(A) Up to two working days of Critical Incident Leave is provided to police officers when an officer is involved in an event resulting in a stressful impact that is sufficient to overwhelm a peace officer’s usual coping strategies as defined in KRS 15.518 and the Police Department Standard Operating Procedures and KRS 95A.292.
(B) A police officer involved in a critical incident must make the request for this leave from their supervisor as described in the Police Department Standard Operating Procedures.
(C) The leave provided under this policy will be paid to the officer at their normal rate of pay. Any leave beyond the two working days will be unpaid; however, any additional time needed by the officer may be covered by any of their available accrued leave time.
(D) Whenever the use of critical incident leave is necessary, the employee shall provide advance notice to their supervisor and the employee shall submit an Absentee Request (HR Form Seven) in accordance with § 37.188 of this chapter. When possible, the employee shall submit the Absentee Request Form in advance of the leave. Otherwise, the employee shall submit the Absentee Request Form immediately upon return to work.
(Ord. 5-11-2023-A, passed 6-8-2023)