(a) Court leave shall be granted with full pay when an employee is subpoenaed for court or summoned for jury duty by the United States, the State of Ohio or a political subdivision. Upon completion of such service, the employee must furnish a Certificate to Employer from the court showing dates served and amount of compensation paid.
(1) Employees will honor any subpoena issued to them, including those for worker's compensation, unemployment compensation and Board of Review hearings.
(2) It is not considered proper to pay employees when appearing in court for criminal or civil cases, when the case is being heard in connection with the employee's personal matters, such as traffic court, divorce proceedings, custody, appearing as directed with juvenile, etc. These absences would be considered leave without pay or some other form of accrued time off (except sick leave).
(b) All records pertaining to court leave shall become a part of the employee's personnel file. (Ord. 19-008. Passed 3-25-19.)