(A) Periodic or temporary emergencies, such as severe weather or power failures, can temporarily disrupt operations, sometimes requiring the brief closing of the town facilities.
(1) When such an emergency occurs during non-working hours, local radio and/or television stations will be asked to broadcast notification of the closing.
(2) The Town Manager shall decide when town facilities shall be officially closed.
(B) When facilities are officially closed for temporary emergency conditions before the beginning of the workday, the time off from scheduled work will be paid to full-time employees (excepting public safety employees) and regular part-time employees on schedule affected by the facility closing.
(C) If an employee reports to work, and the facility is later closed due to a periodic or temporary emergency after the employee's arrival, the employee shall be paid for a full work day without being required to use P.T.O., compensatory time, or by making up this time within the pay period.
(D) However, if a full-time employee does not report to work on a day in which the facility is later closed, time missed will be charged against the leave the employee intended to use that day or will be time without pay. The supervisor may allow the employee to make up time missed, provided that the time missed is made up within the same pay period and is documented.
(E) This policy does not apply to public safety employees engaged in work during any emergency as declared by the town.
(Ord. 2012-01, passed 1-9-2012; Am. Ord. 2014-11, passed 8-25-2014)