with” is not to exclude the employee if the significant other is placed for medical care into a
facility prior to death. “Immediate family” shall include: mother, father, step-parent, spouse,
children, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, grandparents, and grandchildren.
B. Up to three (3) days total leave in any fiscal year may be granted for a death of a
close relative of an employee for which there shall be no deduction in pay. “Close relative” shall
include: aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, and close friends, provided the close friend lives in the
employee’s home.
C, In the event the death for which leave is taken occurs during a vacation period
allowed under Article 16, and the employee desires to take bereavement leave during that
vacation period, the bereavement leave taken during the vacation period shall not be charged
against the time allowed the employee for the vacation allowed under Article 16.
D. In order to receive bereavement pay the employee, shall upon request, provide
documentation of death and relation. Should documentation be requested, such request shall not
be arbitrary or capricious.
ARTICLE 19 - MILITARY LEAVE PAY
An employee called to serve not more than a seventeen (17) day annual training tour of
duty with the National Guard or Armed Forces Reserves will be paid the difference between his
or her pay for such government service and the amount of straight time earnings lost by the
employee by reason of such service, based on the employee’s regularly scheduled straight time
rate. Such payments are to be made following the showing of satisfactory evidence of the
amount of pay received for such service on the Personnel Claim for Pay form.
ARTICLE 20 - JURY DUTY PAY
An employee called as a juror will be paid the difference between the fee received for
such service and the amount of straight time earnings lost by the employee by reason of such
service Satisfactory evidence must be submitted to the employee’s immediate supervisor.
Payment of meals and/or mileage shall not be considered as part of the fee for purposes of this
agreement. Claims under this agreement are to be made on the Personnel Claim for Pay forms.
Employees serving less than a full day on jury duty must report back for work within one hour of
being dismissed in order to be paid for the partial day.
ARTICLE 21 - PERSONAL LEAVE
An employee may use three (3) days of personal leave per fiscal year for personal business.
Notification of intent to utilize a “personal day” must be provided to the supervisor no later than
the workday twenty-four (24) hours prior to the “personal day”. Personal leave cannot be carried
over from one fiscal year to another.
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