[Adopted 10-18-1972]
The hours of all employees shall be determined by the Board
of County Commissioners. The number of hours an employee is required
to be on duty each day, week or month shall be the same for all persons
occupying full-time positions of the same type and the same conditions
unless specific exception is made on order of the County Commissioners.
Normal office hours in the Courthouse are 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Each department head shall be responsible for the attendance
of all persons in his department. A record of employee attendance
will be provided monthly by the department head to the County Administrator.
Any employee who does not report to work or notify his department
of his absence for a period of three consecutive days shall be considered
to have quit, and his employment shall be considered terminated without
benefit of accumulated annual leave.
A.
The following days are designated as regular holidays for employees
in the classified service:
(1)
New Year's Day: January 1.
(2)
Martin Luther King Day: January 15.
(3)
Lincoln's Birthday: February 12.
(4)
George Washington's Birthday: third Monday in February.
(5)
Maryland Day: March 25.
(6)
Good Friday.
(7)
Memorial Day: May 30.
(8)
Independence Day: July 4.
(9)
Labor Day: first Monday in September.
(10)
Defender's Day: September 12.
(11)
Columbus Day: October 12.
(12)
Veterans Day: November 11.
(13)
Thanksgiving Day: fourth Thursday in November.
(14)
Christmas Day: December 25.
(15)
General Election Day: first Tuesday in November, every two years.
B.
Other days may be declared holidays by the Board of County Commissioners
at their discretion.
C.
Holidays which occur during annual leave shall not be charged against
annual leave.
D.
Holidays which occur on Saturday will be observed on the Friday just
preceding.
E.
Holidays which occur on Sunday will be observed on the Monday just
following.
A.
Annual leave shall be granted to an employee based on the length
of employment.
(1)
Employees with up to two years of service earn leave at a rate of
0.83 day for each month of service up to a total of 10 workdays per
year.
(2)
Employees with two years to six years of service earn leave at a
rate of one day for each month of service up to a total of 12 workdays
per year.
(3)
Employees with six years to 10 years of service earn leave at a rate
of 1.25 days for each month of service up to a total of 15 workdays.
(4)
Employees with 10 years to 15 years of service earn leave at a rate
of 1.5 days for each month of service up to a total of 18 workdays.
(5)
Beginning with the 16th year of service, employees earn leave at
a rate of 1.75 days for each month of service up to a total of 20
days.
B.
An employee must be employed for six consecutive months by the County
before he can take any earned leave.
C.
Annual leave can be accumulated to a total of 30 days.
[Amended 11-26-1986 by Res. No. 86-69; 5-19-1987 by Res. No. 87-22]
D.
Annual leave cannot be authorized until it has been earned, except
by special action of the County Commissioners, requests to be made
to the County Administrator.
E.
Authorization for annual leave must be made by the department head
to ensure that particular department will not be understaffed so as
to hinder its normal operation.
[Amended 11-26-1986 by Res. No. 86-69; 5-19-1987 by Res. No. 87-22]
F.
Upon termination of employment, an employee shall be paid for all
earned and unused leave not to exceed 30 days.
[Amended 3-10-1981 by Res. No. 81-21[1]]
A.
Sick leave shall accrue at the rate of one day for each full month
of completed service. In extreme cases, the County government may
determine that absenteeism is interfering with job performance to
such an extent that employment shall be terminated. An employee will
be afforded the opportunity to present his case before such action
is taken. Employees hired prior to January 1981 who find it necessary
to utilize sick leave for a long-term illness but lack sufficient
accrued sick leave will have their case reviewed on an individual
basis. This procedure will remain in effect until January 1, 1984,
during which time employees will have been afforded the opportunity
to accumulate sick leave.
B.
Sick leave shall be allowed only in the case of actual sickness,
injury or quarantine. Sick leave cannot be used to attend a member
of an employee's immediate family as a nurse.
C.
If an employee is absent for three or more days claiming sickness
as the reason, the department head may request that he submit a certificate
from a registered physician confirming his illness.
D.
In order to receive compensation while absent on sick leave, the
employee must notify his department head prior to or within two hours
after the time set for beginning his daily duties.
E.
Upon termination of employment, an employee will not be paid for
accumulated and unused sick leave.
[1]
Editor's Note: This resolution further provided that it will
be effective 1-1-1981.
A.
Any permanent employee who leaves the service of the County to join
the Military Forces of the United States during the time of war or
other national emergency, as determined by the Board of County Commissioners,
shall be placed on military leave without pay. Such an employee shall
be entitled to be restored to the position which he vacated or a similar
position for which he is qualified, provided that he makes application
to the Administrator within 90 days of the date of his honorable discharge
and is physically and mentally capable of performing the work.
B.
Any permanent employee who is a member of any United States Military
Reserve or National Guard unit and is required to engage in annual
training exercises will be granted military leave and will be entitled
to receive from the County, when his County pay is greater than his
military pay, the difference between the County pay and his military
pay for a period not exceeding two weeks in one year. Military leave
shall not be deducted from other leave earned by the employee.
Permission for funeral leave or conditions caused by death in
the immediate family may be granted by the department head and reported
by the department head to the Administrator. Funeral leave shall not
be deducted from any other leave earned by the employee. The number
of days needed shall be based on distances and circumstances, with
a normal amount being no more than three days, up to a maximum of
five days.
Pregnant employees, on request to the Administrator for approval
of the Board of County Commissioners, may be granted leave without
pay for a period not to exceed six months. Following maternity leave,
a qualified employee will be given first priority for available positions
in her classification.
Leave may be granted at the discretion of the head of each respective
department for the purpose of educational pursuit. Request for educational
leave should be justifiable on the basis of relation to County affairs
and must be presented by the department head to the Administrator
for approval of the County Commissioners.
Request for annual, military or maternity leave should be made,
in writing, to the department head at least three weeks prior to the
effective date of the leave. The department head will forward a copy
of the employee's request, along with his recommendations, to the
Administrator at least one week prior to the effective date of the
request. Leave that constitutes two days or less may be granted by
the department head, provided that the employee's absence does not
hinder the normal operation of the department. Special requests for
leave without pay should be made to the Administrator for consideration
by the County Commissioners.
All permanent employees who are required to perform overtime
work may, at the discretion of their department head, be granted compensatory
leave, or the County Commissioners may establish a system for overtime
pay. Notification of compensatory leave shall be given by the department
head to the Administrator.
[Added 12-30-1975 by Res. No. 75-45]
In cases where an employee of Charles County is a member of
a jury, the following options are available to him:
A.
He may elect to take annual leave and accept the jury fee.
B.
He may serve on the jury without taking annual leave and:
(1)
If the jury is a Charles County jury, the County employee will not
accept his jury fee, but will receive full salary.
(2)
If the jury is other than a Charles County jury, the employee is
to accept the jury fee, submit it within five days to the Charles
County Payroll Clerk and receive full salary.
[Added 12-30-1975 by Res. No. 75-45]
In the case of an employee who is reemployed by the County more than 90 days after termination, the employee may retain any benefits accrued in the Charles County Pension Plan, but, unless otherwise defined in writing at the time of rehire, he shall begin to accumulate annual leave as a new employee, as defined in § 197-4 of this chapter, and in matters of seniority, he will be considered to be a new employee.
