35 When an employee is subpoenaed or serves as a witness, in an individual capacity, rather than in an official capacity, the employee will use Vacation Leave or leave without pay if no Vacation Leave is available. The employee shall retain any compensation received for such services. An employee who is the plaintiff or defendant in his/her own litigation must use Vacation Leave, accumulated Comp Time, or leave without pay in order to appear in court. Jury or Witness does not accumulate from year to year and is not paid at termination of employment . COMMUNITY LEAVE When an employee volunteers, or is selected to serve on a Board, Committee, Task Force, or Commission and it is determined that such service is in the best interest of the City, the employee may be granted paid Community Leave for the time that is required away from work, upon approval by the employee's Department Director and the City Administrator. The Director will consider Department and Program workload and objectives in considering the employee's request. The entity requesting the employee's service may be expected to submit a request in writing and the reason for the employee's participation. Community Leave does not accumulate from year to year and is not paid at termination of employment. TEMPORARY MILITARY LEAVE Regular Full- and Part-time Employees who are members of the United States Military Reserve, or the National Guard will be granted up to fifteen (15) days of paid Temporary Military Leave each calendar year for purposes of military training drills, encampment, naval cruises, and special duty or like activity. The eligible employee must provide a copy of the orders requiring the leave. Leave must be requested twenty (20) days in advance. Health, Dental and Life insurance benefits will be continued and the employee will not be required to pay more than the stated employee share of any premium. Temporary Military does not accumulate from year to year and is not paid at termination of employment. Section 8. Unpaid Leaves of Absence EDUCATIONAL LEAVE An employee who has at least five (5) years of continuous service with the City may be granted an unpaid Educational Leave, not to exceed one full year to pursue full-time career training or academic education which is directly related to the work the employee is performing for the City and which will improve the employee's ability to contribute to the success of the City. Such Leave request must be approved by the employee's Department Director. In considering requests for Education Leave the Director will consider the employee's work history, potential for advancement, the relevancy of the proposed education to the City's needs, and the workload and Department and Program objectives. LEAVE FOR INVOLVEMENT IN ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES The City encourages employees with school-age children to be actively engaged in their child's education. To make it possible for an employee to be involved in their child's school activities, an employee shall be granted unpaid leave, not to exceed six (6) hours in any one (1) month period and not to exceed eighteen (18) hours in any academic year, for the purpose of attending an academic activity for, or with, the employee's child. In the alternative, an employee may use paid Vacation Leave to attend an academic activity.
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