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<br /> <br />Section 13. Leave of Absence Without Pay <br /> <br /> A leave of absence may be granted to an employee when it would improve the quality of the <br />employee's job performance for the City government or when such leave is in other ways <br />considered to be in the best interest of the City service. This could include leave for such <br />purposes as additional job-related education or training, or extended illness not covered by <br />accumulated sick leave. <br /> <br /> For the purpose of this section, a leave of absence is defined as a privilege which may be <br />granted to an employee wishing to leave the City service in good standing without pay for a <br />limited period. Such employee must make a written request to his/her supervisor for such <br />leave, stating the dates upon which he/she wishes to leave and to return, and the reason for the <br />request. The department head must submit a written statement giving his/her reasons for <br />recommending the approval of each request, after considering such factors as employee work <br />performance, whether loss of services would be detrimental to the City's interest, availability of <br />replacements and similar pertinent factors. The City Manager may approve or disapprove the <br />recommendation of a department head to allow a leave of absence for a period not to exceed six <br />(6) months. Approval may be given to extend a leave of absence for one (1) additional period <br />not to exceed six (6) months. <br /> <br /> When reporting to work at the expiration of any leave of absence, an employee of this City may <br />be required to submit to medical examinations to determine whether or not he/she is still <br />capable of performing the duties of his/her position. <br /> <br /> Any employee leaving the competitive service before leave of absence has been granted, is <br />absent without leave, and such conduct shall be proper grounds for discharge from the service. <br />Upon the expiration of a regularly approved leave of absence the employee shall be reinstated <br />in the position held at the time such leave was granted, unless he/she conducts him/herself while <br />on such leave in a manner constituting cause for discharge. Failure on the part of an employee <br />on leave of absence to report promptly at its expiration, or within a reasonable time after notice <br />in writing to return to duty, shall be cause for discharge. <br /> <br />Section 14. Holidays <br /> <br /> All full-time regular employees, except as hereinafter provided, shall be entitled to the <br />following holidays provided that if such employee fails to report for scheduled work on any of <br />such holidays, he/she shall receive no pay: New Year's Day; third Monday in January (Martin <br />Luther King's Birthday); second Monday in February (Lincoln's Birthday); third Monday in <br />February (Washington's Birthday); last Monday in May (Memorial Day); Independence Day; <br />Labor Day; November 11 (Veterans' Day); Thanksgiving Day; the day after Thanksgiving; one- <br />half (½) day on the day before Christmas and one-half (½) day on the day before New Year's <br />Day; Christmas; and every day proclaimed a City holiday by the Mayor. Except for continuous <br />24/7 operations, when a day herein listed falls on an employee's regular day off, he/she shall be <br />entitled to a day off in lieu thereof within the calendar year. The day selected shall be subject to <br />approval of the department head. When such day herein listed falls on a Sunday or Saturday, <br />such day off in lieu thereof shall be the Monday following or Friday preceding respectively, <br />except as hereinafter provided and except if Christmas Day or New Year's Day falls on a <br />Sunday or Monday the one-half (½) day provision will be applicable the preceding work day. <br />Continuous operations, as designated by the Department Head, will observe the actual holiday <br />for compensation purposes. <br />11