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33 <br />Donation procedure. <br />Nothing herein shall be construed to alter City policies and procedures as provided in the <br />Charter or ordinances of the City of Santa Ana or other provisions of this MOU with <br />regard to granting unpaid leaves of absence. <br />The Catastrophic Leave benefit will be provided for non-industrial injury or sickness <br />only. The leave shall cover the uncompensated time prior to the employee becoming <br />eligible for Long Term Disability (L.T.D.) benefits. <br />A. Guidelines. It shall be understood that all donations under this procedure are <br />voluntary and subject to taxation for the recipient. <br />Employees may donate vacation or compensatory time or one (1) in lieu holiday <br />to the eligible employee. In no event shall sick leave be donated. <br />Employees shall be provided a two (2) week period to submit donations. <br />Donations received after this two (2) week period shall not be processed. The two <br />(2) week period for each case shall be designated by the Police Chief or their <br />designee as provided herein below. <br />Donations shall be for a minimum of two (2) hours and a maximum of eight (8) <br />hours per donor. All donations must be made in two (2) hour increments, except <br />in lieu holidays must be for eight (8) hours. <br />Any authorization of donations not made in accordance with the procedures <br />outlined in Section 11.11(C) will not be processed. <br />All donations shall be irrevocable. <br />In the event the recipient returns to work before leave donations have been <br />exhausted, any balance on the books shall be accrued by the recipient and <br />designated as sick leave. <br />B. Eligibility. Regular, full-time employees shall be eligible for Catastrophic Leave <br />donations if the following criteria are met: <br />1. When it is reasonably foreseeable that all accrued time on the books, such <br />as sick leave, compensatory time, vacation, and in lieu holidays, will be <br />exhausted and the employee’s illness will continue past the time when the <br />employee will be on paid status. <br />2. The Police Chief or their designee has approved a written request for <br />donations accompanied by a medical statement from the employee’s <br />attending physician. The attending physician’s statement must verify the