Common use of Leave Pool Clause in Contracts

Leave Pool. A joint leave pool will be established by the members of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 10 and Fraternal Order of Police Supervisors bargaining units, such leave pool to be available for use by members of both bargaining units, subject to the following provisions: A. The purpose of the leave pool is to provide leave to bargaining unit members who face significant time off without pay due to a serious illness or injury, whether job-connected or non-job- connected, or serious illness or injury to a family member covered under the family sick leave policy. The leave pool may not be used for short time periods where an employee may be without pay. Short time shall be defined as less than thirty (30) calendar days. B. A committee shall be formed and the committee shall determine use of the leave pool days, subject to the above purposes and limitations. 1. The committee shall consist of two (2) members designated by each bargaining unit, and one employee designated by the other four members. 2. The committee shall review employee needs and circumstances consistent with the provisions of the leave pool and shall determine eligibility for and the amount of pool leave time that may be provided to employees. The committee may establish procedures, forms, and other rules necessary for its effective operation, provided they are consistent with the provisions of this Section. 3. The committee’s decisions are final and are not grievable. An employee may ask for reconsideration by the committee in accordance with rules established by the committee. 4. Bargaining unit members may donate days at 100% value from their vacation, sick leave or floating holiday balances to the leave pool one time per year unless the number of days in the leave pool becomes less than fifty days, whereby the committee may open up the opportunity for additional donations to be made during the calendar year. (a) No employee shall be permitted to donate more than four (4) days of leave per year to the pool unless modified with the prior approval of the City Manager. (b) All donations of pool leave time must be in full-day increments based on the employee’s full-time, regularly scheduled day (i.e., an eight-hour or ten-hour day is a full day). (c) Donations of pool leave time are irrevocable. (d) No dollar value shall be placed on leave donations. All donations and all authorized usage shall be computed as day for day. 5. In order to be eligible to receive leave time from the joint leave pool, employees must have donated a minimum of one (1) day to the joint leave pool with the past twelve months prior to making application for leave from the pool. Newly hired employees shall be exempted from the requirement to donate a minimum of one day to the leave pool prior to requesting time from the leave pool for a period of one (1) year from the date of their employment with the City. 6. When pool leave time is authorized by the committee for use by an employee, it shall be on a day-for-day basis, irrespective of whether the employee works an eight-hour or ten-hour shift. An employee using leave pool time shall receive regular base pay and his/her regular shift pay; however, other pays shall not be provided with leave pool days (e.g., lead pay, acting pay, special assignment pay, etc.). Pool leave time granted shall be limited to 60 days in any 12 month period for each pool leave time recipient, except that requests from the Union for time in excess of 60 days to be granted from the leave pool to a recipient may be approved at the sole discretion of the City Manager/designee. 7. Pool leave time not used in a given year by the employee receiving the donated pool leave time shall be returned to the leave pool and carried over to the next year. No donated pool leave time will be refunded to the donor.

Leave Pool. A joint leave pool will be established by the members of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 10 and Fraternal Order of Police Supervisors Supervisors' bargaining units, such leave pool to be available for use by members of both bargaining units, subject to the following provisions: A. The purpose of the leave pool is to provide leave to bargaining unit members who face significant time off without pay due to a serious illness or injury, whether job-connected or non-job- connected, or serious illness or injury to a family member covered under the family sick leave policy. The leave pool may not be used for short time periods where an employee may be without pay. Short time shall be defined as less than thirty (30) calendar days. B. A committee shall be formed and the committee shall determine use of the leave pool days, subject to the above purposes purpose and limitations. 1. The committee shall consist of two (2) members designated by each bargaining unit, and one employee member designated by the other four members. 2. The committee shall review employee needs and circumstances consistent with the provisions of the leave pool and shall determine eligibility for and the amount of pool leave time that may be provided to employees. The committee may establish procedures, forms, and other rules necessary for its effective operation, provided they are consistent with the provisions of this Sectionsection. 3. The committee’s 's decisions are final and are not grievable. An employee may ask for reconsideration by the committee in accordance with rules established by the committee. 4. C. Bargaining unit members may donate days at 100% value from their vacation, sick leave or floating holiday balances to the leave pool one time per year unless the number of days in the leave pool becomes less than fifty days, whereby the committee may open up the opportunity for additional donations to be made during the calendar year. (a) 1. No employee shall be permitted to donate more than four (4) days of leave per year to the pool. In the event that the number of days in the leave pool unless modified with becomes less than fifty leave days, the prior approval of committee may open up the City Manageropportunity for additional donations to be made during the calendar year. The 4-day donation limit shall not be modified. (b) 2. All donations of pool leave time must be in full-day increments based on the employee’s full-'s full- time, regularly scheduled day (i.e., an eight-hour or ten-hour day is a full day). (c) 3. Donations of pool leave time are irrevocable. (d) 4. No dollar value shall be placed on leave donations. All donations and all authorized usage shall be computed as day for day. 5. D. In order to be eligible to receive leave time from the joint leave pool, employees must have donated a minimum of one (1) day to the joint leave pool with within the past twelve months prior to making application for leave from the pool. Newly hired employees shall be exempted from the requirement to donate a minimum of one day to the leave pool prior to requesting time from the leave pool for a period of one (1) year from the date of their employment with the City. 6. E. When pool leave time is authorized by the committee for use by an employee, it shall be on a day-day- for-day basis, irrespective of whether the employee works an eight-hour or ten-hour shift. An employee using leave pool time shall receive regular base pay and his/her regular shift pay; however, however other pays shall not be provided with leave pool days (e.g., lead pay, acting pay, special assignment pay, etc.). Pool leave time granted shall be limited to 60 days in any 12 month period for each pool leave time recipient, except that requests from the Union for time in excess of the 60 days to be granted from the leave pool to a recipient may be approved at the sole discretion of the City Manager/designee. 7. F. Pool leave time not used in a given year by the employee receiving the donated pool leave time shall be returned to the leave pool and carried over to the next year. No donated pool leave time will be refunded to the donor.