161.13 SPECIAL LEAVE WITH PAY.

   (a)   Military Training Leave. City employees who are members of the Ohio National Guard, U.S. Air Force Reserves, U.S. Army Reserves, U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, U.S. Coast Guard Reserves or the U.S. Naval Reserves, shall be granted military leave of absence with pay, less any compensation received for such military service, or vacation leave, for the purpose of attending field training exercises for a period not to exceed fifteen calendar days during each calendar year. Upon the recommendation of the Commanding Officer of the unit, an employee may be granted an additional fifteen calendar days leave with pay, less any compensation received for such military service for the purpose of attending a military training school. Such military leave of absence with supplemental pay shall not be granted to persons employed by the City on a seasonal, temporary or part-time basis.

   (b)   Jury Duty Leave. A City employee, while serving upon a jury in any nonmilitary court of record, shall be paid his regular salary for the period of time so served less the compensation for services as a juror or military pay therefor. Time so served upon a jury shall be deemed active service with the City for all purposes.

   (c)   Court Time. A full-time employee of the City, except elected officials, shall be given time off with pay when required to attend any court as a witness for the City. Whenever an employee of the City is required to attend any court as a witness for the City in connection with his duties therewith and during such times as are not during his regular working hours, such employee shall be compensated for the time spent at the direction of the appointing authority. All witness fees or travel allowances payable to the employee, by reason of attendance to a court proceeding, shall be promptly paid to the City in consideration of being otherwise compensated by this section.
(Ord. 104-93. Passed 12-21-93.)

   (d)   Paid Parental Leave.

      (1)    Eligibility. Full-time non-union employee who has completed at least one year of employment with the City of Whitehall. The employee must have an active FMLA on file for the qualifying event.

      (2)    Qualifying Events are. (a) Birth of a Child - employee must be the birth mother or someone legally responsible for child-rearing. Includes biological parent. spouse, adoptive parent, domestic partner (domestic partner is another adult with whom an employee is in a sole relationship, shares a residence, and shares responsibility for each other's common welfare); (b) Adoption - Permanent placement of an adoptive child. Employee must be the adoptive parent who, via a legal process, has taken a child into the household.

      (3)    Benefit. Six weeks (240 hours per year) paid at 100% for birth mother, biological parent, spouse, adoptive parent, domestic partner or legal guardian of the child for the birth or adoption of a child.

      (4)    Parental Leave begins on the date of the birth or the date medically determined unable to work. For adoption, leave begins the day custody is taken.

      (5)   Paid Parental Leave may be used in cases of stillbirth. Stillbirth is the loss of a fetus during or following the 20th week of pregnancy.

      (6)    Paid Parental Leave may be used in one continuous block of time or other scheduled intervals, or unscheduled intervals as indicated on the FMLA designation.

      (7)    Vacation accrues as normal.

      (8)    A paid holiday does not count as a Paid Family Leave day. A paid holiday is counted as a paid holiday.

      (9)    Paid Family Leave will run concurrently with FMLA.

      (10)    Application must be made directly to Human Resources prior to the leave when possible but not later than thirty (30) days from the start of the event.

      (11)    Paid Family Leave hours are not eligible for cash payout, do not carry over from year to year, and, hours are not available for leave donation.

      (12)    Paid Family Leave may be used over multiple timeframes and for multiple qualifying events in a calendar year.

      (13)    Paid Family Leave can be used for no more than six weeks per event. For example, the birth or adoption of a child that arrives in December is eligible for six weeks leave, even though it may span across two calendar years.

         (Ord. 078-2021. Passed 9-21-21.)