(a) Personal Leave.
(1) Each regular, full-time employee of the City in active pay status on January 1 shall receive sixteen (16) hours of personal leave per year. Personal leave cannot be carried over to the next year and must be used in the calendar year it is earned.
(2) Employees not in active pay status on January 1 on each year shall receive a prorated amount of personal leave proportionate to the date of hire, according to the following schedule:
Hired in: Quarter 1 - January 1 through March 31: Sixteen (16) hours
Hired in: Quarter 2 - April 1 through June 30: Twelve (12) hours
Hired in: Quarter 3 - July 1 through September 30: Eight (8) hours
Hired in: Quarter 4 - October 1 through December 31: Zero (0) hours
(3) Employees shall not be paid for unused personal leave upon their separation from employment for any reason. Personal leave is not a cash benefit and may not be cashed out.
(b) Injury Leave. Any regular, full-time or part-time employee who becomes unable to perform the duties of his or her position due to a physical injury or illness suffered in the discharge or performance of his or her official duties, except for gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional self-injury, may be placed on injury leave (i.e., salary continuation), up to a maximum of seven hundred twenty (720) hours. Such employee shall continue to receive his or her regular straight time daily rate of pay while on injury leave. Said injury leave shall be paid in full by the City, shall be in lieu of Workers' Compensation lost wage benefits or temporary total compensation chargeable to the City, and the employee on injury leave may apply to the Bureau of Workers' Compensation for medical benefits only.
(c) Military Leave.
(1) Leave of absence without loss of pay shall be provided for all officers and employees of the City who are members of the Ohio organized militia or other reserve components of the U.S. armed forces, including the Ohio National Guard, for such time as they are performing service in the uniformed services for periods of up to twenty-two (22) eight (8) hour work days [176 hours], or for employees of the City's Fire Division, seventeen (17) twenty-four (24) hour work days [408 hours] within one federal fiscal year (October 1 - September 30).
Statutory Reference: ORC 5923.05
(2) Any personnel policies established by the Administrative Steering Committee regarding Military Leave shall also comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
(d) Family and Medical Leave. The Administrative Steering Committee shall establish a family medical leave policy in the Personnel Policy Manual that complies with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and the National Defense Authorization Act.
(e) Other Leaves. Other leaves, such as court leave, bereavement leave, disability leave, paid or unpaid administrative leave, or leaves of absence may be established by the Administrative Steering Committee in the Personnel Policy Manual.
(f) Personnel Policy. The Administrative Steering Committee shall establish and maintain policies in the City's Personnel Policy Manual regarding the use of any leave established or authorized under this section, return to work provisions, any disciplinary procedures regarding the abuse or misuse of such leave, and other related matters.
(Ord. 2022-13. Adopted 05/26/22)