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19 <br /> <br />11.6 Catastrophic Leave <br />The City will maintain a Catastrophic Leave Policy outlined in Appendix B to this MOU. <br />11.7 Bereavement Leave <br />Employees are entitled to paid leave from duty (including shift trade days) for up to two (2) shifts <br />(48 hours) for 56-hour personnel and up to forty (40) hours for 40-hour personnel, per death in <br />order to attend the funeral or memorial service of an immediate family member and/or to assist <br />ding <br />sick leave) to extend bereavement leave when approved by the Fire Chief. <br />For purposed of this provision, immediate family shall be defined as: spouse, domestic partner, <br />child, unborn child, foster child who resided with the employee at the time of their death, <br />stepchild, mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, <br />stepbrother, sister, stepsister, brother-in-law, sister-in- <br />-in-law, daughter-in-law or grandchildren. <br />11.8 Union Leave Bank <br />A. Leave Donations <br />Effective the first full pay period in July of each year, active bargaining unit employees <br />may voluntarily elect to contribute to the Union Leave Bank by reducing their individual <br />vacation accrual by six (6) hours for 56-hour personnel and four (4) hours of vacation <br />accrual for 40 hour personnel. The contribution will be credited to the Union Leave Bank. <br />If, at the end of any fiscal year, the Union Leave Bank has a balance of more than 1500 <br />hours, the contribution of hours described above will not occur for that fiscal year. <br />leave bank transfer. Employees separating from employment during the year will receive <br />no credit for or return of hours contributed to the Union Leave Bank. <br />B. Usage of the Union Leave Bank <br />Union Leave Bank may be utilized by bargaining unit employees for scheduled work <br />absences when all of the following conditions are met: <br />1. The absence is for a union authorized event or purpose. <br />2. A Union official has provided prior written approval for the use of the Union Leave <br />Bank to cover the absence. <br />3. The Union Leave Bank has sufficient hours to reimburse the City at the applicable <br />regular and overtime rates to provide coverage for the absence. <br />4. The absence is approved in writing by shift Deputy Fire Chief. <br /> <br />Page 296 of 674