Torrance Municipal Code Art. 40 Leave of Absence

a) A leave of absence without pay not to exceed five (5) working days (3 shifts in the Fire Department) may be granted to any employee by the department head.

b) A leave of absence without pay for more than five (5) working days, but not to exceed sixty (60) days, may be granted to any employee by the City Manager.

c) A leave of absence without pay for more than sixty (60) days may be granted to any employee by the Civil Service Commission after review of the request by the City Manager.

d) A leave of absence without pay may be granted to any employee by the Civil Service Commission for the purpose of accepting a temporary appointment to a State, County, Federal or local agency.

A request for leave shall be forwarded to the appropriate authority in advance of beginning date of leave, upon forms supplied by the City, giving the title of the position, the beginning and ending dates of the leave requested, a statement of the reasons for such leave, and signed by the employee.

The Civil Service Commission shall refuse a leave of absence if it finds such a leave to be contrary to the good of the City.

Upon the expiration of leave of absence, duly granted in accordance with the provisions of this Article 40, an employee shall be returned to the same position or class of position as he occupied when the leave of absence was granted.

Upon the expiration of any leave of absence, the City Manager may determine, by medical examination or other reasonable evidence, if the employee is mentally and physically able to perform the duties of the position from which the leave was granted. If the City Manager has determined that the employee is unable to return to work, he will not be returned to work but shall have the right of appeal to the Civil Service Commission.

A leave of absence for military service shall be granted to any employee as required by the laws of the United States or the State of California.

Any employee returning from military leave shall have all the rights and privileges granted by law, but any employee returning from military leave which has exceeded ninety (90) consecutive calendar days shall not be reinstated to his position in the classified service unless he:

a) Makes a written application therefor to the Personnel Director within forty (40) days following his release from active military service;

b) Furnishes the Personnel Director for his inspection a certificate of termination of services with the armed forces, which termination was under honorable condition; and

c) Establishes to the reasonable satisfaction of the Civil Service Commission that he is qualified to perform the duties of such position.

Employee organization leave shall be governed by Article 8 of this Chapter which relates to employee relations.

(Added by O-2400; Amended by O-2512; O-2513; O-2514; O-2515; O-2520)

The provisions of this Article shall not apply to employees in representation units where a Memorandum of Understanding covering these working conditions is in force.