(A) (1) In the event an employee is requested to serve on a jury, he or she shall be compensated at the normal rate of pay while serving on jury duty.
(2) However, the employee shall be required to provide any compensation received for his or her court service to the county.
(B) All employees serving on jury duty shall be absent from work only during the times required by the courts, and shall provide their supervisor with documentation from the court verifying the employee’s participation.
(C) (1) County employees required to appear in court in a case related to their employment shall be paid at the same rate of pay they normally receive.
(2) When court time and normal work hours exceed 40 hours in a specific work week, the overtime rate shall be paid.
(D) An employee involved in a personal case, either as a plaintiff or defendant, in a suit not resulting from duties performed on behalf of the county, may be granted leave, provided the leave is deducted from the employee’s accrued vacation time or classified as leave without pay.
(2001 Code, § 31.113) (Ord. passed 1-14-2000)