[Amended 3-12-2013 by Ord. No. 07-13]
Merit employees and part-time and grant-funded employees are
eligible for administrative leave in accordance with the terms of
this article. Contractual and appointed employees are eligible for
administrative leave only if such leave is granted by an express term
of their employment contract or appointment, respectively.
[Amended 3-12-2013 by Ord. No. 07-13]
A.
Paid administrative leave may be granted to eligible employees for
regularly scheduled hours during which they are not required to work
under the following conditions:
(1)
Leave which may be granted by the Board of County Commissioners:
(a)
To relieve an employee of duty for an indeterminate time pending
the resolution of any issue involving such employee if, in the judgment
of the Board of County Commissioners, the effectiveness of government
would be best served by granting such leave.
(b)
When the County Government closes or opens late due to an unforeseen
event which prevents employees from reaching their workplace or which
may affect their safety and welfare during the course of the normal
workday.
(c)
For other reasons at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners.
(3)
Leave which may be granted by department heads:
(a)
To relieve an employee of duty for an indeterminate time pending
the resolution of any issue involving such employee if, in the judgment
of the department head, the effectiveness of government would be best
served by granting such leave. Department heads shall inform the Board
of County Commissioners of this action.
A.
A workday is a twenty-four-hour period commencing at 12:01 a.m. and
ending at 12:00 midnight.
B.
Some employees may be designated as essential (as determined by the
department head) and required to report for work or remain on duty
when the County government is closed during normal business hours
in accordance with the above.
C.
Nonexempt employees who work on that workday shall be paid the applicable
regular, overtime, compensatory leave, or other rate for the greater
of the hours worked or the normally scheduled hours and shall receive
straight-time pay or compensatory leave as chosen by the County equal
to the number of normal business hours during which the County is
closed, not to exceed normally scheduled work hours. The remainder
of hours worked shall be paid at the applicable regular, overtime,
or compensatory leave rate.
D.
Exempt employees who work on that workday shall be paid at the applicable
regular or compensatory time rate for the greater of the hours worked
or the normally scheduled hours and shall receive compensatory leave
for the number of hours equal to the length of the County closing,
not to exceed normally scheduled work hours. The remainder of hours
worked shall be paid at the applicable regular, overtime, or compensatory
leave rate.
E.
Essential pay for one workday shall never be for more than eight
hours, which is the maximum number of hours the County can close in
one workday.
F.
Part-time employees can receive essential pay for hours worked up
to the number of hours they are normally scheduled for that workday.
Those employees scheduled to be on paid leave during a workday
in which the County closes shall be credited with leave hours equal
to the length of the County closing.
In cases where the Board of County Commissioners decides to
open County government instead of granting administrative leave, it
may declare a liberal leave policy to be in effect. Department heads
may grant requests for use of accrued annual or personal leave or
leave without pay on an individual basis. Employees must contact their
supervisors to request such leave. Essential employees required to
report for work shall be paid at their regular rate.
