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VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. 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 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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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 three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of 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 warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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: (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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. 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 10B and 10E of this MOU. 2. Effective September 19, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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 seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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 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 rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will 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 2-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.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Understanding

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VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for Effective June 24, 2012 through December 31, 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees 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 EnrollmentEnrollment 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 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 vacationvacation for the coming year, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan yearpurchased. d. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacation, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation three (3) as of the third pay periods period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. d. e. 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 three (3) leave as of the third pay periods period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. 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, including employee by deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. 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 amount of the deductions from future pay warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacationperiod amount. g. h. 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, hes/she he shall carry over hisher/her his purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fractions fraction of days. h. i. 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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time For purchased vacation remaining and unused through the final pay period of the calendar year of year, as set forth in Section 8.i.3) above, the date of ineligibility. (5) The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (65) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing paymentpayment for such vacation, the County reserves the right to will recover the cost of that repurchase from the employee at employee, by deduction from wages from the time of ineligibilityposition that is ineligible. i. 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. 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 10B and 10E 8.B of this MOU. 2. Effective September 195, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay periods 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 County seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. 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.Medical premiums a. On the first The employee will pay period a prorated amount 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 yearCounty’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. b. To be eligible to purchase vacation for If 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 itmore than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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, responsible for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following yearentire medical premium. 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 vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. 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. 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 2-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.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Understanding

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. 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 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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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 three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of 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 warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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: (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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. 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 10B and 10E of this MOU. 2. Effective September 19, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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 seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2015, and every year thereafter, only those Only 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 rate, and subject to this MOU 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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, 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. 1) The County shall cease deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. ii. 2) The County shall reduce the purchased vacation balance by the amount which the employee has not yet paid. iii. 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. iv. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused though through 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. 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 vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. 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. 42. Effective during An employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the 2014 open enrollment pay period for in which purchased vacation purchased for calendar Year 2015is 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 every year thereaftervacation time for all bi-weekly hours, employees accruing or portions thereof, coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employees’ paycheck for the bi-weekly pay period in which the purchased vacation at a greater than is utilized and, further, the 2-week per year rate are employee will not eligible to purchase vacationaccrue vacation and sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards seniority, hours in step, or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 53. 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.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Understanding

