employee will continue accrual of sick and vacation time during this time and shall not
lose any benefits.
If a regular full-time employee is called into active duty with the National Guard or
Armed Forces Reserve for more than 17 days. he shall not be paid the difference between
his pay for such government service and the amount of regular straight time earnings.
The employee may request payment of his sick and vacation accrual balances (subject to
accumulation restrictions) or these accruals may remain as balances until he returns to
city employment. He shall not accrue sick and vacation time during the military leave of
absence and his benefits will be as indicated below:
A. More than 17 days, less than 6 months.....Full benefits
B. More than 6 months:
1. No benefits:
2. Allowed seniority credit for the time spent in the armed forces,
3. Insurance benefits available under COBRA provisions.
Part-Time Employees:
Part-time employees are eligible for paid or unpaid personal leaves of absence. By law,
employees are eligible for Family Medical Leave if they have been employed at least
twelve (12) months and worked at least 1,250 hours during the twelve (12) months
immediately preceding the commencement of the leave.
Paid Leaves of Absence:
With prior approval, and at the sole discretion of the Chief of Police, paid leaves of
absence may be granted to regular full-time employees due to personal illness up to six
(6) weeks. The paid leaves of absence are limited to an employee's total accruals of sick
and vacation time.
Full-time employees continue to accrue sick and vacation time while on paid leaves of
absence. A leave of absence shall be charged first against the employee's accumulated
sick leave and then against the employee's accumulated vacation time.
Unpaid Leaves of Absence:
1. With prior approval. and at the sole discretion of the Chief of Police.
unpaid leaves of absence may be granted to regular full-time employees
due to personal illness up to forty-five (45) continuous days. Full-time
employees do not accrue sick and vacation time while on unpaid leaves of
absence. During an unpaid leave of absence for personal illness, the City
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