(a) Jury duty.
(1) Time off shall be granted to any full-time employee who is required to serve on a petit jury or a grand jury during his or her scheduled work day. The employee shall be paid his regular salary or wage for such court time.
(2) The employee shall present a copy of the summons for jury duty to his supervisor immediately upon receipt. If the employee is required to report for jury selection or is selected for jury duty, the employee shall provide an attendance slip from the court. The attendance slip shall be submitted to the Payroll Department with the employee's time sheet.
(3) An employee shall not waive his right to compensation from any court. An employee who receives compensation for jury duty shall remit such payment to the Controller’s office. Any payments made to the employee by the court for expenses (e.g., mileage or meals) may be retained by the employee.
(4) An employee released from jury service during normal working hours shall report to his work site whenever practical.
(b) Other court appearances.
(1) Paid time off shall be granted to any full-time employee who is required to appear in court under subpoena (as a witness), to a maximum of one day per calendar year, as long as the employee is not acting as an employee and/or representative of another organization at the time of the appearance.
(2) An employee who is scheduled to appear in court for personal business must use his PTO unless the employee is the victim in a criminal proceeding in which case paid time off shall be granted to a maximum of three days per calendar year.
(3) For all court appearances, the employee shall provide his supervisor with a copy of the subpoena or notice of proceedings as soon as possible. After each appearance, the employee must provide documentation from the court as to the actual dates and times of attendance, which documentation shall be submitted to the Payroll Department with the employee's time sheet.
(4) Court time will also be paid if the employee is participating in a proceeding pertaining to his employment with the City. Time off under these circumstances shall be limited only by the legal requirements of the City.
(`91 Code, § 2-46) (Ord. D-398, § (i), 3-5-84; Ord. D-1525-01, § I, 10-15-01; Ord. D-1900-08, 8-4-08; Ord. D-1975-09, 12-7-09; Ord. D- 2067-11, 11-7-11; Ord. D-2505-19, 12-16-19)