181.21 COURT APPEARANCE PAY FOR CITY EMPLOYEES.

   Except as provided in Sections 181.19 and 181.20 hereof, whenever a Municipal employee observes a criminal activity during his/her hours of employment with the City and subsequently appears as a witness in the prosecution of such criminal activity, such employee shall be paid for his/her court appearance as follows and pursuant to the following conditions:

   (a)    The employee shall receive his normal rate of pay for any court appearance which occurs only during his normal working hours.

   (b)    Any witness fees, exclusive of expense allowance, paid to the employee for his/her appearance in court during his/her normal working hours shall be turned over to the Director of Finance for deposit into the proper Municipal fund.

   (c)    The employee shall present to his/her supervisor court documentation stating the time and date of the employee's appearance in any court. Such employee's supervisor may give to the employee reasonable time to leave his/her employment to report to the court and shall determine when such employee may leave his employment to report to the court for appearance.

   (d)    After appearance as a witness in any court, an employee shall immediately present to his/her supervisor documentation signed by an official of the court in which his/her appearance took place verifying the employee's appearance in such court. (Ord. 87-10-88. Passed 10-28-87.)