Common use of DONATION LEAVE Clause in Contracts

DONATION LEAVE. Subject to approval by the employee’s Commanding Officer, an employee with banked vacation leave may transfer up to 17 vacation hours per calendar year to another Unit employee (donee) who is experiencing a personal hardship, providing the following conditions are met: 1. The donee has exhausted all of his/her accrued leave including Vacation, Personal Leave, K hours (while applicable) and VMI hours. 2. The transfer of leave pursuant to this section is strictly a donation. Leave may not be transferred in exchange for cash or other remuneration. 3. The donee must be experiencing a hardship for which the transfer of leave provides relief. 4. All leave transferred pursuant to this section is an irrevocable transfer. 5. A donee may receive no more than 255 transferred hours in any one calendar year. 6. Use of donated leave by employees on suspension or termination is not authorized. Notwithstanding the above provisions, the Police Commissioner will exercise sole authority as to the continuance of this section and may terminate this program upon 30 days written notice to the bargaining unit and any affected personnel.