Applicability: This chapter is applicable to full-time regular employees of the classified service.
If a full-time regular employee in the classified service, while acting in his/her official capacity, is involved in an incident resulting in death or permanent disfigurement or disability to a person, or witnesses the death or permanent disfigurement or disability of a fellow employee, or witnesses the death of a person due to the application of deadly force by another, that employee shall receive trauma leave upon request of the employee to relieve the stress which has resulted from such incident.
The duration of such trauma leave shall be approved by the appointing authority, however, under no circumstances shall such trauma leave exceed thirty (30) days.
While on such trauma leave, the employee shall receive his/her normal rate of pay for such days, and they shall not be charged to his/her sick leave or any other accumulated but unused leave time.
Prior to his/her return to work, the City shall require the employee to take an examination, conducted by a physician, to determine if the affect of the trauma is relieved to the extent that the employee is both physically and mentally capable to perform the essential duties of the job. If determined incapable of doing so as a result of such examination, the employee may be placed on paid leave of absence, unpaid leave of absence, or disability separation. The cost of such examination shall be paid by the City.
(Ord. 035-22. Passed 7-18-22.)