[CC 1996 §130.550; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997; Ord. No. 1522 §§I
— II, 5-15-2006]
Employees may be granted three (3) working days leave as needed
in the event of a death of an immediate family member. "Immediate
family" shall be defined as including the following: spouse,
child, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, brother, sister, parent,
mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent,
stepmother, stepfather, stepchildren, stepbrother, stepsister or stepgrandparent
of the employee. Such leave shall not be deducted from either sick
leave or vacation leave. An employee will be compensated for the funeral
leave.
[CC 1996 §130.560; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997]
A.
Employees
may receive a leave of absence not to exceed one hundred twenty (120)
hours annually for participation in annual training in the National
Guard or Reserve Armed Forces. Requests for such leave must be accompanied
by a copy of official orders requiring such training. Compensation
for this period of military leave shall be limited to the amount by
which the normal City pay exceeds the military pay received. A copy
of the military pay voucher shall be submitted prior to authorization
of payment to the employee for the period of leave. Such military
training leaves shall not be deducted from annual leave.
B.
Any
regular, full-time employee who is drafted into the military service
shall, upon termination of his/her active service, be entitled to
return to the City service at a level equivalent to the position held
on his/her departure. This leave of absence shall not exceed the period
of time necessary to complete the period of active duty that he/she
has been involuntarily ordered to perform.
C.
All
employees of the City, other than temporary or part-time employees,
who are members of the National Guard, organized reserves or any component
of the military forces of Missouri or the United States or who may
be otherwise inducted into the military service of Missouri or of
the United States shall, when ordered by proper authority to active
State or Federal service, be entitled to leave of absence, without
pay, from employment for the period of such acting State or Federal
service without interruption in service or loss of seniority.
D.
Benefits shall not accumulate during such period of service, except for the one hundred twenty (120) hour periods as provided in Subsection (A) above.
E.
Employees
returning from military service must report to work at the City within
the time prescribed in the "Veteran's Reemployment Rights Act", 43
USC, Section 2021, et seq., currently ninety (90) days, or, if hospitalized
as a result of military service, one (1) year; or they shall be deemed
to have resigned.
[CC 1996 §130.570; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997]
Employees may be granted leave with pay, when required to be
absent from work for jury duty; providing however, that compensation
received for such jury duty during the time the employee would normally
be working for the City shall be turned over to the City Collector
in order for the employee to draw his/her regular pay for that period.
The compensation turned over to the City shall not be required to
included payment for mileage reimbursement.
[CC 1996 §130.580; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997]
Employees may be granted leave, with pay, for attending court
as a subpoenaed witness, except in cased involving a criminal act
by the employee or a civil case initiated by the employee. Employees
subpoenaed to appear in court shall be paid in full but will turn
in to the City the amount paid to the employee as a witness fee.
[CC 1996 §130.590; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997; Ord. No. 1749 §§I,
II, 3-17-2014]
All employees of the City are allowed to participate as members
of the Volunteer Fire Department upon approval of the City Administrator,
in writing, in consultation with the employee's department head and
Fire Chief. City employees who are called away from their regular
City service to respond to duty as a volunteer firefighter shall be
paid at their regular rate of compensation for such absence.
[CC 1996 §130.600; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997]
The Board may authorize special leaves of absence, with or without
pay, for any period not to exceed six (6) calendar months in any one
(1) calendar year for attendance at a school or university for the
purpose of training in subjects relating to the work of the employee
and which will benefit the employee and the City service. The City
may share in up to one hundred percent (100%) of the tuition costs
if the course is completed successfully. However, if the City shares
in the costs, the employee must remain in the City service for one
(1) month for each hour of course credit, after completion of the
course. If the employee fails in this obligation, the City's portion
of the tuition will be deducted from the employee's last paycheck.
In the event that the course is not based on credit hours, the employee's
required length of stay after completion of the course should be determined
by the employee and the City Administrator before the course begins.
[CC 1996 §130.610; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997; Ord. No. 1260 §I, 1-21-2002]
A.
Because
of the birth of a child and in order to care for such child, an employee
will be granted up to six (6) weeks of maternity leave without pay.
During maternity leave under this Section, the employee will continue
to participate in the City's health insurance coverage with the same
cost-sharing of premiums as a regular employee. They will also continue
to accrue other benefits during maternity leave.
B.
Providing maternity leave under this Section does not negate the employee's right to unpaid leave time set forth in Article XVI, Family and Medical Leave. Also, maternity leave under this Section does not negate the employee's option to request an unpaid leave of absence under Section 130.620 Leave of Absence Without Pay.
[CC 1996 §130.620; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997]
A.
An
employee may ask for a leave of absence without pay for good cause.
The City Administrator will consider each request for leave on its
own merit and recommend to the Board whether or not the leave shall
be granted. The written order of the Board is necessary for such leave.
If the leave of absence without pay request is for medical reasons,
including maternity and paternity leave, the following procedure will
be used.
1.
All sick leave will be used.
2.
All vacation time will be used. (During these first two (2) steps,
all City benefits will continue.)
3.
Additional time of up to six (6) months may be granted without pay
or benefits except retention of seniority.
4.
During step 3, employees, at their own discretion, may pay their
own group medical coverage expenses. Under no circumstances will the
cumulative total of steps 1, 2 and 3 total more than six (6) continuous
months off.
B.
If
the leave request is for non-medical reasons, the above provisions
will apply with the exclusion of step 1.
C.
If
the leave is for medical reasons, the City retains the right to request
periodic medical reports from the doctor. If the doctor's reports
indicate the employee has recovered sufficiently to return to work
before the term of the original leave of absence, the City may give
the employee written notice to return to work. Failure to return to
work within ten (10) working days of such notice will constitute grounds
for dismissal.
[CC 1996 §130.630; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997]
A.
Employees
may be granted a paid administrative leave pending the investigation
and disposition of alleged activities violating these rules and regulations
or all other criminal activity that would adversely affect the ability
of the employee to carry out his/her duties or whose continued performance
of duties may not be in the best interests of the City as determined
in the sole discretion of the City Administrator.
B.
During
such paid administrative leave, all benefits would continue in effect.
Vacation and sick leave benefits will continue to accrue during administrative
leave, but the sick leave and vacation time earned while on administrative
leave will not be added to the employee's accrued benefits if he/she
is removed from City employment by the determination of the City or
he/she is convicted of criminal activity by a court of competent jurisdiction.
[CC 1996 §130.640; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997]
Absence of an employee from duty, including any absence for
a single day or part of a day that is not authorized by a specific
grant of leave of absence under the provisions of these rules, will
be deemed to be an absence without leave. Any such absence shall be
without pay and may be subject to disciplinary actions. Any employee
who absents himself/herself without proper authorization for three
(3) consecutive workdays shall be deemed to have resigned.
