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41 City of Little Canada Personnel Policy Public Office A person elected to a public office will be permitted time off from regular employment to attend meetings required by reason of the public office. The time off will be without pay or made up with other hours, as may be agreed upon. When an employee takes time off without pay, the City shall make an effort to allow the employee to make up the time with other hours when the employee is available. No retaliatory action will be taken by the City for absences to attend meetings necessitated by reason of the employee's public office. Party Officers/Delegates If an employee gives at least ten days' written notice to the City, the employee may be absent from work to attend any meeting of the state central committee or executive committee of a major political party if the employee is a member of the committee, or may attend any convention of major political party delegates including meetings of official convention committees if the employee is a delegate or alternate delegate to that convention. An employee who gives proper notice as provided in this section shall suffer no penalty or deduction from salary or wages on account of absence other than a deduction in salary or wages for the actual time of absence from employment. Emergency/Furlough Leave Permission to take emergency leave without pay may be granted to each regular employee after one year's service who, in the opinion of the City Administrator, furnishes adequate proof that a personal matter necessitates attention. The City Administrator may also grant furlough leave to a City employee for leaves without pay provided such furlough leave does not create an undue hardship on the City. No longer than ten (10) days will be granted within a calendar year. Requests in excess of ten (10) days may be granted by the City Council. No employee shall absent themselves from assigned duties without notifying, at the earliest possible time, his/her immediate supervisor or some other management representative if supervisor is not available. Personal Leaves of Absence Upon request of an employee, leave of absence without pay may be granted by the City Council, taking into consideration good conduct, length of service, and efficiency of the employee, and the general good of the City service. Such leave of absence shall not exceed a period of ninety (90) days, provided that the same may be extended beyond such period if the leave of absence is for continued disability or other good and sufficient reasons, but in no case exceed one (1) year except when the employee is detailed for military service or is disabled for disability incurred while in the service of the City. No PTO/ESST benefits shall accrue during a period of leave of absence without pay. For purposes of this policy, an employee on Short or Long Term Disability is not considered to be on a leave of absence. Employees on Personal Leaves of Absence – Employees on leaves of absence (when PTO/ESST or ESST has been exhausted) would be responsible for payment of insurance benefits for any full month that they are on leave. When the employee works any number of days in a month, the employee would