Donated Time. A. All employees of the Employer, including non-bargaining unit personnel, shall be eligible for donated time benefits, subject to the terms of this Section, to relieve hardship resulting from extended illness. When it comes to the attention of the Sheriff that an employee’s paid leave time has been or is about to be exhausted, and the Employer is aware of a serious personal illness of the employee, he shall assign a supervisor to investigate and prepare a report detailing: 1. The character of the employee’s ailment; 2. The health care provider’s prognosis for recovery; 3. The employee’s history of paid leave usage; and 4. Any other details of the investigation and any recommendation he may have concerning the employee’s eligibility as a recipient of donated time. B. The approval of donated time shall be solely at the discretion of the Sheriff. If the Sheriff approves a recommendation for an employee to be a recipient of donated time, he shall so inform all employees by memo. Employees may voluntarily donate vacation leave, compensatory time, and/or sick leave for the benefit of such approved recipient. Time donated must be in one (1) hour increments. Employees donating sick leave must have an accrued balance of at least 400 hours of sick leave. C. Donated time shall be converted to its cash equivalent and paid to the recipient at his or her regular hourly rate. D. Donated time shall be drawn from the donated time bank in as equitable a fashion as is feasible. E. In no case will donated time be used to extend an employee’s period of active duty beyond a recommended retirement date as established by the retirement board physician.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement