death of an employee’s parent, spouse or child, bereavement leave shall consist of four (4)
consecutive calendar days with pay. If for reasons which would require out of state travel to the
funeral services or due to the actual date of the funeral services, the Chief of Police may allow a
delay in the commencement of the consecutive bereavement leave days.
Definition of immediate Family:
For purposes of this provision, "Immediate Family" shall be defined as follows:
Wife Husband Father
Mother Step-Father Step-Mother
Sister Grandmother Grandfather
Son Daughter Step-Son
Step-Daughter Brother Father-in-Law
Mother-in-Law Brother-in-Law Sister-in-Law
Step-Brother Step-Sister
Any Blood Relative or Legal Ward of the employee, residing in the same household as the
employee.
Domestic Partner:
A. The immediate family may also include an employee's domestic partner; however,
Management reserves the right to determine the circumstances under which a "domestic
partner” qualifies under this Article.
B. For purposes of this Article, "domestic partner" is defined as an individual:
1. Who had a long-term intimate relationship with an employee;
2. Who was living in the same household as the employee at the time of death; and
3. With whom the employee had an intent to remain in a long-term relationship.
C. Disputes concerning the qualification of a "domestic partner" shall be subject to the
Grievance Procedure through STEP 2 (Deputy Chief of Operations' Level) and STEP 3
(Chief's level), at which point the decision shall be final and binding upon the parties.
ARTICLE 20: EMERGENCY LEAVE
Upon the prior approval, and at the sole discretion of the Chief or his designee, an employee may
be granted emergency leave.
If granted, such leave shall be charged first against the employee's accrued sick leave and
thereafter against the employee's accrued vacation time.
Requests for extensions of emergency leave shal] be made in writing and may be granted at the
sole discretion of the Chief or his designee.
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