date of ratification of this agreement forward, an employee may use no more than a total of 160 hours of bank time throughout the course of his or her career. Eligible employees: • < The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 hours leave after all accrued leaves have been exhaustedleave. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. • Expired Contract ! < Employees who have graduated the Academy and are covered must be off probation and/or at least be employed by the collective bargaining agreementDepartment for six (6) months prior to becoming eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. • < Employees must meet the following definition of catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is injuryis an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, homebound or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-self- inflicted.” • < Employees with work-related Worker’s Compensation claims claim are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, or both. The parties agree that should any problem or abusive practice arise, that the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • A by a medical statement from the attending physician explaining estimating the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • Evidence of work and the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absenceexpected return to duty date. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s 's eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for 30 calendar days a 30-day period of time and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus 's Bonus hours, vacation leaveAnnual Leave, and/or professional leavePersonal Holiday. Sick leave Leave cannot be donated. Donations will be made by filling out an Application for Leave form, indicating the amount and type of leave to be donated, and if donating to a specific person, the name of the person receiving the donation written in the comments section of the form. These Application for Leave forms will be sent to the Association office for processing. (If no specific name is indicated on the form, the donation will go into a LVPPACE Catastrophic leave bank for use by eligible employees of this bargaining unit). The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation an Annual leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leaveemployee’s Catastrophic Leave period, they will be transferred transfer to the LVPPACE Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank). Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out hereinLeave Bank. From the date of ratification of this agreement Agreement forward, if an employee receives no donations or exhausts their donated hours, the employee may use no more than be eligible for up to 160 Catastrophic Leave Bank hours if approved by the Executive Board. When an employee utilizes leave from the LVPPACE Catastrophic Leave Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued Annual Leave at the rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for bank hours utilized up to a total maximum of 160 hours hours. An employee may only have one open Catastrophic Leave deduction at a time. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the LVPPACE Catastrophic Leave Bank for borrowed time, the balance owed to the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check or both. If after said deduction, there is a deficiency, the employee will be obligated to pay the deficiency to LVPPACE for the sole purpose of bank time throughout reimbursing the course of his or her careerCatastrophic Leave Bank. Eligible employees: • Employees - The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 160 hours of leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. The following requirements must be met: • Employees who have graduated must complete initial probation with the Academy and are covered by Department prior to becoming eligible for the collective bargaining agreementCatastrophic Leave Program. • The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be self-inflicted. • Employees must meet the following definition of a catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, homebound or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury canSee section 12.5 for immediate family definition. Further, at the time of bonus time accrual (employee’s hire date), if an employee has more than three (3) shifts of catastrophic leave, they will not be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” • eligible for bonus hours. Employees with an approved work-related Worker’s 's Compensation claims claim are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bank, unless the employee will be required to reimburse has exhausted all hours provided under Article 13 of this Agreement. Regulating Program - The Association and the bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, or both. The parties Department agree that should any problem problems or abusive practice practices arise, that the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • A by a medical statement from the attending physician explaining estimating the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • Evidence of work and the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absenceexpected return to duty date. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s 's eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for 30 calendar days and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided forma 30-day period of time. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus 's Bonus hours, vacation leaveAnnual Leave, and/or professional leavePersonal Holiday. Sick leave Leave cannot be donated. Donations will be made by filling out the Catastrophic Leave Donation Form, indicating the amount and type of leave to be donated, and if donating to a specific person, the name of the person receiving the donation written in the comments section of the form. These donation forms will be sent to Payroll for processing. (If no specific name is indicated on the form, the donation will go into a LVPPACE Catastrophic leave bank for use by eligible employees of this bargaining unit). The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation an Annual leave balance of at least 40 80 hours after the donation. The Association employee donating time will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leaveemployee’s Catastrophic Leave period, they will be transferred transfer to the LVPPACE Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank). Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out hereinLeave Bank. From the date of ratification of this agreement Agreement forward, if an employee may use receives no more than a total of 160 hours of bank time throughout the course of his donations or her career. Eligible employees: • The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 hours leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. • Employees who have graduated the Academy and are covered by the collective bargaining agreement. • Employees must meet the following definition of catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of exhausts their job (i.e.donated hours, the employee is hospitalized, homebound, or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot may be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” • Employees with work-related Worker’s Compensation claims are not eligible for the up to 160 Catastrophic Leave ProgramBank hours if approved by the Executive Board. When an employee utilizes leave from the LVPPACE Catastrophic General Fund Account Leave Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued vacation Annual Leave at a the rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. Employees have the option of making a one-time payment of the balance owed. An employee may only have one open Catastrophic Leave deduction at a time. In the event of a subsequent need for donations, the employee may submit a new CAT Leave Application. If approved, the Associations will conduct the solicitation for donations only. The employee cannot borrow from the bank since they are currently reimbursing the bank and may only have one open Catastrophic Leave deduction at a time. