3A.06.060 Other leaves of absence.
The county shall provide additional leaves of absence to employees under such circumstances as are specified in this section.
(1) Bereavement Leave. Upon request, an employing official shall grant an eligible employee bereavement leave with pay in the event of a death in the immediate family of the employee. The maximum leave shall be three working days unless the death occurs at a distance of 300 miles or more from the employee’s home, in which case up to four additional working days may be granted to attend the funeral and to make necessary arrangements. If the employee is the personal representative or the trustee of the deceased, the employing official shall grant an additional three days of bereavement leave and the employee may also, upon request to the supervisor, use two days of sick leave. In this section, the term "immediate family" shall include:
(a) Spouse of the employee, children of the employee and children of the spouse;
(b) Mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepmother, stepfather, stepbrother, and stepsister of the employee or spouse;
(c) Grandparents and grandchildren of the employee or spouse; and
(d) Any relative living in the immediate household of the employee.
In relationships other than those set forth above, or in cases in which an employee is responsible for making funeral arrangements, bereavement leave may be granted by the employing official upon request.
(2) Jury Duty and Court Service. An eligible employee will be granted leave with pay while required to perform jury duty or when required to appear in court on any matter in which the employee is not a party.
(a) The employee will receive the employee’s normal daily earnings for jury duty and court service; however, the employee must submit to the payroll section the employee’s jury duty warrant or witness fee for the time served.
(b) An employee shall report for work during all hours the employee is released from jury duty or court service. If less than one hour remains from the time of such release to the end of the employee’s regular shift, the employee shall call the employee’s supervisor for instructions.
(c) An employee who works on swing or graveyard shift will be transferred to day shift for the period of jury duty or court service. An employee shall notify his or her supervisor within two working days of receipt of a notice of jury duty or court service.
(3) Leave Without Pay. An employee may request leave without pay by submitting a written request to the employing official. Each request for such leave shall be considered in light of the circumstances involved and the needs of the organization. Such leave shall be for a defined period of time, not to exceed six months. Any leave without pay beyond six months duration must have the county executive’s approval for good cause shown. All leaves of absence without pay shall be reported to the human resources department in the manner prescribed by the director and may cause the employee’s seniority and anniversary dates to be adjusted.
(4) Civil Duty. Any employee who is elected or appointed to a political or legislative position which is compatible with the employee’s county employment may be granted leave without pay to perform his or her civil duty or may utilize accrued vacation leave and compensatory time if approved by the employee’s supervisor. (Added by Ord. 84-129 § 2, Nov. 21, 1984; Amended by Ord. 08-110, Oct. 15, 2008, Eff date Oct. 28, 2008; Amended by Ord. 10-032, June 23, 2010, Eff date July 10, 2010; Amended by Ord. 10-115, Jan. 12, 2011, Eff date Jan. 23, 2011; Added by Amended Ord. 21-039, July 21, 2021, Eff date Aug. 2, 2021).