SANTA ANA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (POA) (8)

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cumulative full-time service with the City, each qualified employee shall be entitled to payment for one-third (1/3) of the total sick leave benefit credited to his or her account upon the effective date of such termination, not to exceed a maximum limit of 53 . 33 working days, at the rate of pay effective on the date of such termination. At the employee' s election, payment for unused sick leave may be received in either a lump sum of money, or in equal monthly payments for a period of up to five (5) years . A lump sum payment shall be made to the beneficiaries of any eligible employee whose death occurs while such employee is an active employee of the City, such payment to be in the amount of one-third (1/3) of the total sick leave benefit credited to the employee' s account at the time of his or her death, and at the rate of pay effective on the date of death. 2 . At his or her option, an employee may convert any lump sum payment provided herein into health insurance premiums, to the extent necessary to provide the employee and his or her designated eligible dependents, if any, with benefits under the health insurance program maintained by the Association. The City' s obligation to pay such premiums shall be terminated when the sum of premiums paid equals one-hundred fifty percent (150%) of the amount of the lump sum payment that the employee would have received for unused sick leave benefits had this option not been elected. Upon the death of any retired employee receiving a benefit under the provision of Section 1 . K, said benefit will continue to be paid on behalf of said retired employee to his/her beneficiary. 3 . After 15 years of cumulative full time service with the City (except for disability retirement or disciplinary termination) , each qualified employee shall be entitled to receive credit for 2/3 of their total sick leave benefits calculated at their current pay rate; this credit shall be applied only toward monthly health insurance premiums, beginning on the effective date of termination. The City' s obligation to pay such premiums to the Association on behalf of the employee shall be terminated when the total credit as described above has been exhausted. Section 2 . Bereavement Leave . An employee shall be granted up to three (3) days* leave without loss of pay in case of death of a member of the employee' s immediate family. Such leave is designated as bereavement leave. "Immediate family" as used in this section is limited to: A. Any relative by blood or marriage who is a member of the employee' s household; 30