(A) Parental leave of up to ten paid working days will be granted to an employee parent to provide care and assistance for their newborn child only if the employee parent returns to work for the municipality for at least 30 days after the expiration of all leave utilized for said birth, whether paid or unpaid. Parental leave shall be used within six months of the birth of the child. Parental leave will not accrue for an employee parent who does not satisfy the above conditions.
(B) An employee of a newly-adopted child will be granted up to ten paid working days of adoption leave only if the employee parent returns to work for the municipality at least 30 days after the expiration of all leave utilized for said adoption, whether paid or unpaid. Adoption leave begins no sooner than when the child is placed in the physical custody of the employee and is to be utilized within six months of placement. Adoption leave does not apply if the child being adopted is a special needs child over 18 years of age, a child who is over the age of eight and is not a special needs child, or a step-child being adopted by his or her step parent. Adoption leave will not accrue for an employee parent who does not satisfy the above conditions.
(Ord. 688, passed 9-11-2023)