Placer County Municipal Code Part 8 Absence Due to Jury Duty, Legal Appearance, or Search and Rescue

Any officer or employee required to serve on a jury shall receive their regular pay for such time, provided they reimburse the county in the amount of any fees received for such jury duty. Such officer or employee shall not use county transportation.

(Prior code § 14.900; Ord. 5478-B (Attach. A), 2007; Ord. 6068-B § 1, 2021)

A. Any officer or employee who is subpoenaed to appear in court to provide testimony relating to their county employment, and who does so during working hours shall receive regular pay for such time as is necessary for appearance on the subpoena, provided:

1. In a civil matter, they request witness fees at the time of service of the subpoena or, if not possible at that time, request such fees before, at or promptly after the time of appearance on the subpoena;

2. In a criminal matter, they request the attorney for the party causing the subpoena to be served to request the court to order payment of witness fees;

3. Upon receipt of any witness fees, they reimburse the county the amount of such fees, except as provided herein.

B. As used in this section, subpoena means any document which summons an officer or employee to court, deposition, or other legal proceeding to appear as a witness, the appearance in response to which entitles the witness to fees pursuant to law.

C. It shall be the responsibility of the county counsel to aid and assist the employee in securing the witness fees provided for in subsections A and B of this section.

(Prior code § 14.901; Ord. 5478-B (Attach. A), 2007; Ord. 6068-B § 1, 2021)

Any county officer or employee may, with the consent of his or her department head, participate in search and rescue activity conducted by the sheriffs search and rescue unit during regular working hours. Such employee so participating shall receive his or her regular pay for such time as is necessary within the regular work period. The department head shall not grant approval for such participation by employees funded by a fund other than the general fund for such search and rescue time.

(Prior code § 14.905; Ord. 5478-B (Attach. A), 2007)