(a) Any employee who is required to appear in court for any of the following reasons and who agrees to pay the City whatever fees received as a result of such appearance, shall be granted a leave of absence with pay to the extent that such appearance prevents any such employee from performing the employee’s employment with the City:
(1) Any employee who is subpoenaed or directed by the City to appear in any court proceedings which results from the employee’s position with the City;
(2) Any employee who is subpoenaed or directed by the City to appear in any court proceedings in which the City is a party;
(3) Any employee subpoenaed to appear as a witness in any felony proceedings;
(4) Any employee subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury; or
(5) Any employee who is required to serve as a juror in any court proceeding.
(b) Any employee who is subpoenaed to appear in court in any civil proceeding other than as described in subsection (a) above shall be permitted to use vacation benefits in increments as low as one hour for each such subpoenaed appearance.
(c) Employees shall be granted military leave as required by applicable state and federal law.
(d) A City employee who is a certified Disaster Service Volunteer of the American Red Cross may be granted leave from his regularly scheduled work with pay for not to exceed thirty work days in each year to participate in specialized disaster relief services for the American Red Cross, upon request of the American Red Cross for the services of that employee and upon the approval of the City Manager. The City shall compensate an employee granted leave under this subsection (b) at his regular, straight time rate of pay for those regularly scheduled work hours during which the employee is absent from his work.
(e) Employees who donate blood shall be permitted up to two hours of paid leave of absence annually for the purpose of donating such blood. No overtime wages shall be paid for this purpose.