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4. Any authorization of donations not made in accordance with the procedures outlined in Section 10.11(C)(2), will not be processed. 5. All donations shall be irrevocable. 6. In event the recipient returns to work before leave donations have been exhausted, any balance on the books shall be accrued by the recipient and designated as sick leave and may be used pursuant to Sections 1O.1(A) through 10.1(K). 7. Donations shall be limited to employees of this bargaining unit or any other unrepresented unit. B. Eligibility. Employees shall be eligible for Catastrophic Leave Donations if the following criteria are met: When it is reasonably foreseeable that all accrued time on the books, such as sick leave and vacation, will be exhausted and the employee's illness will continue past the time when the employee will be on paid status. The employee's Executive Director, or their designee, has approved a written request for donation accompanied by a medical statement from the employee's attending physician. The attending physician's statement must verify the employee's need for an extended medical leave and an estimate of the time the employee will be unable to work. C. Procedure. 1. Upon receipt of a valid request for donations from an eligible employee, the Executive Director or their designee shall post a notice of the eligible employee's need for donation on bulletin boards accessible to employees. No confidential medical information shall be included in the posted notice. 2. Employee wishing to donate time to an eligible employee must sign their authorization of the transfer of such donated time and provide: a. Their name, department name, and employee number. b. The number of hours of vacation time of the donation within the limitation of Section 10.11(A)(3); C. The name, department and employee number of the recipient; SANTA ANA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (SAMA) MOU: 2022-2025