CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) (2022-2025)

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D. Limit. The City may authorize employees to use sick leave, vacation, or compensatory time for approved workers' compensation medical appointments as specified herein. The City may authorize use of such leave for City approved medical appointments whenever such appointments cannot be secured outside the employee's regular workday, and salary continuation or workers' compensation benefits are not available. For all employees in the bargaining unit or who are currently employed by the City in a full-time position at the time of City Council approval of this 2022-2025 MOU, the maximum total accumulation of sick leave with pay shall be two hundred (200), eight (8) hour working days equal to sixteen hundred (1,600) hours. 2. For employees hired as new employees from outside the City into this bargaining unit after the date of City Council approval of this 2022-2025 MOU, the maximum amount of sick leave they may carry over into a calendar year is three hundred and fifty-two (352) hours. Any sick leave accrual above three hundred and fifty-two (352) hours (up to ninety-six (96) hours) will be converted into an employee's Retirement Health Savings ("RHS") Plan account during the first full pay period in January of each year. 3. Sick leave usage of less than a full day shall be charged in minimum increments of one-half (1/2) hour, with fractional usage rounded upward to the next higher multiple of one-half (1/2). E. Extended. The City Manager may grant leave up to six (6) months without pay to an employee who has exhausted all of their accrued sick leave if a licensed physician designated by the City Manager indicates that the employee shall be sufficiently recovered to return to their employment within a six (6) month period. Prior to the expiration of the additional time, the employee may return to their position provided that the employee has a certificate from a licensed physician stating that the employee is able to perform all the duties of their position without qualification. In addition to the above, the City Manager may grant a further extension not to exceed a total of one (1) year without pay. F. Extension by Use of Accrued Compensatory Time Off and/or Vacation. After an employee's sick leave has been exhausted, they may be granted permission to use, first, any unused compensatory time off benefits, then, any unused vacation leave benefits they may have accrued. G. Notice. The employee taking sick leave shall notify their immediate supervisor either prior to or within four (4) hours after the time they are scheduled to report for duty, or as otherwise established by departmental regulations. When the absence is more than three (3) consecutive working days, the employee must CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU: JULY 1, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025 Page 37