An employee shall be given necessary time off with pay for the following:
A. Jury Duty. Pay for jury duty shall be authorized only for those days that the employee is scheduled to work. If excused by the court during a working day, the employee shall return to duty if at least one hour of city duty can be served in that work day. If the employee does not return to work, the balance of the day shall be charged to annual leave or leave without pay.
1. The employee shall provide his supervisor with a copy of the summons for jury duty;
2. Employees are expected to report to work for the hours before and after jury duty;
3. Part-time and temporary employees do not receive pay for jury duty.
The employees seeking pay for jury time shall turn over to the city all compensation received from the court for serving as a juror.
B. Court Appearance Time. Full-time and part-time employees shall be paid for court time when required by city duties or subpoenaed to appear before a court, personnel hearing officer, public body or city commission for the purpose of testifying in regard to city matters. If a court appearance is not required by city duties, the employee shall not receive pay unless the employee uses accrued vacation or compensatory time.
C. Voting. For purposes of a national, state, or local election, an employee who is registered to vote shall be granted up to two hours' paid leave for voting, between the time of opening and the time of closing polls. The employee's supervisor may specify the hours for the leave. This leave shall not be granted to any employee whose work day begins more than two hours subsequent to the time of the opening of the polls, or ends more than three hours before the closing of the polls. Time off for voting shall not be used for other purposes. Department heads may inquire in the office of the county clerk to see if an employee is a registered voter before granting time off to vote. (Ord. 435 § 10.10, 2001)