Service requirements for advancement within pay ranges and for other purposes as specified in this chapter shall have the implication of continuous service, which means employment in the City service without break or interruption. All leaves of absence with pay and leaves without pay of ten or fewer days shall not interrupt continuous service nor be deducted therefrom. Absences on leave without pay in excess of ten days, except for extended service with the Armed Forces of the United States, shall be deducted in computing total service but shall not serve to interrupt continuous service. All absences without leave in excess of three consecutive work days shall be deducted from and shall interrupt continuity of service.
(1977 Code § 23-104; Ord. 90-34B. Passed 6-18-90.)