(A) The city encourages employees to fulfill their civic responsibilities by serving jury duty when required.
(B) Employees shall be paid the difference between his or her regular pay and the payment he or she receives for the service if less than his or her regular pay. Regular full-time employees qualify for paid jury duty leave.
(C) Employees must show the jury duty summons to their department head as soon as possible so that the department head may make arrangements to accommodate the employee’s absence. Of course, the employee is expected to report for work whenever the court schedule permits. If the employee is released from jury duty with more than half of his or her regularly scheduled shift remaining, he or she is required to report to work within one hour after being released by the court.
(D) Either the city or the employee may request an excuse from jury duty if, in the employer’s judgment, the employee’s absence would create serious operational difficulties.
(E) The employer will continue to provide all regular benefits for the full term of the jury duty absence.
(F) Regular part-time and temporary employees shall receive no wages for time spent on jury duty, but shall be entitled to retain any compensation received for such service.
(Ord. 2018-16, passed 1-7-19)