Common use of VACATION PURCHASE PLAN Clause in Contracts

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Effective June 24, 2012 through December 31, 2014 the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Full-time employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 only. b. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s vacation balance will be updated with the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and Department Head. c. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming year, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased. d. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacation, an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. f. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. g. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the future pay period amount. h. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-hour per week position, s/he shall carry over her/his purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction of days. i. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non eligible status: 1) The County shall cease deductions and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. 2) The County shall adjust the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid time. 3) The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3) above, the employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. 5) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacation, the County will recover the cost of that repurchase from the employee, by deduction from wages from the position that is ineligible. j. In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. k. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in Section 8.B of this MOU. 2. Effective September 5, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county medical and dental plans, sick leave and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours or portions thereof coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. Medical premiums a. The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. b. If the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the employee will be responsible for the entire medical premium.

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Effective June 24, 2012 through December 31, 2014 the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. FullOnly full-time employees who have completed less than 104 full-time biweekly pay periods (4 years) of continuous employment and accruing vacation at the two (2) week per year rate, may elect to purchase one (1) additional week of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in this MOU. Part-time and intermittent employees may not purchase vacation. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation (1) week under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 onlyEnrollment. b. a. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s participating employees’ vacation balance will be updated with adjusted to reflect the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will then may use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement, between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and Department Head. c. b. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming year, upcoming plan year an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchasedpurchased by the end of the current plan year. The County reserves the right to revoke vacation purchase elections made during Open Enrollment if the previous year vacation purchase payments are not complete. d. c. To be eligible to purchase one (1) week of vacation, an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. f. d. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by employee, deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. g. e. In the event there is insufficient pay to deduct from the employee’s final pay warrant, the amount is still due and payable to the County; the employee must repay the County. Any failure to repay the County upon termination will result in collection proceedings. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future pay period amountwarrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. h. g. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-hour per week position, she/he she shall carry over her/his purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction fractions of days. i. h. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non non-eligible status: 1) The County shall cease deductions deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. 2) The County shall adjust reduce the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid timethe amount which the employee has not yet paid. 3) The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused through though the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3) h.3. above, the employee shall be paid at the pay rate at the time of enrollment, for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. 5) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacation, the County will recover the cost of that repurchase vacation not yet paid for from the employee, employee by deduction from wages from the position that is ineligiblepay warrant deduction. j. i. In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. k. j. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in Section 8.B 8.B. of this MOU. 2. Effective September 5, 2010, an An employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county medical and dental plans, sick leave and vacation time for all bi-bi- weekly hours or portions thereof coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. . a. Medical premiums a. i. The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. b. ii. If the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the employee will be responsible for the entire medical premium. b. Dental premiums – If the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the employee will be responsible for the entire dental premium.

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Effective June 24, 2012 through December 31, 2014 the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. FullOnly full-time employees who have completed less than 104 full-time biweekly pay periods (4 years) of continuous employment and accruing vacation at the two week per year rate, and subject to this MOU, may elect to purchase one additional week of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in this MOU. Part-time and intermittent employees may not purchase vacation. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation week under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 onlyEnrollment. b. a. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s participating employees’ vacation balance will be updated with adjusted to reflect the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will then may use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement, between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and Department Head. c. b. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming year, upcoming plan year an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchasedpurchased by the end of the current plan year. The County reserves the right to revoke vacation purchase elections made during Open Enrollment if the previous year vacation purchase payments are not complete. d. c. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacation, an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. f. d. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by employee, deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. g. e. In the event there is insufficient pay to deduct from the employee’s final pay warrant, the amount is still due and payable to the County; the employee must repay the County. Any failure to repay the County upon termination will result in collection proceedings. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future pay period amountwarrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. h. g. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-hour per week position, she/he she shall carry over herhis/his her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction fractions of days. i. h. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non non-eligible status: 1) The County shall cease deductions deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. 2) The County shall adjust reduce the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid timethe amount which the employee has not yet paid. 3) The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3) section h.iii. above, the employee shall be paid at the pay rate at the time of enrollment, for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. 5) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacation, the County will recover the cost of that repurchase vacation not yet paid for from the employee, employee by deduction from wages from the position that is ineligiblepay warrant deduction. j. i. In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. k. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in Section 8.B of this MOU. 2. Effective September 5, 2010, an An employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county County medical and dental plans, sick leave leave, and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours hours, or portions thereof thereof, coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check employees’ paycheck for the biweekly bi-weekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or and sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County seniority, hours in step step, or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. Medical premiums a. The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. b. If 3. The County retains the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay periodright to eliminate vacation purchase upon appropriate notice to the union, and after meeting and conferring if requested, during the employee will be responsible for the entire medical premiumterm of this agreement.

