The receipt and use of personal days will be on a calendar year basis.
Employees on payroll effective January 1° or hired before July 1* are entitled to three (3) personal
days per year (not deducted from accrued sick leave). In addition, employees are entitled to two
(2) additional persona! days; 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. If there is no accrued vacation time available, the employee is not eligible for a
personal day.
In the first year of employment, employees hired after July 1* are entitled to two (2) personal days
(not deducted from sick) and one (1) personal day (deducted from sick) and those hired on between
October 1%! and December 31* 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.
Personal days shall not be taken more than two at a time unless approved by the Chief of Police
or designee.
DISPUTES:
Disputes concerning personal days shall follow the Grievance Procedure through STEP 3, at which point,
the decision shall be final and binding upon the parties.
ARTICLE 21: EMERGENCY LEAVE & PERSONAL TIME
EMERGENCY LEAVE
GENERAL PROCEDURES:
A. Designation of Leave: Emergency Leave is designated as an unforeseen situation that arises that
is not considered as any other type of leave contained within this bargaining agreement such as
sick leave, family medical leave, etc.
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