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8. ARTICLE 28 — ANNUAL LEAVE Issue: The only paragraphs of this Article that remain in dispute are 728.01, 28.02 and 28.03. More specifically, the remaining areas of dispute center on changes proposed by the County to reduce accrued leave and payouts on separation from employment consistent with reductions that have occurred County -wide. Local 2201 opposes these changes. Special Magistrate's Recommendation: Status quo as proposed by Local 2201, except adopt the County's proposed second sentence in ¶28.03, which reads, "Employees hired on or after 10/1/2013 will be eligible to receive payment for accrued annual leave up to 500 hours, or the maximum hours allowed by the Florida Division of Retirement at the time, whichever is Tess, in total." County Administrator's Recommendation: As was discussed above with respect to medical leave, County management was under direction from the BCC to reduce accrued leave, including annual leave, for all County employees. The purpose of this is to reduce the County's funding liability. Thus, the County has proposed a reduction in the amount of annual leave that new hire bargaining unit employees can accrue, carry forward each year, and be paid out upon separation from employment. Current employees as of the date of the implementation of these changes would be completely grandfathered under the existing system. And, as to new hire employees, they would be in parity with the County's non-union and Teamsters' employees. Accordingly, I recommend that the BCC adopt the County's proposal on ¶¶28.01, 28.02 and 28.03, attached hereto as Exhibit N. 9. ARTICLE 33 — INCENTIVE PAY Issue: The only paragraph of this Article that remains in dispute is ¶33.10. More specifically, Local 2201 seeks a major and costly expansion of the Division's solo paramedic incentive program. The County opposes Local 2201's proposed change. Special Magistrate's Recommendation: Keep ¶33.10 status quo as proposed by the County. 19 19