SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 (SEIU) (2)

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8.7 Winter Holiday Closure A. Mandatory Closure City Hall and all other City departments (with the exception of the Police Department, Santa Ana Zoo, and select employees in Fleet Services Division of the Public Works Department) shall be closed for a mandatory winter holiday closure each year during the term of this MOU. Subject to consultation with the Union, the City Manager may exclude other worksites,departments/agencies,positions,classifications, and/or individuals from the mandatory closure. B. Dates of Closures City Hall will be closed on the days between December 24 (except for years when December 24 falls on a Wednesday in which case City Hall will be closed starting on December 25) and January 1 each year. An employee regularly assigned to work on one or more days during this time period shall use accrued paid leave (as set forth in paragraph C below) for their regularly scheduled hours for each day they would otherwise have been scheduled to work. During this time period, per Article 8.1 December 24 (except if it falls on Wednesday in which case December 26 is the holiday), December 25 and January 1 (or the days these holidays are observed) are City Holidays. C. Additional Days Off during a Closure 1. Employees will need to choose from the options in this subsection to cover any additional regularly scheduled work days which are not City observed holidays. 2. Employees may use any of the following accrued leaves they have available to cover any additional day(s) off which may be required by the closure: • Vacation • Compensatory Time Off • Holiday 3. Employees are not permitted to use sick leave for a holiday closure day unless they produce a physician's certification for each day reported as sick leave. This additional certification is not required for employees with approved advance sick leave usage due to FMLA/CFRA/PDL (or any other protected leave). 2025 MOU City of Santa Ana &SEW Full-Time Employees Unit Page 40