Marysville Municipal Code Art. 3 Leaves Of Absence, In General

The City Council finds that leaves of absence serve valuable workplace purposes, among them: 1) recovery from illness, accident, or disability of the employee or specified dependents; 2) physical and mental refreshment from the rigors and demands of the workplace; 3) limited-duration service to the country as a member of the armed forces; 4) limited-duration service to the community as a juror; 5) observance of holidays; and 6) other allowable personal circumstances affecting its workforce.

Except as otherwise provided in this Title, and to the extent there is no conflict with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, leaves of absence are available to all employees in city service, at rates of accrual, accumulation, usage, and cash convertibility specified in this Chapter, and elsewhere in Parts 2 and 4 of this Title.

Depending on individual eligibility, employees in the city service have access to two types of leave: 1) leave with pay; and 2) leave without pay.

There are in city service ten categories of leave of absence which may be paid under conditions specified herein:

(a) Annual leave;

(b) Compensatory leave;

(c) Compulsory leave;

(d) Court duty leave;

(e) Disability leave;

(f) Educational leave;

(g) Examination leave;

(h) Holiday leave;

(i) Military leave;

(j) Family and medical leave;

Where an absence which does not meet the conditions for use of paid leave is requested, or accumulations of paid leave then available are inadequate for the requested absence, an employee may request a leave of absence without pay.

Unless otherwise specified in this Chapter, a leave of absence is not to be construed as an entitlement, but rather as a privilege; provided, however, that no eligible employee or group of employees shall be denied access to any leave benefit which is available to any other employee or group of employees similarly situated.

(a) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the authority of the City Manager or department directors from scheduling the use of leaves of absence as may be necessary for the efficient and orderly operation of the city or any of its departments, divisions, offices, sections, and bureaus.

An absence of an employee from duty, including any absence for a single day or part of a day, that is not authorized by a specific grant of leave under the provisions of this Title shall be deemed to be an absence without leave. Any such absence shall be without pay, and may subject the employee to disciplinary action.

A vacancy resulting from an approved leave of absence may be filled by an intermittent or temporary appointment.

(a) A person appointed to fill a vacancy pursuant to this section shall be informed that his employment is of a limited nature, for durations as provided in this Title.

A leave of absence may be revoked by the City Manager at any time upon evidence that the cause for granting it was misrepresented or has ceased to exist.

Whenever an employee who has been granted a leave of absence wishes to return to his employment before the expiration of such leave, he shall notify his supervisor or department director as far as possible in advance of his return.

Failure of an employee to return to his employment upon termination of an authorized leave of absence shall be grounds for dismissal from city service.

Each department director is responsible for the administration of the city leave policy within his department, and shall take care that leaves of absence are used only as intended, and that abuse of authorized leave will be dealt with through appropriate administrative action.