(A) An employee may be granted leave without pay for a period not to exceed one year as a result of sickness or disability when certified by a qualified doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Osteopathy (D.O.), or Podiatry (D.P.M.), or to run for public office, or for additional vacation time, or for good and sufficient reason which the Chief Administrative Officer considers to be in the best interests of the city.
(B) Leave without pay may be granted for the purpose of attending schools for courses only when it is clearly demonstrated that the subject matter is directly job related and will result in improved job effectiveness in the organization.
(C) A permanent employee who has been elected or appointed to a public office may be granted sufficient leave without pay to enable the employee to hold the office.
(D) Except under unusual circumstances, voluntary separation to accept employment not in the city service shall be considered by the Chief Administrative Officer as insufficient reason for granting a leave of absence without pay.
(E) Such leaves of over two calendar weeks shall require written approval of the Chief Administrative Officer. Leaves of two calendar weeks or less may be granted by the employee's department head.
(F) For good cause and under exceptional circumstances, a request for extension of leave without pay may be approved by the Chief Administrative Officer.
('74 Code, § 2-9-18) (Ord. 52-1978; Am. Ord. 69-1988; Am. Ord. 29-1998)