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RESOLUTION NO. 90-110 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL Tt~4PORARY PARTIALLY-PAID MILITARY LFAVE OF ABSENCE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES AND CONTINUATION OF BI~NEFITS FOR THEIR DEPENDENTS. O55 WHEREAS, Section 9-144 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code grants fully paid leave of absence and continuation of benefits for employees who are ordered to report to duty for a maximum of 30 days per calendar year; and WHERFAS, the normal tour of duty to which a reseryist may be ordered without congressional action is six consecutive months; and WHERFAS, a number of employees have been and other employees may be called into active military service in connection with the present crisis in the Middle East; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana wishes to alleviate financial hardships which employees and their families will experience as a result of being called into active duty. NOW, TH~FORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA ANA: 1. In addition to the fully paid military leave provided by Section 9~144 of the City's Municipal Code, each full time officer or employee of the City who has been or is called to active military service with the Armed Forces of the United States in connection with the current crisis in the Middle East shall be entitled to military leave with partial pay for the period of absence on military service in excess of the period covered by said Section 9-144. 2. The amount of pay each such employee shall be entitled to receive from the City for said additional period of military leave shall be the difference between the gross pay and allowances actually received by the officer or employee from the United States for such service and the gross wages that said employee would have received from the City of Santa Ana if he or she had not been called to active military duty, subject to all necessary and appropriate deductions and withholdings. 3. The City shall also provide continued health and dental benefits to the employees' dependents or, for employees represented by the Santa Ana Police Officer Association (SAPOA), the City shall pay to the SAPOA that portion of the City's current contribution to the SAPOA designated specifically for dependent coverage of health and dental benefits, provided that the dependents were covered for those benefits prior to the employee being called to active duty. 4. The City shall not pay any wage or benefit provided for in this resolution until and unless the officer or employee who requests such payment provides satisfactory proof and documentation of eligibility to receive payment in accordance with procedures established by the City Manager.