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Effective June 24For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, 2012 through December 31, 2014 the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Full-time employees Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 onlyEnrollment. b. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s vacation balance will be updated with the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. c. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming yearvacation, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased. d. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacationpurchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third three (3) pay period periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. d. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased and have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third three (3) pay period periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. f. e. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by employee, including deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. g. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future pay period amountwarrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. h. g. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-37.5- hour per week position, she/he she shall carry over herhis/his her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction fractions of days. i. h. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non non-eligible status: (1) The County shall cease deductions and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. (2) The County shall adjust the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid time. (3) The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (4) For The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased vacation remaining and unused through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3year of the date of ineligibility. (5) above, the The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. 5(6) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacationpayment, the County will reserves the right to recover the cost of that repurchase from the employee, by deduction from wages from employee at the position that is ineligibletime of ineligibility. j. i. In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. j. Except for Personal Leave granted under Section 10K, purchased vacation must be utilized before vacation balances accrued pursuant to Section 10A and 10E are utilized. In the event that an employee has exhausted vacation balances accrued pursuant to Section 10A and 10E then purchased vacation may be utilized for Personal Leave granted under Section 10K. k. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in Section 8.B 10B and 10E of this MOU. 2. Effective September 519, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period periods in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county medical and dental plans, sick leave and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours or portions thereof coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County county seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. Medical premiumsEffective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2015, and every year thereafter, only those full-time employees who have completed less than 104 full-time biweekly pay periods (4 years) of continuous employment and accruing vacation at the two week per year rate and subject to this MOU may elect to purchase one additional week of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in this MOU. Part-time and intermittent employees may not purchase vacation. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase one week under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. a. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the participating employees’ vacation balance will be adjusted to reflect the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees may use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement, between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. b. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the upcoming plan year an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased by the end of the current plan year. The County reserves the right to revoke vacation purchase elections made during Open Enrollment if the previous year vacation purchase payments are not complete. c. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacation, an employee must have no unused purchased vacation as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. d. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee, deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. e. In the event there is insufficient pay to deduct from the employee’s final pay warrant, the amount is still due and payable to the County; the employee must repay the County. Any failure to repay the County upon termination will result in collection proceedings. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of purchased vacation in any pay a prorated period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours useddeductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. b. g. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5- hour per week position, he/she shall carry over his/her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fractions of days. h. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non-eligible status: i. The County shall cease deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. ii. The County shall reduce the purchased vacation balance by the amount which the employee has not yet paid. iii. The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. iv. For purchased vacation remaining and unused though the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in section h.iii. above, the employee shall be paid at the pay rate at the time of enrollment, for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. v. If the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacation, the County will recover the cost of that vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. i. In the event that an employee experiences a pay periodrate change during the plan year, the employee total annual cost will be responsible remain the same as at the time of enrollment. 4. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar Year 2015, and every year thereafter, employees accruing vacation at a greater than the entire medical premium2-week per year rate are not eligible to purchase vacation. 5. The County retains the right to eliminate vacation purchase upon appropriate notice to the union, and after meeting and conferring if requested, during the term of this agreement.

