(a) Any regular employee of the City who is required to serve on the jury in any court of record shall be paid regular rate of pay during such period.
(b) Shift workers who serve on jury duty on regularly scheduled days off shall be granted compensatory time off, or overtime pay.
(c) In order for an employee to receive pay under this section, the employee must secure a certificate from the Clerk of Court in which he served evidencing the fact of him having been required to serve.
(d) Employees who are subpoenaed or are otherwise required to serve as a witness under any of the circumstances specified below before any and all State of Ohio and/or Federal Administrative tribunal(s) or Court(s) of Law, "shall suffer no loss in time or pay". Hours served herein shall be computed as though the employee was at work and shall not discredit for purposes of overtime and premium pay.
(e) This provision will only apply as to witnesses when: the employee is appearing in their official capacity on behalf of the City, or the employee is testifying to matters directly related to their job responsibilities, or the employee is appearing in a matter of civic duty with the prior approval of the Department of Human Resources.