Any officer or employee of the City who is served with a subpoena by a court of competent jurisdiction or an administrative body to appear as a witness during his or her scheduled working period, unless he or she is a party to the litigation or an expert witness, shall be granted pay in the amount of the difference between the employee’s regular earnings and the witness fee. The absence of any officer or employee for the purpose of serving as a witness during his or her scheduled working period shall be deemed an authorized absence with pay within the meaning of Section 4.75 of this Code with pay calculated pursuant to this article.
A court of competent jurisdiction is defined as a court within the county in which the employee resides. If the place of appearance is outside the county of residence, it must be within 150 miles of the employees residence.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 165,022, Eff. 7-14-89.
Amended by: Second paragraph added, Ord. No. 177,103, Eff. 12-18-05.