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. ‌ 1. Effective June 24, 2012 through December 31, 2014 the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. FullOnly full-time employees who have completed less than one hundred four (104) full-time biweekly pay periods (4 years) of continuous employment and accruing vacation at the two (2) week per year rate may elect to purchase one (1) additional week of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in this MOU. Part-time and intermittent employees may not purchase vacation. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation (1) week under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 onlyEnrollment. b. On a. In the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s participating employees’ vacation balance will be updated with adjusted to reflect the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the Department Head. Employees pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. c. b. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming year, upcoming plan year an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchasedpurchased by the end of the current plan year. The County reserves the right to revoke vacation purchase elections made during Open Enrollment if the previous year vacation purchase payments are not complete. d. c. To be eligible to purchase one (1) week of vacation, an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. f. d. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by employee, deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. g. e. In the event there is insufficient pay to deduct from the employee’s final pay warrant, the amount is still due and payable to the County; the employee must repay the County. Any failure to repay the County upon termination will result in collection proceedings. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future pay period amountwarrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. h. g. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-hour per week position, s/he they shall carry over her/his their purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction fractions of days. i. h. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non non-eligible status: 1) The County shall cease deductions deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. 2) The County shall adjust reduce the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid timethe amount which the employee has not yet paid. 3) The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused through though the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3) subsection h.3. above, the employee shall be paid at the pay rate at the time of enrollment, for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. 5) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacation, the County will recover the cost of that repurchase vacation not yet paid for from the employee, employee by deduction from wages from the position that is ineligiblepay warrant deduction. j. i. In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. k. j. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in Section 8.B subsection 8.B. (Cash Payment in Lieu of Vacation Leave) of this MOU. 2. Effective September 5, 2010, an An employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the County contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county medical and dental plans, sick leave and vacation time for all bi-weekly biweekly hours or portions thereof coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County seniority, hours in step or step, towards the completion of the probationary period period, or retirement service credit. Medical premiums a. The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. b. If the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the employee will be responsible for the entire medical premium.

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Effective June 24, 2012 through December 31, 2014 the The following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. FullAll full-time employees subject to this MOU may elect to purchase one or two additional weeks of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in this MOU. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 onlyEnrollment. b. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s vacation balance will be updated with the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and Department Head. Employees will pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. c. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming yearvacation, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased. d. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacation, an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. f. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has reserves the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by employee, including deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. g. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the future pay period amount. h. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-hour per week position, s/he shall carry over herhis/his her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction of days. i. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non eligible status: 1) i. The County shall cease deductions and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. 2) ii. The County shall adjust the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid time. 3) iii. The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3) above, the iv. The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. 5) v. If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacationpayment, the County will reserves the right to recover the cost of that repurchase from the employee, by deduction from wages from employee at the position that is ineligibletime of ineligibility. j. In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. k. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in Section 8.B 13.B of this MOU. 2. Effective September 5, 2010, in addition to the above conditions, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period periods in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county medical and dental plans, sick leave and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours or portions thereof coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County county seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. Medical premiums a. • The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. b. . • If the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the employee will be responsible for the entire medical premium.

