A. A city employee who is a member of a reserve or auxiliary component of the United States Armed Forces is entitled to a leave of absence without loss of pay, length of service, or efficiency rating on all days on which the employee is ordered to training duty, instruction exercises, or a qualified search and rescue mission, for a period not to exceed 16 and one-half working days in any 12-month period; provided, that the employee obtains the approval of the mayor. If a city employee described above is ordered to active military duty by the governor, that employee shall be entitled to five days’ leave of absence with pay.

B. All city employees called for military duty shall receive benefits as required under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), including five years of unpaid leave.

C. Employees called for jury duty shall be treated as being on approved PTO without loss of longevity, PTO or pay. Service in court when subpoenaed as a witness for a matter involving the employee’s work with the city shall be treated the same as jury duty with the exception of police officers who are subpoenaed as a result of their employment. Police officers will be compensated at the appropriate rate when they are required to appear in court during off-duty hours. Fees paid by the court to the employee for travel, parking and subsistence allowances shall be turned in to the city.

D. Blood donation leave may be granted as administrative leave without loss of longevity, PTO or pay by department heads in accordance with the mayor’s policy or procedure governing blood donation administrative leave.

E. In the event of an emergency, the mayor may authorize administrative leave for any employee that the mayor decides should leave the workplace. What constitutes an emergency is at the sole discretion of the mayor. Examples of emergencies include but may not be limited to extended loss of heat or power, extreme weather conditions, earthquake, or terrorist attack. Administrative leave shall not be provided to any employee who is already on PTO during the emergency.

F. An employee may be placed on administrative leave pending an investigation of charges made against the employee that may lead to disciplinary action. (Ord. 03-33(SUB)(AM) § 2, 2003)