Section 19-131 Reserved.
Prior to the adoption of Ord. 17850 on 09/15/2003, Section 19-131 read as follows.
An
E
e
mployees may, with the written approval of their
the employee’s
department head, be
given a total maximum of six (6) working days (three (3) shifts for fifty-six (56)
hour employees)
per city budget
fiscal
year with pay, charged against the employee's sick leave accrual,
specifically for:
(1) Attending the funeral of
his/her
the employee’s
spouse, children, parents, step-parents, siblings,
grandparents, grandchildren, first aunt or uncle, immediate in-laws,
or
other members of the immediate household having
who has
permanently resided under the same
roof; or for providing pallbearer services (except for hire or as a public service) provided
if
the
employee has
d
such services verified and approved by the department head prior to
before
the scheduled
funeral. Note: Travel time for pallbearer activities shall not be granted from sick leave accruals.
(2) Illness in the employee's immediate
family,
provided
if
no one else is available to care for
the individual(s) involved. "Immediate family" shall be defined as
means
the employee's spouse,
children, mother, father, or other relatives or members
of the immediate household permanently residing under the same roof.
(3) Extreme, extenuating circumstances
which
may threaten the health and/or welfare of the
immediate family ("family" defined in (2) above) such as: household fire,
or
automotive
bile
or
similar accident and similar disaster. This provision does not allow
use
Emergency leave may not
be used
for situations such as transportation problems,
autos not starting,
home
repair
s
of furnaces, repair of autos, babysitting problems, or similar
noncritical obligations of the employee
reasons
. Determination of eligibility for emergency leave
use shall be made by the department head and/or duly authorized supervisor, exercising
reasonable discretion consistent with the guidelines set forth in this section. Additional time, if
needed and approved, may be allowed from vacation accruals, or pursuant to leave of absence
without pay provisions if vacation time is exhausted. An employee shall not be eligible to use
this benefit until successful completion of the first thirty (30) days of employment in a permanent
position. If an employee utilizes emergency leave during his probationary period and does not
complete probation the employee's final pay will be reduced by the number of emergency leave
days utilized
leaves city employment within the first six months of employment, the employee’s
final pay will be reduced by the amount of emergency leave pay the employee received. The
final pay, however, shall not be less than the minimum amount required by law
.
(Code 1964, § 22.760; Ord. No. 10550, § 1, 4-15-85; Ord. No. 11340, §
1, 1-19-87)