(a) Every member of the Fire Department or Police Department who qualifies for and is granted a military leave, whether temporary or otherwise, pursuant to the provisions of the Military and Veterans Code of the State of California shall, before the member is paid the member’s salary or compensation during such leave, or any part thereof, as provided in said Code, furnish to the member’s appointing authority two (2) certified copies of the member’s orders, and one (1) copy to be filed in the department in which the member is employed and the other with the Controller, or in lieu hereof, the member shall furnish to such appointing authority upon form provided by the Controller certified evidence of the member’s entry into active service of the armed forces of the United States and the date thereof. Any certification required by this section may be made by any commissioned officer of such armed forces. The Controller shall have power at any time to require such additional evidence as is satisfactory to the Controller of the entry of such member into active service in such armed forces and of the actual performance by the member of ordered military duty during all or any part of such leave.
(b) In determining whether a member has been in the service of the City for a period of not less than one year immediately prior to the date on which the absence begins, continuous service as that term is defined in Section 4.42(t) of this Code shall be required; provided, however, that service in any department having control of its own funds shall be counted in making such determination.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 89,935.
Amended by Ord. No. 100,637.