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Effective June 24, 2012 through December 31, 2014 the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. FullOnly those full-time employees who accrue vacation at the two (2) week per year rate and subject to this MOU may elect to purchase one (1) additional week of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in this MOU. Part-time and intermittent employees may not purchase vacation. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation (1) week under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 onlyEnrollment. b. a. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s participating employees’ vacation balance will be updated with adjusted to reflect the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will then may use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement, between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and Department Head. c. b. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming upcoming plan year, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchasedpurchased by the end of the current plan year. The County reserves the right to revoke vacation purchase elections made during Open Enrollment if the previous year vacation purchase payments are not complete. d. c. To be eligible to purchase one (1) week of vacation, an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. f. d. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees agrees, as a condition of participation participation, that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by employee, deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. g. e. In the event there is insufficient pay to deduct from the employee’s final pay warrant, the amount is still due and payable to the County; the employee must repay the County. Any failure to repay the County upon termination will result in collection proceedings. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future pay period amountwarrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. h. g. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-hour per week position, she/he she shall carry over herhis/his her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction fractions of days. i. h. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non non-eligible status: 1) i. The County shall cease deductions deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. 2) ii. The County shall adjust reduce the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid timethe amount which the employee has not yet paid. 3) iii. The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. 4) iv. For purchased vacation remaining and unused through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3) subsection 10.N.1.h.iii above, the employee shall be paid at the pay rate at the time of enrollment, for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st first pay period of the following year. 5) v. If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacation, the County will recover the cost of that repurchase vacation not yet paid for from the employee, employee by deduction from wages from the position that is ineligiblepay warrant deduction. j. i. In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. k. j. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section subsection 10.N. (Vacation Purchase Plan) shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in Section 8.B subsection 10.D. (Cash Payment Upon Termination) and subsection 10.D.1. (Cash Payment in Lieu of Vacation Leave) of this MOU. 2. Effective September 5, 2010, an An employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county medical and dental plans, sick leave leave, and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours hours, or portions thereof thereof, coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check paycheck for the biweekly bi-weekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or and sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County seniority, hours in step step, or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. Medical premiums a. The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. b. If 3. Employees accruing vacation at greater than the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay periodtwo (2) week per year rate are not eligible to purchase vacation. 4. The County retains the right to eliminate vacation purchase upon appropriate notice to the union, and after meeting and conferring if requested, during the employee will be responsible for the entire medical premiumterm of this MOU.

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Effective June 24, 2012 through December 31, 2014 the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. FullAll eligible full-time employees subject to this MOU may elect to purchase one or two additional weeks of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in Section 12A. of this MOU. Part time and intermittent employees may not purchase vacation. 1. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 onlyEnrollment. b. 2. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s vacation balance will be updated with the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. c. 3. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming yearvacation, an employee must have completed payment be current in completing installment payments for any previous vacation purchased. d. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacation, purchased and an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third three (3) pay period periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. 4. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must be current in completing installment payments for any previous vacation purchased and have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third three (3) pay period periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. f. 5. The County reserves the right to revoke vacation purchase elections made during Open Enrollment, if the previous year vacation purchase payments are not complete. 6. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has reserves the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by employee, including deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. g. 7. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deduction from future pay period amountwarrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. h. 8. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-hour per week position, s/he shall carry over herhis/his her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction fractions of days. i. 9. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non eligible status: 1) : The County shall cease deductions and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. 2) a. The County shall adjust the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid time. 3) b. The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3) above, the c. The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. 5) d. If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacationpayment, the County will reserves the right to recover the cost of that repurchase from the employee, by deduction from wages from employee at the position that is ineligibletime of ineligibility. j. 10. In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. k. 11. Except for Personal Leave granted under Section 12J or when using vacation during a pay period which includes a County holiday, purchased vacation must be utilized before vacation balances accrued pursuant to Section 12A. or 12E. are utilized. In the event that an employee has exhausted vacation balances accrued pursuant to Section 12A., then purchased vacation may be utilized for Personal Leave granted under Section 12J. 12. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in Section 8.B 12B. or 12E. of this MOU. 213. Effective September 5, 2010, in addition to the above conditions, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county County medical and dental plans, sick leave and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours or portions thereof coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. Medical premiums a. The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. b. If the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the employee will be responsible for the entire medical premium.