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. 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 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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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 three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of 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 warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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: (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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. 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 10B and 10E of this MOU. 2. Effective September 19, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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 seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2015, and every year thereafter, only Only those full-time employees who have completed less than 104 full-time biweekly pay periods (4 years) of continuous employment and accruing 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 one (1) 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 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 (1) 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 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, 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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, 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 through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in section h.iii. 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. 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 vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. 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. 4. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for j. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased pursuant to this 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 subsection 10.D. (Cash Payment Upon Termination) and subsection 10.D.1. (Cash Payment in Lieu of Vacation Leave) of this MOU. 2. An employee purchasing vacation is responsible for calendar Year 2015all 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 every year thereaftervacation time for all bi-weekly hours, employees or portions thereof, coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s paycheck for the bi-weekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation and sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards seniority, hours in step, or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. Employees accruing vacation at a greater than the two (2-) week per year rate are not eligible to purchase vacation. 54. 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 agreementMOU.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1All 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. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. 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 may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the 1. On the Agency/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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan yearpurchased. 3. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacation, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation three (3) as of the third pay periods period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. d. 4. 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 three (3) leave as of the third pay periods period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. 6. 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 warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacationperiod amount. g. 7. 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, hes/she he shall carry over his/her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fractions fraction of days. h. 8. 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 becomes ineligible 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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing paymentthis program, the County reserves the right to recover adjust the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibilitypurchased vacation balance and/or deductions. i. 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. 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 10B and 10E 8.B of this MOU. 2. Effective September 19, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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 seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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 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 rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will 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 2-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.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. 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 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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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 three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of 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 warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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: (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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. 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 10B and 10E of this MOU. 2. Effective September 19, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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 seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2015, and every year thereafter, only those fullFull-time employees who have completed less than 104 full-time biweekly pay periods (4 years) of continuous employment and are accruing vacation at the two week (2) weeks 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 one week under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment.and 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 (1) 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 warrantpaycheck. e. In the event there is insufficient pay to deduct from the employee’s final pay warrantpaycheck, 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future pay warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. g. In the event that a participating employee moves employees move between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5- 37.5-hour per week position, he/she they shall carry over his/her their 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 deductions 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 eligible to ineligibility ineligible through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. iv. For purchased vacation remaining and unused though through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in section 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. 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 vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant paycheck deduction. 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. 42. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar Calendar Year 20152012, and every year thereafterfor any purchased vacation balance used on or after January 8, employees accruing vacation at a greater than the 2-week per year rate are not eligible to purchase vacation. 5. The County retains the right to eliminate vacation purchase upon appropriate notice 2012, in addition to the unionabove 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 the County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, County medical and dental plans, sick leave, and after meeting 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 paycheck for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation and conferring if requestedsick leave for such hours. Also, during purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards seniority, hours in step, or towards the term completion of this agreementthe probationary period or retirement service credit.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment periodEffective December 5, 2006 through December 31, 2012, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. 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 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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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 three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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 reserves the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of 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 warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacationperiod amount. 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, hes/she 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-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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. 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 10K13J., purchased vacation must be utilized before vacation balances accrued pursuant to Section 10A and 10E 13A. or 13E. are utilized. In the event that an employee has exhausted vacation balances accrued pursuant to Section 10A and 10E 13A., then purchased vacation may be utilized for Personal Leave granted under Section 10K.13J. 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 10B and 10E 13B. or 13E. of this MOU. 2. Effective September 19Calendar Year 2010, and for any purchased vacation balance used on or after January 1, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay periods 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. 3. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2015, Calendar Year 2013 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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, hes/she 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-non eligible status: i. 1) The County shall cease deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. ii. 2) The County shall reduce the purchased vacation balance by the amount which the employee has not yet paid. iii. 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. iv. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused though through 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. 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 vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. 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. 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 2-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.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. 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 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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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 three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of 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 warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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: (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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. 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 10B and 10E of this MOU. 2. Effective September 19, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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 seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2015, and every year thereafter, only ‌ 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 (2) week per year rate rate, and subject to this MOU 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 one (1) week under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. a. On the first (1st) 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 (1) week of vacation, an employee must have no unused purchased vacation as of the third (3rd) 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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, he/she the employee shall carry over his/her the employee’s 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. 1) The County shall cease deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. ii. 2) The County shall reduce the purchased vacation balance by the amount which the employee has not yet paid. iii. 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. iv. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused though through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in section h.iii. 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. v. 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 vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. 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. 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 2-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.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment periodEffective December 5, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees 2006 through December 31, 2014, eligible for vacation purchase employees may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. b. . 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 may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees Due to concerns about County financial liabilities associated with the Vacation Purchase program, employees will then pay 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 time purchased in equal installments during as of the calendar year.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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, purchase and an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation three (3) pay periods as of the third pay-period prior to the start of Open Enrollment.; d. To 2) In order 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 three (3) pay periods leave as of the third pay-period prior to the start of Open Enrollment.; e. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. 4) In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of purchased vacation in any pay pay-period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future pay warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacationpay-period amount. g. 5) 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, he/she shall carry over his/her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fractions of days. h. 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-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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) iv. The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay pay- period of the following year. (6) v. If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. i. 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. 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. 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 10B and 10E 12.B of this MOU. 2. Effective September 19, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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 seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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 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 rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will 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 2-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.

