Romano-Use of Leave

Question 1

Except in cases of illness or emergency, requests for personal leave of up to two (2) consecutive working/shift days must be submitted for approval at least

Answer 1

twenty-four (24) hours in

advance,

Question 2

Except in cases of illness or emergency, requests for personalleave of more than two (2) and up to four (4) consecutive working/shift days must be submitted for approval at least

Answer 2

forty-eight (48) hours in advance.

Question 3

Employees will be charged for actual leave time taken,

with a ______ minimum.

Answer 3

one-quarter (1/4) hour

Question 4

A request for one (1) or more consecutive working/shift days may be submitted on or before ______of each calendar year for the following twelve months.

Answer 4

February 1st

Question 5

Employees in each classification
will select their personal leave and the employee with the most ______ in classification shall have the right of first personal leave choice.

Answer 5

seniority

Question 6

After February 1, personal leave will be scheduled on a

Answer 6

a first come, first serve basis for available dates.

Question 7

Accrued personal leave may also be used in the case of serious illness in the employee’s

Answer 7

immediate family.

Question 8

If an extended illness causes an employee to use all of his/her accrued personal leave, then such employee may use his/her

Answer 8

retirement account

Question 9

An employee who requires eighty (80) or more hours of leave due to an extended and continuous illness, may elect to deduct the leave from his/her

Answer 9

retirement leave account

Question 10

For unscheduled absences not requested and approved in advance, an employee must notify the Sheriff’s Office as early as possible, but no
later than

Answer 10

forty-five (45) minutes before starting time, on the first day the employee is unable to report for work.