139.27 GENERAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
   A leave of absence shall be for a specifically defined length of time and shall not be granted to employees to seek other employment. A leave of absence shall not exceed thirty (30) days and will be without pay or benefits.
   Employees on bona fide leave will maintain their continuous service credit with COS if all terms and conditions of the leave are met.
   Requests for leave of absence must be written and submitted in a timely fashion to the Mayor. Upon expiration of the leave of absence the employee is required to report for work his next regularly scheduled workday.
   The COS reserves the right to deny any leave of absence.