For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
CHILD
A biological, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of a person standing in loco parentis, who is under 18 years of age or 18 years of age or older and incapable of self care because of a mental or physical disability. For the purpose of §
73-50, children attending school shall include a child attending preschool through undergraduate education up to age 22.
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PARENT
The biological parent of an employee or an individual who
stood in loco parentis to an employee when the employee was a child.
SCHOOL-RELATED ACTIVITIES
Parent/teacher conferences, classroom presentations, and
classroom activities (e.g., field trips) requiring additional adult/parent
supervision.
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SPOUSE
Husband or wife, as the case may be.
Each department head may grant family leave benefits to employees
of the City as provided in this article.
A department head may, whenever possible, hire two part-time
employees to fill one full-time position, with the combined hours
not to exceed the total hours of the full-time position. When the
two positions are created, only one can be greater than 15 hours per
week. The part-time working hours must be approved by the department
head so as not to interfere with the work to be performed in the department.