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11.3 Leaves Resulting from Subpoena A. Employees subpoenaed or called to appear as a witness in an administrative or legal proceeding about a work-related matter shall be granted time off with pay for all time necessarily spent in compliance of the subpoena or request to testify, including travel time, waiting time and time spent testifying as a witness. B. Employees subpoenaed or called to appear as a witness on behalf of the City or Department during their off duty hours shall receive compensation as hours worked in accordance with Section 7 of this MOU for all time necessarily spent in compliance of the subpoena or request to testify, including travel time, waiting time and time spent testifying as a witness. 11.4 Military Leave Military leave shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of law. All employees entitled to military leave shall give the Fire Chief an opportunity within the limits of military regulations to determine when such leave shall be taken and may modify the employee's work schedule to accommodate the request for leave. 11.5 Family,Medical and Pregnancy Disability Leave The City will abide by all federal and state family, medical and pregnancy disability leave laws. 11.6 Catastrophic Leave The City will maintain a Catastrophic Leave Policy outlined in Appendix B to this MOU. 11.7 Bereavement Leave Employees are entitled to paid leave from duty (including shift trade days)for up to two(2) shifts(48 hours) for 56-hour personnel and up to forty (40) hours for 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. 11.8 Union Leave Bank A. Leave Donations Effective the first full pay period in July of each year, active bargaining unit employees 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 four (4) hours of vacation accrual 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. 4894-5387-2224 Q 18