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

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employee's presence is required to handle funeral arrangements and/or matters of estate. B. Effective January 1, 2023, employees shall be granted up to five (5) days of leave for the death of a member of the employee's immediate family, as specified in Section 11.2(A). Three (3) of the days will be paid bereavement leave and the remaining two (2) days of leave may be unpaid, except that an employee may use accrued vacation, sick leave, or compensatory time. C. Whenever an employee is required to travel one way more than five hundred (500) miles to attend to the death of a member of the employee's immediate family, an employee may use up to sixteen (16) hours of additional leave charged to their Personal Necessity Leave balance when authorized by the Department Head. 11.3 Military Leave. A. Proof of Orders and Reinstatements. An employee shall be granted military leave if they furnish the Executive Director of Human Resources satisfactory proof of their order to report for duty. Upon return and upon showing of proof of actual service pursuant to such orders, they shall be reinstated as provided in Section 9- 143 of the Civil Service Rules and Regulations of the City of Santa Ana. B. Temporary. Members of the reserve forces of the United States, or the National Guard, granted temporary leave when ordered to duty, in accordance with the Military and Veterans Code, shall be granted leave with pay not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days in each calendar year after one (1) year of service with the City upon presenting satisfactory proof of orders to and from such temporary active duties. 11.4 Jury and Witness Leave. When an on -duty employee is called to serve as a juror or non- party witness in any court action, they shall be allowed to leave for the time actually required for such service without loss of pay. Each on -duty employee called for such service shall present to their Department Head for examination the subpoena calling them to such service and shall pay into the City Treasury the fees collected for such service, with the exception of reimbursement for transportation expenses, if any. If an employee is called to serve on jury duty during a normal Friday off, or a Saturday, or Sunday, or on a City holiday, then the jury duty shall be considered the same as having occurred during the employee's day off work. 11.5 Examination Leave. Employees participating in examinations conducted during their normal working hours for positions in the competitive service of the City of Santa Ana shall be granted leave with pay for the time actually required without loss of any accrued vacation time off benefits. 11.6 Unauthorized Absence. Unauthorized absence from duty for any duration of time maybe considered cause for dismissal. Unauthorized absence from duty for a consecutive number of working hours equal to the number of working hours in the employee's normal CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU: JULY 1, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025 Page 41