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(A) Any employee who suffers serious injury or illness as a result of service connected accident or illness shall be compensated at the negotiated rate with the county’s workers’ compensation insurance company.
(B) No other benefit is implied.
(Ord. 4-2014, passed 7-31-2014, § 3.46)
(A) Parental leave may be granted for full-time employees with temporary disability due to pregnancy, childbirth or any impairment thereof, and miscarriages for a period not to exceed 12 weeks.
(B) (1) The employee may use accrued sick leave, then accrued vacation leave, any compensatory time (if applicable) and the remaining period off without pay.
(2) Parental leave, once all other leave has been exhausted, is eligible for sick leave sharing, per § 30.079 of this chapter.
(Ord. 4-2014, passed 7-31-2014, § 3.47)
(A) In addition to authorized leave, the County Judge/Executive may authorize an employee to be absent without pay for personal reasons for a period or periods not to exceed ten working days in any calendar year.
(B) The County Judge/Executive may authorize special leave, with or without pay, for full-time employees for any period or periods to attend training at recognized universities or colleges and for other purposes that are deemed to be beneficial to county service.
(Ord. 4-2014, passed 7-31-2014, § 3.49)
(A) Any employee occupying a full-time established position within the county who is a member of the National Guard or any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or the Reserve Corps of the United States Public Health Service, shall be entitled to leave of absence for a period not exceeding 21 calendar days in any one year to attend annual mandatory training.
(B) If additional time is needed, the employee may use vacation leave.
(Ord. 4-2014, passed 7-31-2014, § 3.50)
(A) When an employee is required to serve on a jury, he or she shall be compensated at the normal rate of pay while serving on jury duty. All employees serving on jury duty shall be absent from work only during the times required by the courts.
(B) Employees dismissed from jury duty must report to their respective places of work within the county.
(C) An employee summoned as a plaintiff or a defendant in a proceeding involving or arising from outside employment or personal business or affairs shall not be entitled to leave with pay, but may use accrued vacation or compensatory leave during the absence.
(Ord. 4-2014, passed 7-31-2014, § 3.51)
All full-time employees entitled to vote in any election shall be given up to two hours off on Election Day to vote, with pay (primary and general) and a full day (up to eight hours) for presidential elections if the employee is working during polling hours of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. If the employee works a partial shift during polling hours, he or she will only be allowed voting leave for the time worked during those hours. Employees not scheduled to work on election days will not receive additional pay. The supervisor or the County Judge/Executive may specify the hours during which each employee may be allowed time off to vote.
(Ord. 4-2014, passed 7-31-2014, § 3.52)
(A) Employees who donate blood at any licensed blood center certified by the Food and Drug Administration during regularly-scheduled work hours are entitled to four hours leave with pay. Blood donation must be made during the employee’s scheduled work hours, not including the employee’s lunch hour. The employee must request leave for blood donation in advance and furnish a written statement from the blood mobile verifying that the employee gave blood. This will be retained in the employee’s file with the payroll officer. Leave time must be taken at the time of donation unless circumstances require the employee to return to work. In this case, the unused portion of leave time will be credited as compensatory time. No compensatory time will be granted if the employee is not required to return to work.
(B) Employees not accepted as blood donors must promptly return to their work stations, but will not be charged for the time spent attempting to donate.
(Ord. 4-2014, passed 7-31-2014, § 3.53)
It is the policy of County Fiscal Court to provide services to the people of the county year-round; however, there are situations that may arise due to the needs of public safety where the Fiscal Court and/or judicial operations may need to be reduced or closed, including, but not limited to, weather, floods, natural disasters and the like. This policy shall cover those situations and address employee leave when Fiscal Court is closed or operations are curtailed because of hazards or other emergencies.
(A) In the event of adverse weather conditions where travel to and from work may jeopardize the safety of employees, county offices may be closed at the direction of the County Judge/Executive. Notification of closure shall be posted on the social media page, the county’s webpage and publicized on television. Essential employees shall report to work as required at their regular rate of pay. Essential employees consist of Road Department, Fire Department and Maintenance Department employees.
(B) The County Judge/Executive may defer his or her authority for closure of the Courthouse building to the Chief Circuit Judge. If the County Judge/Executive has deferred his or her authority to the Chief Circuit Judge and, if the Chief Circuit Judge cancels Courthouse operations, he or she may also close the Courthouse.
(C) If county offices remain open but an employee cannot travel to and from work due to unsafe conditions, the employee shall use accrued leave time. Employees must notify their supervisors that they will be unable to make it to work within one hour of the time their shift begins. Essential employees shall contact and coordinate with their supervisor or department head.
(D) If an employee cannot report to work and notifies their supervisor or department head of their intent to use accrued leave, but the County Judge/Executive closes the offices early, the employee must still use accrued time for the entire work day. Employees that report to work prior to the County Judge/Executive closing the offices will be paid for the entire work day as other paid leave.
(E) In the event the County Judge/Executive notifies that the offices will be closed the following day, non-essential employees will be paid for the entire day in which the offices are closed; provided, however, that, those employees who were scheduled to take off shall take their leave as previously requested.
(F) Employees of the Road Department are considered essential employees. Due to the Road Department’s unique work and responsibilities, Road Department essential employees shall be paid a rate of one and one-half hours for all emergency work during non-working hours. An emergency shall include, but not be limited to, snow and ice, tornadoes, floods and natural disasters. If the emergency work falls on a holiday, Road Department essential employees shall be paid double their normal rate of pay.
(G) Other employees may be deemed essential by the County Judge/Executive depending upon the circumstances.
(H) If the County Judge/Executive requires the Maintenance Department to report to work during an emergency, they will be paid according to division (F) above.
(Ord. 4-2014, passed 7-31-2014, § 3.54)
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