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B. Sick Leave during Vacation <br />Should an employee suffer a sickness or injury while on authorized vacation, each <br />full day of such sick leave, when confirmed by a physician's statement and approval <br />of the Depaivnent Head, may be deducted from the computation of vacation <br />expended and charged against the employee's accumulated sick leave as available. <br />9.5 Continuous Service Requirement <br />A. A period of earlier service does not apply toward vacation accumulation when an <br />employee has had a break in continuous service, unless the break in service is <br />concluded by reappointment or reemployment from layoff within one (1) year. <br />B. Leave of absences without pay, as provided in this MOU, do not constitute a break <br />in continuous service as used in this section; however, the unpaid leave of absence <br />period shall not be applied toward the accumulation of vacation. <br />C. Absences due to any statutorily protected leave (i.e. pregnancy disability, <br />FMLA/CFRA, or military leave) shall not constitute a break in service even if the <br />employee was not in a paid status. Such time counts as time in service and the <br />period of absence shall be applied toward the accumulation of vacation. <br />9.6 Vacation Cash -Out <br />A. Annual Buy Back <br />1. Through December 31, 2020 <br />Employees shall have the option to receive cash for banked vacation leave, as <br />follows: <br />• July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020: Up to one hundred (100) hours. <br />• July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020: Up to fifty (50) hours. <br />2. Effective January 1, 2021 and continuing every year thereafter <br />a. If an employee wants to cash -out unused vacation leave they accrued during <br />the calendar year, they must make an irrevocable election by December 15u' <br />of the prior calendar year (i.e. by December 15, 2020 for a cash -out in <br />calendar year 2021). <br />b. The irrevocable election must indicate the amount of vacation hours the <br />employee intends to cash -out during that next calendar year. <br />The number of hours to be cashed -out can not exceed the total number of <br />2019-2022 MOU City of Santa Ana & SEW Full -Time Employees Unit Page 53 CID <br />