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Page 36 <br /> <br />placement or caring for the child after placement. Such leave must begin before or at the time <br />of the child’s placement in the adoptive home. <br /> <br />B. School Conference Leave <br />Any employee may take unpaid leave for up to a total of sixteen hours during any 12-month <br />period to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee’s child <br />(under 18 or under 20 and still attending secondary school), provided the conference or <br />classroom activities cannot be scheduled during non-work hours. When the leave cannot be <br />scheduled during non-work hours and the need for the leave is foreseeable, the employee must <br />provide reasonable prior notice of the leave and make a reasonable effort to schedule the leave <br />so as not to disrupt unduly the operations of the city. Employees may choose to use Vacation or <br />PTO/ESST hours for this absence but are not required to do so. <br />6.14 Personal Leave of Absence <br />The City provides leaves of absence without pay to regular full-time and part-time employees <br />who wish to take time off from work to fulfill personal obligations unrelated to family or <br />medically-related circumstances not covered by existing law. <br />As soon as eligible employees become aware of the need for a personal leave of absence, they <br />should request a leave in writing from their department director. Upon an affirmative <br />recommendation from the department director, the City Administrator may approve a personal <br />leave that does not exceed 90 days. Personal leave of up to one year, excluding military service <br />or disability incurred while in the service of the City, requires City Council action. The minimum <br />period for a personal leave shall be two weeks. Requests for personal leave will be evaluated <br />based on a number of factors, including anticipated work load requirements, reasons for the <br />requested leave, and staffing considerations during the proposed period of absence. <br />Vacation, Sick/ESST, and PTO/ESST leave accruals, seniority, and paid holidays will be <br />suspended during the leave and will resume upon return to active employment. All City <br />contributions towards employee insurance coverage's will cease for non-medical leaves without <br />pay. Insurance benefits may continue if fully subsidized by the employee through COBRA. If the <br />employee chooses not to continue insurance coverage during a non-medical leave of absence, <br />reinstatement into the group insurance program will be subject to any conditions imposed by <br />the insurance provider. When personal leave ends, every reasonable effort will be made to <br />return the employee to the same position, if it is available, or to a similar available position for <br />which the employee is qualified. However, the City cannot guarantee reinstatement in all cases. <br />If an employee fails to report to work promptly at the expiration of the approved leave period, <br />the City will assume the employee has resigned. <br />6.15 Bone Marrow Donation Leave <br />A regular or probationary full-time or part-time employee who averages 20 or more hours per <br />week who seeks to undergo a medical procedure to donate bone marrow will be granted up to <br />40 hours of paid leave. The city may require verification by a physician of the purpose and <br />length of each leave requested. <br />Page 97 of 166