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A. The parties agree that any SAFBA member who fails to meet the standards to be <br />employed by the OCFA on April 20, 2012 because of injury or illness and who <br />either does not seek or does not qualify for a disability retirement will be offered <br />employment by the OCFA upon meeting such standards, provided, however, <br />OCFA shall not be obligated to offer any employment beyond one year from the <br />effective date of the contracting-out of firefighting and related services. <br />7. Dispatch Personnel: The parties agree that full-time Fire Services Dispatchers of the City <br />(up to a maximum of four (4)) who pass a police background investigation shall be given the <br />option of employment as Police Services Dispatchers. If there are more than four (4) full- <br />time Fire Services Dispatchers who wish to remain employed by the City who pass a police <br />background investigation, the parties agree that the four most senior (based on City-wide <br />seniority) shall be offered employment as City of Santa Ana Police Services Dispatchers and <br />the remaining employees will be offered positions as Communications Services Officers. <br />The parties further agree that members employed as Communications Services Officers <br />shall be promoted to Police Services Dispatchers upon obtaining their POST Basic <br />Dispatcher Certificate. The parties agree that employees will be offered employment at the <br />salary step for Police Services Dispatcher or Communications Services Officer, whichever is <br />applicable, that is closest to each employee's salary as a Fire Services Dispatcher and <br />which does not provide the employee a cut in pay of greater than $50 per month; provided, <br />however, under no circumstances will any employee be paid above top step for a Police <br />Services Dispatcher (if assigned as such) or Communications Services Officer (if assigned <br />as such). <br />8. Civilian Paramedics: Of the SAFBA civilian paramedics, Dawna Cooper meets the job <br />requirements for, and will be offered the position of, EMS Nurse Educator with the OCFA. <br />The City has decided to contract-out Basic Life Support (BLS) transport services <br />9. Paid Leave Balances: The parties agree that the leave balances provided in the parties' <br />MOU for members of SAFBA being employed by OCFA will be paid or forwarded to OCFA <br />as follows: <br />A. Holiday Leave: The City will cash out 50% of accrued holiday leave at the time of <br />separation from City employment. The remaining 50% will be converted to vacation <br />leave and forwarded to OCFA as set forth below. <br />B. Vacation Leave: Upon separation from the City, the first 350 hours of vacation <br />leave, inclusive of converted holiday leave, will be transferred to OCFA as vacation <br />leave. The City will cash out the remaining amount of accrued vacation leave <br />which, when combined with the converted holiday leave referenced above, exceeds <br />350 hours total. The vacation bank which transitions over to the OCFA will not be <br />combined with vacation earned while at the OCFA and shall not be counted towards <br />the maximum cap of OCFA vacation accrual. <br />C. Compensatory Time Off ("CTO"): SAFBA members with CTO banks will be <br />offered the following options (at their individual choice): 1) to cash out 100% of their <br />4