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2015 -2018 Meet and Confer Agreement <br />Between the San Marcos Professional Firefighters Association and the City of San Marcos, Texas <br />ARTICLE 7 <br />MILITARY LEAVE POOL <br />Section 1. Introduction <br />A Firefighter who is absent due to military duty, as defined under the Uniformed Services Employment <br />and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) or applicable law of the State of Texas, is entitled to a leave of <br />absence upon presentation of official orders to attend authorized training or properly authorized <br />military duty. <br />This military leave pool shall benefit a firefighter who is: <br />1. a member of the Texas National Guard or the armed forces reserves of the United States; <br />2. called to active federal military duty; and <br />3. Firefighters serving on active duty for longer than 15 working days. <br />Section 2. Establishment of Military Leave Pool <br />This pool shall be funded by a reduction of vacation leave annually in the amount of three (3) hours per <br />Firefighter, during the first pay period of the calendar year. Association members may increase their <br />contribution up to twenty four (24) hours or decline participation by providing written notice to the <br />Director at leastthirty (30) days prior to the beginningof the calendaryear. <br />The City will track contributions to and deductions from the Pool. Once a contribution has been made <br />to the Pool, there shall be no transfer of the time back into any individual firefighter's leave time <br />account,and there will be no cash payout for any remaining time in the Pool. Any hours not used in one <br />(1) year will remain in the Pool to be utilized the following year. Such pool hours shall never have any <br />cash or surrender value. <br />Section 3. Use of Military Leave Pool <br />A. Firefighters who have donated to this pool are eligible to receive hours from the pool. <br />B. Working Days <br />Firefighters are eligible for up to 15 working days of leave as follows: <br />1. Shift Personnel: Employees who are assigned to a shift work 24 hours. As a result, shift <br />personnel are eligible for 24 hours of military leave for each full shift missed or portion thereof. <br />2. Staff Personnel: Employees who are assigned to staff positions work 8 hours per shift and use 8 <br />hours of leave for each shift missed. <br />3. If less than a full shift is missed, the actual number of hours shall be deducted from the pool. <br />C. City Policy <br />The City provides all employees with paid military leave of up to fifteen (15) working days per fiscal <br />year. <br />D. Military Leave Pool <br />At the end of the City provided Military Leave, firefighters may apply for up to fifteen (15) <br />additional working days of military leave from this pool as paid military leave. <br />1. If a firefighter is called up for longer than 30 consecutive days: <br />Page 11 <br />