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank LVPPACE Catastrophic Leave Bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed to the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, check or both. The parties agree that should any problem or abusive practice ariseIf after said deduction, there is a deficiency, the parties employee will meet be obligated to make reasonable adjustments pay the deficiency to facilitate LVPPACE for the administration sole purpose of reimbursing the program or to eliminate these abusive practicesCatastrophic Leave Bank within 12 months.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • ▸ A medical statement from the attending physician explaining physician, estimating the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • Evidence of work and the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absenceexpected return to duty date. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s 's eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for a 30 calendar days day period of time and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus 's Bonus hours, vacation leaveAnnual Leave, and/or professional leavefloating holiday. Sick leave Leave cannot be donated. Donations will be made by filling out an Application for Leave form, indicating the amount and type of leave to be donated, and if donating to a specific person*, the name of the person receiving the donation written in the comments section of the form. These Application for Leave forms will be sent to the Association office for processing. (*If no specific name is indicated on the form, the donation will go into a general leave bank for use by eligible members of this bargaining unit). The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation an Annual leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leaveCatastrophic Leave, they will be transferred transfer to the general Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank)Leave Bank. Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching an as needed basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if provided Bank hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out herein. From the date of ratification of this agreement forward, an employee may use no more than a total of 160 hours of bank time throughout the course of his or her career. Eligible employees: • Employees - The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 hours of leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. • Employees who have graduated must complete initial probation with the Academy and are covered by Department prior to becoming eligible for the collective bargaining agreementCatastrophic Leave Program. • The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be self-inflicted. Employees must meet the following definition of a catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, homebound or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” • Employees with a work-related Worker’s 's Compensation claims claim are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, or both. Regulating Program - The parties agree that should any problem problems or abusive practice arise, that the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • < A medical statement from the attending physician explaining the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • < Evidence of the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absence. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for 30 calendar days and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus hours, vacation leave, and/or professional leave. Sick leave cannot be donated. The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leave, they will be transferred to the Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank). Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out herein. From the date of ratification of this agreement forward, an employee may use no more than a total of 160 hours of bank time throughout the course of his or her career. Eligible employees: • < The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 hours leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. • < Employees who have graduated the Academy and are covered by the collective bargaining agreement. • < Employees must meet the following definition of catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” • < Employees with work-related Worker’s Compensation claims are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bankthis benefit, the employee will be required to reimburse the above described bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) 1.5 hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank any hours utilized (donated or banked) up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, or bothhours per incident. The parties agree that should any problem or abusive practice arise, the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices. Annotation: This section was modified in 2009 to identify that intermittent absences can be covered by catastrophic leave requests.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • < A medical statement from the attending physician explaining the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • < Evidence of the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absence. The Executive Board of Directors for A committee appointed by the Association will establish eligibility standards and the Department will review the request to verify the employee’s eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for 30 calendar days and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus hours, vacation leave, and/or professional leave. Sick leave cannot be donated. The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leave, they will be transferred to the Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank). Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board committee on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board committee may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out herein. From the date of ratification of this agreement forward, an employee may use no more than a total of 160 hours of bank time throughout the course of his or her career. Eligible employees: • < The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 hours leave after all accrued leaves have been exhaustedleave. