(A) Reserve training.
(1) I.C. 10-5-8-1, 10-5-8-2, and 36-8-5-8 require that State National Guard, Defense Corps, Naval Militia, and all U.S. Armed Forces reserve component members be authorized up to 15 working days leave with pay per calendar year for training purposes.
(2) Along with requests for such leave, employees are required to submit the published order authorizing the military duty or a written statement from the appropriate military commander authorizing such duty. Employees requesting such leave will also be required to complete the necessary leave papers.
(3) Upon receipt of a military pay voucher, the Clerk-Treasurer will pay the employee the difference between that amount and the employee’s regular pay. After the 15 days paid, per calendar year, any further pay will require authorization from the Town Council.
(4) An employee will not be entitled to holiday pay, sick pay, personal time off pay, or vacation pay while he or she is on active military leave.
(5) The employee must pay the full cost of health insurance while he or she is on active military leave if he or she wishes to continue service while on active leave.
(B) Active duty.
(1) A full-time employee who is drafted or is called for active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, the Coast Guard, Public Health Service, Civil Defense, or is drafted in the Merchant Marine Service, shall (in accordance with existing law), be entitled to reemployment after honorable discharge or discharge under honorable conditions from such services, provided the employee is physically and mentally able to do the work required and reports for work within 60 days of such discharge, or within 60 days after he or she is released from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than one year. He or she shall be employed in the position or a similar position to the one held at the time of entry into the Armed Forces.
(2) All salary adjustments or position upgrades shall be granted to the employee upon reinstatement.
(3) In the event his or her former job no longer exists, he or she shall be employed in a position for which he or she is qualified at a salary comparable with the one he or she formerly received.