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5.8 Catastrophic Leave – Natural Disaster

Upon request of an employee and upon approval of a department director or designee, leave credits (CTO, vacation, personal leave, annual leave, personal day, and/or holiday credit) shall be transferred from one or more employees to another employee, in accordance with departmental policies, under the following conditions:

  1. Sick leave credits cannot be transferred.
  2. When the receiving employee faces financial hardship due to the effect of a natural disaster on the employee’s principal residence.
  3. The receiving employee has exhausted all vacation, annual leave, and CTO credits and resides in one of the counties where a State of Emergency exists as declared by the Governor.
  4. The donations must be a minimum of one (1) hour and thereafter, in whole hour increments and credited as vacation.
  5. Personal holiday must be transferred in one (1) day increments. (Personal holiday donations shall be made pursuant to the donating employee’s time base.)
  6. Transfer of annual leave, vacation, personal leave, CTO, personal day, and holiday credits shall be allowed to cross departmental lines in accordance with the policies of the receiving department.
  7. The total leave credits received by the employee shall normally not exceed three (3) months; however, if approved by the appointing authority, the total leave credits received may be six (6) months.
  8. Donations shall be made on a form to be supplied by the State, signed by the donating employee, and verified by the donating department. These donations are irrevocable.
  9. This section is not subject to the grievance, arbitration and AWOL procedures article of this contract.