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Effective June 24December 5, 2012 2006 through December 31, 2014 the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Full-time 2014, eligible employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 only. b. Enrollment. On the first pay pay-period of the calendar year, the employee’s employees’ vacation balance will be updated with the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the Agency/Department Head.. Due to concerns about County financial liabilities associated with the Vacation Purchase program, employees will have to have used one week or more of purchased vacation as of the third pay-period prior to the start of Open Enrollment in order to purchase one week of additional vacation for the subsequent year. If the employee wishes to purchase two weeks of vacation, s/he must have used all of his/her purchased vacation as of the third pay-period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. In order to clarify eligibility under the Vacation Purchase program, the parties agree to the following: c. 1) To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming yearvacation, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased. d. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacation, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third pay pay-period prior to the start of Open Enrollment.; e. To 2) In order to be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third pay pay-period prior to the start of Open Enrollment.; f. 3) In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has reserves the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by employee, including deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. g. 4) In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in pay any pay-period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the future pay pay-period amount. h. 5) In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-hour per week position, she/he she shall carry over herhis/his her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction fractions of days. i. 6) In the event that an employee becomes ineligible for this program, the County reserves the right to adjust the purchased vacation balance and/or deductions. Effective January 1, 2011, in the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non non-eligible status: 1) i. The County shall cease deductions and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. 2) ii. The County shall adjust the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid time. 3) iii. The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay pay-period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3) above, the iv. The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay pay- period of the following year. 5) v. If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacationpayment, the County will reserves the right to recover the cost of that repurchase from the employee, by deduction from wages from employee at the position that is ineligibletime of ineligibility. j. 7) In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. k. 8) For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in Section 8.B 12.B of this MOU. 2. Effective September 5, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county medical and dental plans, sick leave and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours or portions thereof coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. Medical premiums a. The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. b. If the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the employee will be responsible for the entire medical premium.

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Effective June 24, 2012 through December 31, 2014 the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. FullOnly those full-time employees who have completed less than 104 full-time biweekly pay periods (4 years) of continuous employment and accruing vacation at the two (2) week per year rate, a2nd subject to this MOU, may elect to purchase one (1) additional week of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in this MOU. Part-time and intermittent employees may not purchase vacation. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation (1) week under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 onlyEnrollment. b. a. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s participating employees’ vacation balance will be updated with adjusted to reflect the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will then may use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement, between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and Department Head. c. b. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming year, upcoming plan year an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchasedpurchased by the end of the current plan year. The County reserves the right to revoke vacation purchase elections made during Open Enrollment if the previous year vacation purchase payments are not complete. d. c. To be eligible to purchase one (1) week of vacation, an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third (3rd) pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. f. d. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by employee, deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. g. e. In the event there is insufficient pay to deduct from the employee’s final pay warrant, the amount is still due and payable to the County; the employee must repay the County. Any failure to repay the County upon termination will result in collection proceedings. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future pay period amountwarrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. h. g. In the event that a participating employee employees moves between a 40-hour per week position positions and a 37.5-hour per week positionpositions, s/he they shall carry over her/his their purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction fractions of days. i. h. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non non- eligible status: 1) i. The County shall cease deductions deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. 2) ii. The County shall adjust reduce the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid timethe amount which the employee has not yet paid. 3) iii. The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. 4) iv. For purchased vacation remaining and unused through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3) subsection 13.M.1.h.iii. above, the employee shall be paid at the pay rate at the time of enrollment, for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. 5) v. If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacation, the County will recover the cost of that repurchase vacation not yet paid for from the employee, employee by deduction from wages from the position that is ineligiblepay warrant deduction. j. i. In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. k. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in Section 8.B of this MOU. 2. Effective September 5, 2010, an An employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county County medical and dental plans, sick leave leave, and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours hours, or portions thereof thereof, coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check employees’ paycheck for the biweekly bi-weekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or and sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County seniority, hours in step step, or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. Medical premiums a. The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. b. If 3. The County retains the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay periodright to eliminate vacation purchase upon appropriate notice to the Association, and after meeting and conferring if requested, during the employee will be responsible for the entire medical premiumterm of this MOU.

