(a) Employees of the City who become pregnant, or who are adopting a child, and who desire to return to work at a future date, shall be granted maternity or adoption leave. Such leave shall be for a period of up to three months, which may be extended upon agreement by both parties. A maternity or adoption leave shall be with pay, as deducted from the employee's available sick leave credit balance.
(b) Application for maternity or adoption leave shall be in writing and shall contain a statement of the expected date of birth, or in the case of adoption, the date of obtaining custody, the date the leave is to commence and the anticipated date of return to service. Such written request shall be submitted sixty days in advance of the beginning of the leave. Upon return from approved maternity/adoption leave at the time set forth in the application for leave, the employee shall be entitled to reinstatement to the same position which was held prior to the leave or to an equivalent position.
(c) An employee, who because of a miscarriage, other unforeseen circumstances or a personal desire to return to service, and who is physically able to resume her duties as before the stated "intended return", may present a medical certificate from the attending physician indicating the employee's ability to return at a date earlier than specified. If a position for which such employee is qualified is or becomes available, the employee shall be granted such position.
(d) The City requires certification from a medical doctor that an employee is physically able to perform all normal duties and obligations upon the intended date of return from a maternity leave.
Union employees, refer to your Collective Bargaining Agreement, Article XXIII, Special Leave.
(Ord. 6-99. Passed 4-19-99.)