(A) The city encourages its employees to vote on election day. To facilitate efficient scheduling and management of the office workload, an employee shall request voting leave from the employee’s supervisor at least one day in advance of the election date, or one day in advance of the date on which the employee appears before the county clerk to request an application for or to execute an absentee ballot.
(B) The supervisor shall grant a reasonable period of voting leave (not less than four hours, if specifically requested by the employee) for an employee who is qualified to vote and who has requested voting leave in accordance with this policy. The city will compensate the employee for the leave. The supervisor shall specify the hours during which the employee may be absent.
(C) Prior to using voting leave, the employee shall submit an Absentee Request (HR Form Seven) in accordance with § 37.188 of this chapter, showing the times the employee has been approved to be out of the office for voting leave.
(D) An employee who requests and takes voting leave, but who fails to vote without an acceptable reason, shall be subject to disciplinary action.
(Ord. 5-11-2023-A, passed 6-8-2023)