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<br /> <br /> <br />Section 36. Catastrophic Illness Leave <br /> <br /> The objective of this section is to allow donation of accrued time to affected employees, so that <br />he/she can remain in a paid status for a longer period of time, thus partially ameliorating the <br />financial impact of the illness, injury or condition. <br /> <br /> An employee holding a full-time position with permanent status who has completed one (1) <br />year of continuous service shall be eligible for the catastrophic illness leave benefit upon <br />receiving a prior favorable recommendation therefore from the department head concerned and <br />only upon the specific approval of the City Manager. To be eligible for leave under this <br />section, such employee must have sustained or have an immediate family member who has <br />sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require <br />confirmation by a physician, be unable to work at his/her position or any less demanding <br />position to which he/she may be assigned by the department head concerned, and must have <br />exhausted all of his/her accumulated sick leave, vacation, holiday, overtime and all other <br />accumulated leave or pay benefits. Immediate family member for this section is defined as the <br />employee's spouse/registered domestic partner, minor children/step-children/dependents of <br />registered domestic partner (18 years of age or younger), who live in the household. <br /> <br /> Eligible employees may receive up to a maximum of 1,000 hours of donated leave benefits <br />from full-time employees due to a catastrophic illness. Employee can utilize up to 500 hours of <br />donated sick leave initially. Under extraordinarily desperate conditions, a one-time additional <br />increment of up to 500 hours of accrued vacation leave may be approved by the City Manager. <br />The combination of all such donations would result in time away from work not to exceed <br />twelve months in duration per incident (whether such leave is taken continuously or <br />intermittently). <br /> <br /> A minimum of one (1) year must elapse following the termination of the catastrophic illness <br />leave before an employee may be permitted further catastrophic illness leave. However, if <br />subsequent catastrophic illness occurs within a year following the termination of the previous <br />catastrophic illness leave, an employee may be permitted to use whatever accumulated paid <br />leave he/she has and then whatever catastrophic illness leave he/she was eligible for but did not <br />use. <br /> <br />Section 37. Non-Discrimination <br /> <br /> The City and the Union agree that there shall be no discrimination against any employee <br />because of Union activities or because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital <br />status, disability, or sexual orientation defined by applicable Federal and State regulations. <br /> <br />Section 38. Professional Certification <br /> <br />All UNIT employees working in a full-time permanent position shall be reimbursed for <br />obtaining or renewing job-required certificates. <br />The City agrees to pay the cost of written and medical examinations and the difference in the <br />license renewal fees above a Class C Driver's License for those represented employees who are <br />required to obtain and maintain a Class B Driver's License. Employees maintaining a valid <br />Class A Driver's License shall receive a 2.5% pay differential. <br /> <br />30