(a) No individual holding a position covered by this chapter, except an elected official, shall be absent from duty except while on duly granted leave; or upon sudden serious emergency, in which event the employee shall notify his supervisor as soon as possible, or in the case of one having no accumulated leave, with permission of the supervisor under the circumstances for which such leave is authorized in this Code of Ordinances, but without pay therefor.
(b) If absence from duty is not either authorized by the supervisor or both occasioned by genuine emergency and reported as soon as possible, it shall be treated as absence without permission. Except as otherwise provided by law, pay shall be deducted for the period of such absence.
(Ord. No. 230-83, § 1, 11-22-83; Ord. No. 060-2022 , § 16, 7-5-22)
Charter references(s)—Unclassified civil service, § 9.06.