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Effective June 24For employees in ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, 2012 through December 31effective during the 2013 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2014, 2014 and every year thereafter, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Full-time employees Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 onlyEnrollment. b. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s vacation balance will be updated with the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. c. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming year, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased. d. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacation, purchased for the current plan year and an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third three (3) pay period periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. d. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased and have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third three (3) pay period periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. f. e. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by employee, including deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. g. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future pay period amountwarrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. h. g. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-hour per week position, she/he she shall carry over herhis/his her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction fractions of days. i. h. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non non- eligible status: 1) The County shall cease deductions and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. 2) The County shall adjust the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid time. 3) The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility eligible to ineligibility ineligible through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. 4) For The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased vacation remaining and unused through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3year of the date of ineligibility. 5) above, the The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. 56) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacationpayment, the County will reserves the right to recover the cost of that repurchase from the employee, by deduction from wages from employee at the position that is ineligibletime of ineligibility. j. i. In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. j. Except for Personal Leave granted under Section 10K., purchased vacation must be utilized before vacation balances accrued pursuant to Section 10A. and 10.E. are utilized. In the event that an employee has exhausted vacation balances accrued pursuant to Section 10A., then purchased vacation may be utilized for Personal Leave granted under Section 10K. k. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as leaves set forth in Section 8.B 10B and 10E. of this MOU. 2. Effective September 519, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county County medical and dental plans, sick leave and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours or portions thereof coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or and sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County county seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. Medical premiumsFor employees in Unit 16, effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2015, and every year thereafter, only those full-time employees who have completed less than 104 full-time biweekly pay periods (4 years) of continuous employment and accruing vacation at the two week per year rate and subject to this MOU may elect to purchase one additional week of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in this MOU. Part-time and intermittent employees may not purchase vacation. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase one week under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. a. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the participating employees’ vacation balance will be adjusted to reflect the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees may use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement, between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. b. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the upcoming plan year an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased by the end of the current plan year. The County reserves the right to revoke vacation purchase elections made during Open Enrollment if the previous year vacation purchase payments are not complete. c. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacation, an employee must have no unused purchased vacation as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. d. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee, deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. e. In the event there is insufficient pay to deduct from the employee’s final pay warrant, the amount is still due and payable to the County; the employee must repay the County. Any failure to repay the County upon termination will result in collection proceedings. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of purchased vacation in any pay a prorated period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours useddeductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. b. g. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-hour per week position, s/he shall carry over his/her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fractions of days. h. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non- eligible status: i. The County shall cease deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. ii. The County shall reduce the purchased vacation balance by the amount which the employee has not yet paid. iii. The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. iv. For purchased vacation remaining and unused though the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in section h.iii. above, the employee shall be paid at the pay rate at the time of enrollment, for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. v. If the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacation, the County will recover the cost of that vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. i. In the event that an employee experiences a pay periodrate change during the plan year, the employee total annual cost will be responsible remain the same as at the time of enrollment. 4. For employees in Unit 16, effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2015 and every year thereafter, employees accruing vacation at a greater than the entire medical premium2-week per year rate are not eligible to purchase vacation. 5. The County retains the right to eliminate vacation purchase upon appropriate notice to the union, and after meeting and conferring if requested, during the term of this agreement.

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Effective June 24, 2012 through December 31, 2014 the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Full-time employees eligible for who have completed less than 104 full-time biweekly pay periods (4 years) of continuous employment and are accruing vacation purchase at the two (2) weeks per year rate may elect to purchase either one or two weeks (1) additional week of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 only.over and b. a. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s participating employees’ vacation balance will be updated with adjusted to reflect the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will then may use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement, between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and Department Head. c. b. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming year, upcoming plan year an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchasedpurchased by the end of the current plan year. The County reserves the right to revoke vacation purchase elections made during Open Enrollment if the previous year vacation purchase payments are not complete. d. c. To be eligible to purchase one (1) week of vacation, an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. f. d. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by employee, deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrantpaycheck. g. e. In the event there is insufficient pay to deduct from the employee’s final paycheck, the amount is still due and payable to the County; the employee must repay the County. Any failure to repay the County upon termination will result in collection proceedings. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future pay period amountwarrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. h. g. In the event that a participating employee moves employees move between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-hour per week position, s/he they shall carry over her/his their purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction fractions of days. i. h. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non non-eligible status: 1) i. The County shall cease deductions and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. 2) ii. The County shall adjust reduce the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid timethe amount which the employee has not yet paid. 3) iii. The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility eligible to ineligibility ineligible through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. 4) iv. For purchased vacation remaining and unused through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3) subsection h.iii. above, the employee shall be paid at the pay rate at the time of enrollment, for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. 5) v. If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacation, the County will recover the cost of that repurchase vacation not yet paid for from the employee, employee by deduction from wages from the position that is ineligiblepaycheck deduction. j. i. In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. k. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in Section 8.B of this MOU. 2. Effective September 5Calendar Year 2012, 2010and for any purchased vacation balance used on or after January 8, 2012, in addition to the above conditions, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda the County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county County medical and dental plans, sick leave leave, and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours hours, or portions thereof thereof, coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check paycheck for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or and sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County seniority, hours in step step, or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. Medical premiums a. The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. b. If the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the employee will be responsible for the entire medical premium.

