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The City will maintain a Catastrophic Leave Policy as outlined in Appendix B to this MOU. 15.7 Bereavement Leave Employees are entitled to paid leave from duty(including shift trade days)for up to two(2)shifts(48 hours)for fire suppression personnel and up to forty(40)hours for fire prevention/40-hour personnel in order to attend the funeral or memorial service of an immediate family member and/or to assist with matters relating to the decedent's estate.Employees may utilize other paid leaves(including sick leave) to extend bereavement leave when approved by the Fire Chief. For purposed of this provision, immediate family shall be defined as: spouse,domestic partner,child, foster child who resided with the employee at the time of his/her death, stepchild, mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, spouse's grandmother, spouse's grandfather, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or grandchildren. 15.8.1 Union Leave Bank A. Leave Donations Effective the first fu11 pay period in July of each year, active bargaining unit employee may voluntarily elect to contribute to the Union Leave Bank by reducing their individual vacation accrual by six(6)hours for 56 hour personnel and either four(4)hours of vacation accrual or compensatory time for 40 hour personnel.The contribution will be credited to the Union Leave Bank. If,at the end of any fiscal year,the Union Leave Bank has a balance of more than 1500 hours,the contribution of hours described above will not occur for that fiscal year. Employees hired during the year will have no deduction until the following fiscal year's leave bank transfer. Employees separating employment during the year will receive no credit for or return of hours contributed to the Union Leave Bank. B. Usage of the Union Leave Bank Union Leave Bank may be utilized by bargaining unit employees for scheduled work absences when all of the following conditions are met: 1. The absence is for a union authorized event or purpose. 2. A Union official has provided prior written approval for the use of the Union Leave Bank to cover the absence. 3. The Union Leave Bank has sufficient hours to reimburse the City at the applicable regular and overtime rates to provide coverage for the absence. 4. The absence is approved in writing by shift Battalion Chief. 79