The Health Officer may grant permission to employees to attend conferences,
conventions, training sessions, meetings and any other.similar type activities
upon a finding that such attendance is in the best interest of the Department.
Said permission may be granted with or without pay and/or expense allowances
at the discretion of the Health Officer. Any attendance herein required by
the Health Officer shall be with pay. Any period of authorized leave of absence
provided herein shall in no event be greater than the period of actual attendance,
plus reasonable travel time.
Absence from the Department because of maternity shall not be considered
as sick leave and shall be without pay. Employees who become pregnant must
report the same to the Health Officer before the end of the third month of
pregnancy; thereupon it shall be determined by the employee, the Health Officer
and the employee's physician, the proper time for the employee's
separation from service. Appropriate leave of absence may be granted to an
employee, in good standing, for maternity and for a reasonable post-delivery
period, and said employee shall be entitled to return to her former position,
or a comparable position, at any time within one year from the date of her
separation.
Employees summoned to serve on jury duty and who actually serve shall
be granted leave with pay for the period of service. However, the pay to which
said employee shall be entitled during the period of absence shall be reduced
by any compensation received by the employee for said jury service.
Subject to the approval of the Board, the Health Officer may approve
such other leaves of absence not specifically authorized herein, with or without
pay, up to a maximum of 30 days as may be desirable for effective and harmonious
employer-employee relations in the administration of the Board of Health;
prior to the effectuation of any leave under this section, the Health Officer
shall advise the Board of his/her desire to grant said leave at its next regular
meeting, and the Board shall be deemed to have approved of said leave unless
it takes some affirmative action at the meeting modifying the request.