ATTENDANCE / LATENESS

Question 1

Leave of Absence:

Answer 1

A requested extended absence from work for personal reasons such as continuing education, extended illnesses etc., for a period not to exceed 12-calendar months.

Question 2

Shift employees/Non-Shift Employees who are going to arrive later than their scheduled start time are required to notify an on-duty supervisor as far in advance as possible, but no later than

Answer 2

Thirty (30) minutes prior to their scheduled start time.

Question 3

Wellness Check: If any staff member has not reported to work as scheduled, the supervisor will attempt to make contact via telephone with the individual, as soon as possible after briefing

Answer 3

If they are unable to make contact within the first three (3) hours, they are to notify the Command Center who will reach out to the Sheriff’s Office for a wellness check. If the Sheriff’s Office cannot do a wellness check, we will send our staff to check on the individual to make sure he / she is okay.

Question 4

Overtime Cancelation: Employees who agree to work pre-scheduled overtime and who, subsequently, are unable to work, will notify the supervisor they were assigned to work for at least

Answer 4

at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance by phone, otherwise the one half (1/2) occurrence will be assessed.

Question 5

Doctor’s Notes: The supervisor may require employees to submit a doctor’s note to verify claims of illness. Upon the supervisor’s request the doctor’s note must be submitted within

Answer 5

seventy-two (72) hours. A doctor’s note will constitute an excused absence, unless the supervisor has information that casts doubt on the validity of the absence.

Question 6

A six (6) consecutive month period that is free of occurrences will result in the adjustment of the employee’s attendance record

Answer 6

Going one (1) step back in the matrix with a corresponding reduction in the number of occurrences to the number indicated in the matrix for the new step.

Question 7

Any twelve (12) month period free of corrective action

Answer 7

will result in a regression to the starting point of the “Absence / Lateness Matrix” with zero (0) occurrences and no corrective action.

Question 8

Occurrences will be documented using

Answer 8

a 12-month rolling
calendar format such that occurrences that fall beyond the
preceding 12-month period will not be counted towards the
total number of accumulated occurrences.

Question 9

Employees requesting a Leave of Absence for medical
reasons must

Answer 9

have exhausted or be ineligible for Family
Medical Leave prior to approval of a request

Question 11

Any requests for Leave of Absence greater than ninety (90)
days will be reviewed and approved by

Answer 11

he Chief of
Corrections (or designee).