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13 <br />Section 19. Jury Duty <br />Any employee who has one (1) or more years of continuous service with the City, when reporting <br />for jury service as specified by summons, will be entitled to the difference between jury duty pay <br />and the regular daily rate of pay for each day of jury service up to a maximum of fifteen (15) <br />working days during any twelve (12) consecutive months. <br />Employees scheduled to work the graveyard shift immediately preceding a day of jury duty as <br />above defined will not be required to work such shift and will receive jury duty pay in lieu thereof, <br />subject to the foregoing maximum limitation. <br />Any day or swing shift employee scheduled to begin service on a jury before 12:00 noon shall not <br />be required to report to work beforehand. Any employee released from jury duty prior to 12:30 <br />p.m., shall report to work for the balance of the shift. <br />An employee who is scheduled for jury service or who serves on a jury on Friday and Monday will <br />not be required to work on a Saturday or Sunday unless it is at the overtime rate of pay. Days of <br />jury duty and all fees paid shall be verified by the court official responsible for issuing checks in <br />payment of jury service. Service not paid for by the court is not covered by this section. <br />Section 20. Leave of Absence Without Pay <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 />For the purposes of this section, a leave of absence is defined as a privilege which may be granted <br />to an employee wishing to leave the City service in good standing without pay for a limited period. <br />Such employee must make a written request to the supervisor for such leave, stating the dates of <br />leave and return and the reason for the request. The Police Chief must submit a written statement <br />giving the reasons for recommending the approval of each request, after considering such factors <br />as employee work performance, whether loss of services would be detrimental to the City's <br />interest, availability of replacements and similar pertinent factors. The City Manager may approve <br />or disapprove the recommendation of the Police Chief to allow a leave of absence for a period <br />not to exceed six (6) months. Approval may be given to extend a leave of absence for one (1) <br />additional period not to exceed six (6) months. <br />At the expiration of any leave of absence, an employee of this City may be required to submit to <br />medical examinations to determine that the employee is still capable of performing the duties of <br />the position. <br />An employee absent before leave of absence has been granted is absent without leave, and such <br />conduct shall be proper grounds for discharge. Upon the expiration of a regularly approved leave <br />of absence the employee shall be reinstated in the position held at the time such leave was <br />granted, unless while on such leave the employee's conduct constitutes cause for discharge. <br />Failure on the part of an employee on leave of absence to report to work promptly at its expiration <br />shall be cause for discharge. <br />81