Parental leave may be granted to an employee for a period of up to three months (12 weeks) for pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, childbirth, recovery, or adoption. Employees may be granted an extension by the City Manager when medically necessary. This leave would be without pay unless the employee elected to use sick, compensatory or annual leave. A parental leave request, including the tentative duration of the leave requested, must be submitted to the department head in advance of the leave. Request for parental leave shall be within the guidelines of the Family Medical Leave Act Policy, § 10-7.23.
(Ord. passed 5-17-94; Am. Ord. passed 11-17-98; Am. Ord. passed 1-17-02; Am. Ord. passed 8-29-09)