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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 />a. Firefighters who are on involuntary military leave may apply for salary continuation from <br />this pool. An application for salary continuation must be submitted which is subject to <br />approval by the City Manager. An application for salary continuation must be submitted <br />and information provided to determine the salary difference. <br />b. Firefighters on voluntary leave may use their available leave or may elect to use leave <br />without pay at their discretion. <br />3. A firefighter who has served on active duty for a period of three (3) continuous months, or <br />longer, is eligible to apply for Military Leave Pool hours to provide salary continuation and <br />supplement military pay not to exceed the base pay earned while actively working for the <br />Department. An application for salary continuation must be submitted and information <br />provided to determine the salary difference. <br />4. Requests for Salary Continuation through the Military Leave Pool shall be made by submitting a <br />request, in advance when possible, to include a copy of official orders requiring a firefighter to <br />attend authorized training or properly authorized military duty. Application shall be made to the <br />Department and the Fire Chief along with a list of days the firefighter anticipates using the <br />Military Leave Pool. In the case of deployment, firefighters are encouraged to contact Human <br />Resources as early as possible regarding your need for leave. Military Leave time shall be <br />marked on the leave request. A separate application will be required for firefighters desiring <br />salary continuation from the pool for consecutive leave for involuntary call up on a form <br />provided by the City. <br />G. The City shall distribute the available leave hours equally among eligible Firefighters. If the Pool <br />hours are depleted, no leave will be available until the next contributions are credited to the pool. <br />Should the military leave pool not have sufficient hours available, a special donation may be opened <br />to allow additional donations. There will be no retro pay for periods when the pool has no available <br />hours. <br />H. Return to work following military leave will be subject to the provisions of USERRA and applicable <br />State or Federal law. <br />Section 4. Salary Continuation <br />At the end of thirty working days, firefighters who are on involuntary military leave as outlined in Section <br />3(D)(2)(a) are eligible to apply for additional Military Leave Pool hours to supplement military pay to earn <br />the amount of base pay earned prior to military leave through salary continuation. Salary continuation <br />for involuntary military leave is subject to approval of the City Manager. <br />Firefighters on continuous military leave in excess of three months may also apply for salary continuation. <br />Salary continuation will be based upon the difference between base pay with the department and military <br />pay. Military pay and Leave Pool pay shall not exceed base pay earned while actively working in the <br />department. <br />Page 12 <br />