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17.02 Jury Duty/Witness Duty Leave <br />A. All employees shall be entitled to leave when subpoenaed for a court <br />appearance or jury duty by the United States, the State of Ohio, or any court of <br />record during regular working hours, unless such court appearance is in <br />connection with the employee's personal business (e.g. traffic court, divorce <br />proceedings, etc.) This section shall not apply to employee's who appear in <br />court on behalf of the City as part of their employment, as such appearances are <br />compensated as hours worked. <br />B. Employees eligible for Jury/Witness Duty Leave may keep any payment <br />earned for such court time and be paid the employee's applicable hourly rate <br />for all time spent on such leave. If the matter is in Lakewood Municipal Court, <br />the employee shall forfeit any payment to the Finance Department. Employees <br />shall return to work for any remaining hours of the work shift upon release <br />from such court duty. If any employee is called to appear in court or is called <br />to jury duty, outside the employee's regularly scheduled working hours or <br />while on authorized paid leave, all monies received as compensation for such <br />court service shall be retained by the employee. <br />17.03 Military Leave <br />A. An employee shall be granted a leave of absence for military duty in <br />accordance with state and federal law. <br />B. A regular employee of the City who is temporarily called to active duty <br />(e.g., summer training) shall be granted a leave of absence for the duration <br />of such active duty and shall be paid at the employee's regular pay for a <br />period not to exceed one hundred and seventy-six (176) hours in any <br />calendar year and shall accumulate vacation and sick leave credit during the <br />period of such leave. An employee called or ordered to the uniform service <br />for a period in excess of one hundred and seventy-six (176) hours in any <br />calendar year as a result of an executive order of the President of the United <br />States or an act of Congress, is entitled to a leave of absence and shall <br />receive pay for each bi-weekly pay period as follows: <br />1. The difference between the employee's regular gross monthly wages <br />and the sum of the employee's gross uniform pay and allowances <br />received during that bi-weekly period; or <br />2. Five hundred dollars ($500.00), provided that such payments do not <br />result in an amount that exceeds the employee's gross wages for the <br />period as a City employee. <br />C. Employees returning to work after completion of temporary military duty <br />shall supply their supervisor with a copy of official orders. Prior to active <br />duty for training with the Reserve or National Guard, the responsibility of <br />1 19 <br />