(A) Members of the Department will have regular hours assigned to them for active duty each day, and when not so employed, shall be considered off active duty. They shall be considered on duty for the purpose of discipline in deportment and conduct. When off duty and in public, they may have in their possession and carry their badge, ID card, revolver and cartridge.
(B) The assignment of days off and vacations shall be made in the manner and at the time designated by the Chief of Police.
(C) Members of the Department absent from duty without leave (AWOL) shall be subject to disciplinary action in addition to forfeiture of pay for the time absent without leave.
(D) In the event of any sudden public emergency all vacations, days off and leaves of absences may be suspended by the Chief.
(E) If a member is sick during an assigned vacation period, the member will not be entitled to a vacation at another time during the same year, except when a member is injured in the line of duty.
(F) Members who are sick and are unable to report for duty shall notify the Department not less than two hours prior to the time they are to go on duty. If a member is out sick for three or more working days, upon returning to duty, the member must have a certificate from a registered physician.
(Ord. 92-20, passed 9-28-1992) (Ord. 83-31, passed 9-26-1983)