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VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. 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 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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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 three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of 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 warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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: (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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. 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 10B and 10E of this MOU. 2. Effective September 19, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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 seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2015, and every year thereafter, only 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 (2) week per year rate and rate, a2nd subject to this MOU 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 one (1) 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 (1) week of vacation, an employee must have no unused purchased vacation as of the third (3rd) 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. g. In the event that a participating employee employees moves between a 40-hour per week position positions and a 37.5- 37.5-hour per week positionpositions, he/she they shall carry over his/her their 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-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 through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in section h.iiisubsection 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. 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 vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. 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. 42. Effective during An employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the 2014 open enrollment pay period for in which purchased vacation purchased for calendar Year 2015is 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 every year thereaftervacation time for all bi-weekly hours, employees accruing or portions thereof, coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employees’ paycheck for the bi-weekly pay period in which the purchased vacation at a greater than is utilized and, further, the 2-week per year rate are employee will not eligible to purchase vacationaccrue vacation and sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards seniority, hours in step, or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 53. The County retains the right to eliminate vacation purchase upon appropriate notice to the unionAssociation, and after meeting and conferring if requested, during the term of this agreementMOU.

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VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. All 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. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. 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 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, an employee must have completed payment be current in completing installment payments for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. d. 4. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have completed payment be current in completing installment payments for any previous vacation purchased and have used all previously purchased vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. 7. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions deduction from future pay warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. g. 8. 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, hes/she he shall carry over his/her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fractions of days. h. 9. 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) 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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) c. The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) d. If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. i. 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. j. 11. Except for Personal Leave granted under Section 10K12J 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 10A and 10E 12A. or 12E. are utilized. In the event that an employee has exhausted vacation balances accrued pursuant to Section 10A and 10E 12A., then purchased vacation may be utilized for Personal Leave granted under Section 10K.12J. k. 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 10B and 10E 12B. or 12E. of this MOU. 213. Effective September 195, 2010, in addition to the above conditions, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay periods 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 County seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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 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 rate change during the plan year, the total annual cost will 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 2-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.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding

