§ 86-521. Civil leave.

(a)

Policy. An employee shall be given time off without loss of pay when performing jury duty, when subpoenaed to appear before a court, public body or commission, or when performing emergency civilian duty in connection with national defense.

(b)

Endorsement of payment to county. If such employee receives payment for any such service, except for jury duty or activities described in the subsection (d) of this section, he shall be required to endorse such payment over to the county if the employee wishes to receive his regular pay.

(c)

Witness fees. Witness fees received for services performed in the line of duty while the employee is on full pay status shall be endorsed over to the county.

(d)

Personal involvement in court proceedings. Leave for court attendance when the employee, as a private individual, is the defendant, engaged in personal litigation, or involved in a matter unrelated to his work with the county shall be charged to annual leave or leave of absence without pay.

(e)

Activities on employee's regular days off. The provisions of this section are not applicable on an employee's regular days off.

(f)

Return to duty. Upon release from the court's jurisdiction, an employee will be allowed a maximum of 1½ hours to attend to personal matters before returning to duty, if the entire day has not been required by the court.

(Ord. No. 81-19, § 16.11, 9-3-81; Ord. No. 2017-27, § I, 11-16-17)