A personal leave of absence at the request of the employee may be granted upon the approval of the City in accordance with the rules established herein. An approved leave of absence shall be required when the employee will be absent on his/her own accord for more than five (5) work days. Any request for excused absence for a period of five (5) work days or less may be granted by the employee's supervisor without the necessity of preparing formal leave papers. Requests for leave of absence shall be in writing, in duplicate; shall be signed by the employee stating the reason for leave; and shall be subject to approval by the City. One (1) copy shall be retained by the employee and one (1) copy by the Department of Human Resources.
An employee on an approved leave of absence pursuant to this Section as well as Section 2101.18 herein must use all of his or her accumulated paid leave before going unpaid. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require the docking of pay for partial-day absences when paid leave is not available from employees treated as exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime provisions.
(Ord. 599-23. Passed 11-21-23.)