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to granting unpaid leaves of absence, <br />The Catastrophic Leave benefit will be provided for non - industrial injury or sickness only, <br />The leave shall cover the uncompensated time prior to the employee becoming eligible for <br />L.T,D. benefits. <br />A. Guidelines. It shall be understood that all donations under this procedure are <br />voluntary and subject to taxation for the recipient. <br />Employees may donate vacation or compensatory time or one in lieu holiday <br />to the eligible employee. In no event shall sick leave be donated. <br />Employees shall be provided a two -week period to submit donations, <br />Donations received after this two -week period shall not be processed. The <br />two -week period for each case shall be designated by the Police Chief or his <br />designee as provided herein below. <br />3. Donations shall be for a minimum of two (2) hours and a maximum of eight <br />(8) hours per donor. All donations must be made in two (2) hour increments, <br />except in lieu holidays must be for eight (8) hours, <br />4, Any authorization of donations not made in accordance with the procedures <br />outlined in Section C, subparagraph 2 below, will not be processed. <br />5. All donations shall be irrevocable. <br />6. In the event the recipient returns to work before leave donations have been <br />exhausted, any balance on the books shall be accrued by the recipient and <br />designated as sick leave. <br />B. Eligibility. Regular, full -time employees shall be eligible for Catastrophic Leave <br />donations if the following criteria are met; <br />When it is reasonably foreseeable that all accrued time on the books, such as <br />sick leave, compensatory time, vacation, and in lieu holidays, will be <br />exhausted and the employee's illness will continue past the time when the <br />employee will be on paid status. <br />2. The Police Chief or his/her designee has approved a written request for <br />donations accompanied by a medical statement from the employee's <br />attending physician. The attending physician's statement must verify the <br />employee's need for an extended medical leave and an estimate of the time <br />the employee will be unable to work. <br />32 <br />251 -34 <br />