(a) Any regular employee of the City who is required to serve on the jury of any court of record shall be paid the regular rate of pay during such period. In order for an employee to receive pay under this section, the employee must secure a certificate from the Clerk of Court in which they served evidencing the fact of their having been required to serve.
(b) Shift workers who serve on Jury Duty on regularly scheduled days off shall be granted compensatory time off, or overtime pay.
(1) When an employee receives notice for jury duty in any Court of Record of Lucas County, Ohio or in any adjoining county, the employee shall present such notice to their immediate supervisor. When notified by the court to report for jury duty on a date certain, a time report shall be completed and signed by the appropriate court official for each day during jury service setting forth the time of arrival and departure from the court. Such record shall be presented by the employee to their supervisor upon return to work.
(2) When an employee is in court for jury duty for less than four (4) hours, the employee shall report to work immediately for the balance of the eight (8) hours. This eight (8) hour "shift" will start with arrival time for jury service as documented in (1). There will be a minimum of eight (8) hours between the end of this "shift" and the next shift as described in Part (c).
(c) Employees shall receive no less than a minimum of eight (8) hours of time off prior and after any such jury appearance. These employees shall not be eligible for recall during these time periods.