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VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. 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 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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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 three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of 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 warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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: (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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. 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 10B and 10E of this MOU. 2. Effective September 19, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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 seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2015, and every year thereafter, only those Only full-time employees who have completed less than 104 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 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 one (1) week under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. a. On In 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, 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 (1) 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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, he/she they shall carry over his/her their 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. 1) The County shall cease deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. ii. 2) The County shall reduce the purchased vacation balance by the amount which the employee has not yet paid. iii. 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. iv. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused though the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in section h.iiisubsection 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. v. 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 vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. 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. 4. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for j. For purposes of cash payment of vacation leave, vacation purchased for calendar Year 2015, and every year thereafter, employees accruing pursuant to this section shall be combined with vacation at a greater than accrued. Said combined vacation balance shall be subject to the 2-week per year rate are not eligible to purchase vacationcash payment in lieu of vacation leave as set forth in subsection 8.B. (Cash Payment in Lieu of Vacation Leave) of this MOU. 52. The An employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County retains costs associated with vacation purchase. For the right to eliminate pay period in which purchased vacation purchase upon appropriate notice to is utilized as time off, the unionemployee’s total compensation shall not include the County contributions towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county medical and after meeting dental plans, sick leave and conferring if requestedvacation time for all 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, during further, the term 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, towards the completion of this agreementthe probationary period, or retirement service credit.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. 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 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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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 three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of 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 warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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: (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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. 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 10B and 10E of this MOU. 2. Effective September 19, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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 seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2015, and every year thereafter, only 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 (2) week per year rate rate, and subject to this MOU 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 one (1) week under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. a. On the first (1st) 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 (1) week of vacation, an employee must have no unused purchased vacation as of the third (3rd) 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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, he/she the employee shall carry over his/her the employee’s 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. 1) The County shall cease deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. ii. 2) The County shall reduce the purchased vacation balance by the amount which the employee has not yet paid. iii. 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. iv. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused though through the final pay period of the calendar year, as set forth in section h.iii. 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. v. 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 vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. 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. 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 employees’ paycheck for the bi-weekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation and sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards seniority, hours in step, or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 4a. Medical Premiums The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. Effective during If the 2014 open enrollment period employee uses more than 40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the employee will be responsible for vacation purchased for calendar Year 2015, and every year thereafter, employees accruing vacation at a greater than the 2-week per year rate are not eligible to purchase vacationentire medical premium. 5. The County retains b. Dental Premiums If the right to eliminate vacation purchase upon appropriate notice to employee uses more than 40 Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the union, and after meeting and conferring if requested, during employee will be responsible for the term of this agreemententire dental premium.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. 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 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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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 three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of 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 warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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: (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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. 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 10B and 10E of this MOU. 2. Effective September 19, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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 seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2015, and every year thereafter, only those Only 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 rate, and subject to this MOU 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 one (1) 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 (1) week of vacation, an employee must have no unused purchased vacation as of the third (3rd) 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. g. In the event that a participating employee moves employees move between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5- 37.5-hour per week position, he/she they shall carry over his/her their 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 through 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 yearsubsection 13.N.1. 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 vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. 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. 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 2-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.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. 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 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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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 three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of 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 warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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: (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) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. 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 10B and 10E of this MOU. 2. Effective September 19, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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 seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. Effective during the 2014 open enrollment period for vacation purchased for calendar year 2015, and every year thereafter, only those Only full-time employees who have completed less than 104 full-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 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 one (1) week under the this Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. a. On In the first pay period of the calendar year, the participating employees’ employee’s vacation balance will be adjusted to reflect the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees may use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement, 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 (1) week of vacation, an employee must have no unused purchased vacation as of the third (3rd) 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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, he/she they shall carry over his/her their 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. 1) The County shall cease deduction and no additional days will be allowed for purchase. ii. 2) The County shall reduce the purchased vacation balance by the amount which the employee has not yet paid. iii. 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. iv. 4) For purchased vacation remaining and unused though the final pay period of the calendar year, year as set forth in section h.iiisubsection h.3. above, the employee shall be paid at the pay rate at the time of enrollment, enrollment for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. v. 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 vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. 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. 42. Effective during An employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the 2014 open enrollment pay periods in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the County contributions towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, County medical and dental plans, sick leave and vacation time for all 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 purchased for calendar Year 2015time utilized as time off will not count towards County seniority, and every year thereafterhours in step, employees accruing vacation at a greater than towards the 2-week per year rate are not eligible to purchase vacationcompletion of the probationary period, or retirement service credit. 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.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the The following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. All 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. 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 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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan yearpurchased. d. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacation, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation three (3) as of the third pay periods period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. d. e. 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 three (3) leave as of the third pay periods period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. 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 amount of the deductions from future pay warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacationperiod amount. g. h. 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, hes/she he shall carry over his/her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fractions fraction of days. h. i. 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 period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (4) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) iv. The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) v. If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. i. 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. 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 10B and 10E 13.B of this MOU. 2. Effective September 195, 2010, in addition to the above conditions, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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 seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit. 3. 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 • The employee will 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 a prorated amount of the calendar year, the participating employees’ vacation balance will be adjusted to reflect the additional amount of vacation purchasedCounty’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used. Employees may use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement, between • If the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a 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 itperiod, 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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, responsible for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following yearentire medical premium. 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 vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. 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. 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 2-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.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding

VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment periodEffective through December 31, 2014, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase: a. All 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 EnrollmentEnrollment 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 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, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan yearpurchased. d. To be eligible to purchase one week of vacation, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation three (3) as of the third pay periods period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. d. e. 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 three (3) leave as of the third pay periods period prior to the start of Open Enrollment. e. 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, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant. f. 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 amount of the deductions from future pay warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacationperiod amount. g. h. 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, hes/she he shall carry over his/her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fractions fraction of days. h. i. 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 period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (4) The employee shall be allowed to use the time purchased through the final pay period of the calendar year of the date of ineligibility. (5) iv. The employee shall be paid for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following year. (6) v. If the employee has used the purchased vacation time prior to completing payment, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee at the time of ineligibility. i. 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. 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 10B and 10E 13.B of this MOU. 2. Effective September 195, 2010, an employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay 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. 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 Medical premiums Dental premiums – If the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees uses more than 37.5/40 Vacation Buy hours in a 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 itperiod, 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 period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation. 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, responsible for the purchased vacation time not taken as of the 1st pay period of the following yearentire dental premium. 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 vacation not yet paid for from the employee by pay warrant deduction. 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. 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 2-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.

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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding

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