(a) Memorandum of agreement applicability. For employees represented by an exclusive representative, miscellaneous leave shall be as provided in a memorandum of agreement, negotiated and signed under Title 4, between the County and an exclusive representative.
(b) Non-represented employees. For employees who are not represented by an exclusive representative, miscellaneous leave shall be as provided in this subsection.
(1) An employee who serves as a member of a jury may be absent from work without loss of pay or charge to leave. If an employee is excused and released by the court for a day or substantial portion of a day, the employee shall return to duty. Failure to return to duty when possible shall result in charge to annual leave.
(2) An employee who is to appear before a court, public body, or commission in connection with County business may be granted the necessary time off regularly scheduled hours of work without loss of pay or charge to leave.
(3) Leave with pay shall be granted in an amount not to exceed 20 days in a calendar year to an employee who is a member of the reserve components of the armed forces when called upon to perform active military duty, including duty on the active list, full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance at military schools. An employee entering extended active service in the armed forces is entitled to unpaid leave of absence and re-employment rights as provided by federal law. The employee shall furnish to the Personnel Officer a copy of the orders calling the employee to active military duty.
(4) On the death of the spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, parent, stepparent, foster parent, parent-in-law, guardian, grandparent, or grandparent-in-law of a permanent employee, the appointing authority may grant the employee not more than three work days of leave with pay.
(5) (i) Full-time employees who do not receive additional leave under § 6-1-301(b) shall be credited with five paid personal leave days at the beginning of each pay period calendar year.
(ii) Paid personal leave days shall be prorated at the time of commencement of employment as follows:
1. Employees commencing employment between January 1 and March 31 shall receive five personal leave days;
2. Employees commencing employment between April 1 and June 30 shall receive three personal leave days;
3. Employees commencing employment between July 1 and August 31 shall receive two personal leave days; and
4. Employees commencing employment between September 1 and December 31 shall receive one personal leave day.
(iii) Paid personal leave days must be used in the pay period calendar year in which they are credited.
(iv) Employees may not be paid or otherwise compensated for unused personal leave days.
(c) Military leave. For any employee who is not otherwise covered by civic leave under a memorandum of agreement and is activated to military service pursuant to an executive order issued by the President of the United States declaring a national emergency, during the period of such activation, the employee shall be granted civic leave and, if the employee's base pay with the County is more than the employee's military pay and allowances, be paid the difference between the employee's base pay rate and the employee's military pay and allowances. The employee shall furnish to the Personnel Officer a copy of the military orders calling the employee to active duty and official verification of the military pay and allowances.
(1985 Code, Art. 8, § 1-305) (Bill No. 60-88; Bill No. 32-89; Bill No. 65-97; Bill No. 89-01; Bill No. 69-19)