SANTA ANA POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCATION (3) - 2003

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8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 year in lieu of twelve (12) holidays in the year. Said substitute holidays may be taken at any time during the calendar year with prior permission of the employee's supervisor and subject to the operational needs of the Department. However, if an employee who separates from the service of the City has taken time off for holidays in advance of the date or day the holidays actually occur, he or she must pay the City the cash value for such used but unearned holiday time off benefits prior to or at the time of separation. A newly appointed employee must actually work at least one (1) day preceding the day a holiday listed in Section 8.1, supra, actually occurs in order to receive credit for such holiday during the month in which it occurs. An employee separating from the service of the City must actually work at least one (1) day following the day a holiday listed in Section 8.1, supra, actually occurs in order to receive compensation for the holiday. A newly appointed employee must complete six (6) months of continuous full-time service in order to receive credit for the Floating Holiday listed in Section 8.1 above. Holiday time off may be only taken in increments equal to that individual employee's "work day". Holiday benefits may not be carried over from one (1) calendar year to the next. Holiday Cash Option. Employees covered by this Agreement will be given an option each calendar year to receive cash compensation computed on a straight time basis in lieu of 80 hours of their holiday leave benefits set forth in Section 8.2 above. This option may only be exercised in lieu of either Vacation Pay Option, as defined in either Article 9.6 or 9.7, respectively, contained herein. Such cash option may be eliminated or modified to the extent it is construed as overtime under Department of Labor Guidelines implementing provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. 16