[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006; Ord. No. 7812 §1, 6-28-2011]
A.
Leave
of absence with pay shall be as follows:
1.
Funeral absence. In the case of death in the immediate
family of a regular full-time employee of the City, there shall be
granted a leave of absence with pay not to exceed three (3) regularly
scheduled days. "Immediate family" is defined as
a wife, husband, child, brother, sister, parent or parent-in-law,
stepmother, stepfather, stepchildren, grandparents or grandchildren.
2.
Jury duty — time off to vote — time off for official
business, etc. Employees shall be granted time off with pay
for required jury duty, time off to vote as required by law, or for
any appearance before a court or other public body as part of their
City employment. Any such employee shall receive that portion of his/her
basic pay which will, together with the compensation for jury duty
or other fees, equal his/her total pay for the same period. Time off
without loss of basic pay may be authorized in order that regular
employees may attend official meetings relating to their duties if
such leave is approved by the department head and the Personnel Officer.
Time off without loss of basic pay may be granted by a department
head for the purpose of allowing a regular employee to engage in official
training courses.
3.
Military leave of absence. Employees who are or
may become members of the National Guard or of any reserve component
of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be entitled to leave
of absence without loss of time, pay, regular leave, impairment of
efficiency rating, or of any other rights or benefits to which otherwise
entitled by applicable Federal or State law for all periods of military
services during which they are engaged in the performance of duty
or training in the service of the State or of the United States under
competent orders. An employee, while on such leave, shall be paid
his/her salary for a period not to exceed a total of fifteen (15)
calendar days in any one (1) calendar year. Before any payment of
salary is made covering the period of the leave, the employee shall
file with the Personnel Officer an official order from the appropriate
military authority as evidence of such duty for which military leave
pay is granted, which order shall contain the certification of the
employee's commanding officer of performance of duty in accordance
with the terms of such order.
[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
Insofar as the requirements of the classified service of the
City will permit, leaves of absence without pay may be granted upon
written request of a regular employee for good cause and for reasonable
lengths of time. Application for such leaves shall be in writing,
signed by the employee and his/her department head and approved by
the Mayor. An employee on such leave shall accrue no benefits, and
upon his/her return or upon expiration of the leave he/she shall be
restored to his/her former position or to a position in like classification.
Notwithstanding this policy, the City retains the right to reconsider
any extended leave of absence if such a reconsideration becomes reasonably
necessary due to business operation of the City. Employees on military
leave will be reinstated in accordance with applicable State and Federal
law.
[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
An absence of an employee from duty, including any absence for
a single day or any part of a day, that is not authorized by a specific
grant of leave of absence under the provisions of this Chapter shall
be deemed to be an absence without leave. Any such absence shall be
without pay and may be subject for disciplinary action. Three (3)
days absence, unexplained satisfactorily to the head of the department,
may be deemed cause for discharge.
