(A) Employees of the city taken into military service during armed hostilities in which the United States is engaged shall be considered to be on a temporary leave of absence.
(B) During their temporary leave of absence, these employees shall be entitled to a salary continuation benefit equal to the difference between their regular city pay and their military pay and allowances.
(C) During their temporary leave of absence, these employees shall be entitled to maintain dependent health insurance coverage, at the current cost to the employee, provided the employee was enrolled in a dependent health insurance coverage category prior to being taken into military service.
(D) The temporary leave of absence shall expire when the employee reports back to the city to return to work, 14 days after the employee's honorable discharge from military service or government war work, or 14 days after armed hostilities cease and the President of the United States rescinds the combat zone designation, whichever first occurs.
(E) No employee shall be required to exhaust vacation or other leave before qualifying for the salary continuation plan.
(F) The salary continuation plan shall be retroactive to the date armed hostilities began.
(Ord. S-28-91, passed 2-18-91)