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. • < Employees who have graduated the Academy and are covered must be off probation and/or at least be employed by the collective bargaining agreementDepartment for six (6) months prior to becoming eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. • < Employees must meet the following definition of catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” • < Employees with work-related Worker’s Compensation claims are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bankthis benefit, the employee will be required to reimburse the above described bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) 1.5 hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank any hours utilized (donated or banked) up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, or bothhours per incident. The parties agree that should any problem or abusive practice arise, the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • A by a medical statement from the attending physician explaining estimating the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • Evidence of work and the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absenceexpected return to duty date. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s 's eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for a 30 calendar days day period of time and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus 's Bonus hours, vacation leaveAnnual Leave, and/or professional leavePersonal Holiday. Sick leave Leave cannot be donated. Donations will be made by filling out an Application for Leave form, indicating the amount and type of leave to be donated, and if donating to a specific person, the name of the person receiving the donation written in the comments section of the form. These Application for Leave forms will be sent to the Association office for processing. (If no specific name is indicated on the form, the donation will go into a PPACE Catastrophic leave bank for use by eligible employees of this bargaining unit). The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation an Annual leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leaveemployee’s Catastrophic Leave period, they will be transferred transfer to the PPACE Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank). Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out hereinLeave Bank. From the date of ratification of this agreement Agreement forward, if an employee receives no donations or exhausts their donated hours, the employee may use no more than be eligible for up to 160 Catastrophic Leave Bank hours if approved by the Executive Board. When an employee utilizes leave from the PPACE Catastrophic Leave Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued Annual Leave at the rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for bank hours utilized up to a total maximum of 160 hours of hours. An employee may only have one open Catastrophic Leave deduction at a time. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the PPACE Catastrophic Leave Bank for borrowed time, the balance owed to the bank time throughout will be deducted from the course of his employee’s final paycheck, cash out check or her careerboth. Eligible employees: • Employees - The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 160 hours of leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. • The following requirements must be met:  Employees who have graduated must complete initial probation with the Academy and are covered by Department prior to becoming eligible for the collective bargaining agreementCatastrophic Leave Program. •  The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be self-inflicted.  Employees must meet the following definition of a catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, homebound or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” • See section 12.5 for immediate family definition. Employees with an approved work-related Worker’s 's Compensation claims claim are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bank, unless the employee will be required to reimburse has exhausted all hours provided under Article 13 of this Agreement. Regulating Program - The Association and the bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out check, or both. The parties Department agree that should any problem problems or abusive practice practices arise, that the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices.

Catastrophic Leave. When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by: • A medical statement from the attending physician explaining the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work. • Evidence of the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absence. The Executive Board of Directors for the Association will establish eligibility standards and will review the request to verify the employee’s eligibility to receive leave donations. The Association will conduct the solicitation of donations and will be limited to an information-only solicitation, with no personal lobbying by employees. Solicitations will be conducted for 30 calendar days and all donations will be submitted to the Association on the provided form. Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus hours, vacation leave, and/or professional leave. Sick leave cannot be donated. The minimum donation is four (4) hours. Employees must have a vacation leave balance of at least 40 hours after the donation. The Association will forward donations to the Department Payroll Section, where the donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. The dollars will then be converted to sick leave at the hourly rate of the recipient. If any donated sick leave hours remain at the end of the catastrophic leave, they will be transferred to the Catastrophic General Fund Account (bank). Bank hours, if any, may be approved by the Association Executive Board on a matching basis, if needed (e.g., a solicitation for an approved employee nets 100 hours - after the 100 hours are used, the Association Executive Board may approve up to another 100 hours from the bank, if hours are available). However, employees will be eligible to utilize up to 160 hours of bank time prior to applying the matching standards set out herein. From the date of ratification of this agreement forward, an employee may use no more than a total of 160 hours of bank time throughout the course of his or her career. Eligible employees: • The Catastrophic Leave Program is available to all collective bargaining unit employees who require a minimum of 80 hours leave after all accrued leaves have been exhausted. This may also apply to intermittent leave situations directly associated with the catastrophic leave request. • Employees who have graduated the Academy and are covered by the collective bargaining agreement. • Employees must meet the following definition of catastrophic illness/injury: “Catastrophic Illness/injury is an illness or injury that keeps an employee from performing the duties of their job (i.e., the employee is hospitalized, homebound, or is the primary care giver to a member of their immediate family). The illness or injury cannot be a result of an illegal act, nor can it be intentionally self-inflicted.” • Employees with work-related Worker’s Compensation claims are not eligible for the Catastrophic Leave Program. When an employee utilizes leave from the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bank, the employee will be required to reimburse the bank with accrued vacation at a rate of two (2) hours per pay period. This reimbursement will only be required for Bank hours utilized up to a maximum of 160 hours. If an employee separates from employment for any reason before reimbursing the bank for borrowed time, the balance of money owed the bank will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck, cash out cashout check, or both. The parties agree that should any problem or abusive practice arise, the parties will meet to make reasonable adjustments to facilitate the administration of the program or to eliminate these abusive practices.