(A) (1) Employees who wish to take time off due to the death of an immediate family member should notify their department head immediately.
(2) Bereavement leave may be provided to eligible employees in the following classifications: regular full-time employees.
(B) Up to 24 hours of paid bereavement leave may be provided to eligible employees in the event of a death of a spouse, child, sibling, parent, parent-in-law, niece, nephew, grandparent, grandchild, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law (step relatives are to be included).
(C) Employees shall be granted up to eight hours of paid leave to attend the funeral of an aunt, uncle, or first cousin. Any other absence in connection with funerals of other relatives or friends may be excused without pay at the discretion of the employee’s department head.
(D) Bereavement leave will normally be granted unless there are unusual business needs or staffing requirements. Employees may, with their supervisors’ approval, use any paid time off, e.g., vacation benefits or personal hour benefits for additional time off as necessary.
(E) Employees who are on a leave of absence should refer to each policy with regards to their eligibility for bereavement leave.
(F) Bereavement pay will be calculated based on the employee’s base pay rate at the time of absence and will be counted as hours worked for the purposes of determining overtime calculations.
(Ord. 2020-26, passed 1-12-21)