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Human Resources https://www.santa-ana.org/hr Item # 17 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report May 4, 2021 TOPIC: Partially Paid Temporary Military Leave of Absence Resolution AGENDA TITLE: Adopt a Resolution to Provide for Continuation of Partially Paid Temporary Military Leave of Absence for City Employees Called to Active Duty with the Armed Forces and Continuation of Benefits for Employees and Their Eligible Dependents RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to continue to provide additional partially- paid temporary military leave of absence and benefits for City employees and their eligible dependents called to active duty with the armed forces. DISCUSSION On October 1, 2001, the Santa Ana City Council adopted Resolution No. 2001-065, providing for additional partially-paid temporary military leave of absence for full-time officers or employees of the City, with at least one year of employment, called to active military service with the Armed Forces of the United States in connection with the then- current military crisis, and for continuation of employee and their eligible dependents’ benefits. The resolution also provided that its terms would expire unless extended by further action of the City Council. The pay and benefits authorized by Resolution No. 2001-065 have been continued on numerous occasions. The current resolution 2020-030 will expire on June 30, 2021. The attached resolution (Exhibit 1) provides that employees deployed for more than thirty (30) continuous days in a calendar year in connection with continuing military involuntary commitments shall be granted a leave of absence from their City positions and payments to the benefits of affected employees and their dependents shall continue until June 30, 2022, unless extended by further action of the City Council or otherwise by law. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. FISCAL IMPACT Funds are already budgeted for the expected FY 2021-22 costs of the program through June 30, 2022. The proposed FY 2021-22 budget will include an allocation in the various