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Effective June 24, 2012 through December 31, 2014 the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. FullAll full-time employees subject to this MOU may elect to purchase one or two additional weeks of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in this MOU. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 only. b. Enrollment. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s vacation balance will be updated with the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will may then pay for use the vacation time purchased in equal installments during purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the 1. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s vacation balance will be updated with the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and Department Head. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. c. 2. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming yearvacation, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased. d. 3. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacation, an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. 4. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. f. 5. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has reserves the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by employee, including deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. g. 6. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the future pay period amount. h. 7. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-hour per week position, s/he shall carry over herhis/his her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction of days. i. 8. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible becomes ineligible for this program, the County reserves the right to purchase vacation to a non eligible status: 1) The County shall cease deductions and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. 2) The County shall adjust the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid timeand/or deductions. 3) The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3) above, the employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. 5) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacation, the County will recover the cost of that repurchase from the employee, by deduction from wages from the position that is ineligible. j. 9. In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. k. 10. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in Section 8.B of this MOU. 2. Effective September 5, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county medical and dental plans, sick leave and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours or portions thereof coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. Medical premiums a. The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. b. If the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the employee will be responsible for the entire medical premium.

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. ‌ 1. Effective June 24, 2012 through December 31, 2014 the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. FullOnly full-time employees who have completed less than one hundred four (104) full- time biweekly pay periods (4 years) of continuous employment and are accruing vacation at the two (2) week per year rate may elect to purchase one (1) additional week of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in this MOU. Part-time and intermittent employees may not purchase vacation. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation (1) week under the this Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment occurring in 2012 and 2013 onlyEnrollment. b. On a. In the first pay period of the calendar year, the participating employee’s vacation balance will be updated with adjusted to reflect the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the Department Head. Employees pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. c. b. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the coming year, upcoming plan year an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchasedpurchased by the end of the current plan year. The County reserves the right to revoke vacation purchase elections made during Open Enrollment if the previous year vacation purchase payments are not complete. d. c. To be eligible to purchase one (1) week of vacation, an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation as of the third (3rd) pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have used all previously purchased vacation leave as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. f. d. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee by employee, deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. g. e. In the event there is insufficient pay to deduct from the employee’s final pay warrant, the amount is still due and payable to the County; the employee must repay the County. Any failure to repay the County upon termination will result in collection proceedings. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of the purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future pay period amountwarrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. h. g. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-40 hour per week position and a 37.5-37.5 hour per week position, s/he they shall carry over her/his their purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fraction fractions of days. i. h. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non non-eligible status: 1) The County shall cease deductions deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. 2) The County shall adjust reduce the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid timethe amount which the employee has not yet paid. 3) The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused through though the final pay period of the calendar year, year as set forth in Section 8.i.3) subsection h.3. above, the employee shall be paid at the pay rate at the time of enrollment for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. 5) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment for such vacation, the County will recover the cost of that repurchase vacation not yet paid for from the employee, employee by deduction from wages from the position that is ineligiblepay warrant deduction. j. i. In the event that an employee experiences a pay rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will remain the same as at the time of enrollment. k. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the cash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in Section 8.B of this MOU. 2. Effective September 5, 2010, an An employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period periods in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the County contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county County medical and dental plans, sick leave and vacation time for all bi-weekly biweekly hours or portions thereof coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County seniority, hours in step or step, towards the completion of the probationary period period, or retirement service credit. Medical premiums a. The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. b. If the employee uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the employee will be responsible for the entire medical premium.