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December 34, 2009.-
Effective January-1,2010, Employees on payroll effective January 1° or hired before July 18 are
entitled to three (3) personal days per year_(not deducted from accrued sick leave). In addition,
employees are entitled to four4}iwo (2) additional personal davsa-fourth and a fith (effective July
41,2042} persenal day; however, said days shall be deducted from the employee’s accrued sick
leave. If there is no accrued sick time available, the employee may elect to take an accrued
vacation day. lf there is no accrued vacation time available, the employee is not eligible for a
personal day. (This change will be effective beginning January 1, 2020.)
Effective January4, 2646--eln the first year of employment, Eemployees hired after July 15! are
entitled to two (2) personal days (not deducted from sick)s and twe-one (1}2} personal days
(deducted from sick) and those hired on between October 18! and December 481* are entitled to
one (1) personal day_(not deducted from sick).
Personal days cannot be carried over from one calendar year to another.
APPROVAL OF PERSONAL LEAVE:
Personal Leave must be approved by your supervisor not more than fifteen (15) days, nor less than five (5)
days prior, to the date of such personal day, except in an emergency. A supervisor may waive the notice
period for requesting personal leave. If approved, the appropriate form will be completed by the supervisor
or employee. The form will be forwarded to the Department’s Financial Services Division. Except in cases
of emergency, the form will be approved/disapproved (pending the availability of personal days), and the
employee will be notified by the Bureau Commander or designee of its approval or disapproval.
PROVISIONS:
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A personal day's approval is subject to potential workloads, manpower requirements, and any
possibility of an emergency situation as determined by the Chief of Police or designee.
Once a personal day is approved and the date is to be changed or canceled by the employee, the
employee must reapply.
The approved personal day is subject to recall by the Chief or designee due to potential workloads,
Manpower requirements, and any emergencies that may arise.
