ARTICLE 19
EMERGENCY LEAVE
A. With prior approval, and at the discretion of the Chief of Police or Hie—_ designee,
Emergency Leave shall be granted to full-time and part-time employees and shall be
charged first against the employee's accumulated sick leave and then against the
employee's accumulated vacation leave.
B. An employee may be granted an extension of up to two (2) weeks of Emergency Leave
at the sole discretion of the Chief of Police.
C. Any request for extension shall be in writing and shall set forth in detail the reasons
therefor. An employee may be granted additional extensions of Emergency Leave at the
sole discretion of the Chief upon written request as set out above.
D. Disputes concerning Emergency Leave shall not be subject to the Grievance Procedure.
ARTICLE 20
PERSONAL DAYS
For the purpose of this Article the words "personal day" means “a day for which an employee is
excused from active duty for personal reasons." The Chief's designee for purposes of this Article
shall be the Bureau Commander. In the absence of the Bureau Commander, the designee may
be the Divisional Supervisor.
Full-Time Employees: With prior approval of the Chief or hie~_designee and dependent upon
manpower availability, an employee may take a maximum of feur-six (46) personal days during
the calendar year.
Part-Time Employees: With prior approval of the Chief or his-_designee and dependent upon
manpower availability, the 34-hour part-time employee may take a maximum of two (2) personal
days during the calendar year (8.5 hours x 2 days).
Procedures for Use of Personal Days:
A. The employee must provide a written request for the desired personal day to the Chief or
his-_ designee not more than fifteen (15) days, nor less than two (2} days prior to the date
of such personal day. The 2-day notice period may be waived at the discretion of the
Chief or his-_designee.
B. Vacation days will have precedence over personal days. Once the personal day has
been approved, the approval is final. Any request to change or cancel an approved
personal day shall be made in writing. Approved personal days are subject to
cancellation by the Chief or K—_ designee only to accommodate the needs of the
Department.
C. No more than two (2) personal days shall be taken consecutively.
D. Personal days shall not be accrued or transferred to the next calendar year.
E. Personal days shall be deducted from the employee's accumulated sick leave. If an
hi has no sick leave accrued, the employee shall not be eligible for a personal
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