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• The city may, for budgetary reasons, implement a voluntary or involuntary unpaid leave <br />program and, under this program, make deductions from the weekly salary of an exempt <br />employee. In this case, the employee will be treated as non-exempt for any workweek in <br />which the budget -related deductions are made. <br />The City of Orono will not make deductions from pay due to exempt employees being absent for jury <br />duty or attendance as a witness but will require the employee to pay back to the city any amounts <br />received by the employee as jury fees or witness fees. <br />If the city inadvertently makes an improper deduction to the weekly salary of an exempt employee, the <br />city will reimburse the employee and make appropriate changes to comply in the future. If an employee <br />thinks that a wage deduction was made in error, please contact Finance department promptly. <br />Section 7.07 Leave Policy for Exempt Employees <br />Exempt employees are required to work the number of hours necessary to fulfill their responsibilities <br />including evening meetings and/or on -call hours. Exempt employees are subject to Section 6.02, plus <br />evening meetings as necessary, or as agreed upon per a flexible work arrangement. <br />Exempt employees are required to use paid leave when on personal business or away from the office <br />for two hours or more, on a given day. Absences of less than two hours do not require use of paid leave <br />if that the staff member regularly puts in work hours above and beyond the normal 40-hour workweek. <br />Exempt employees must coordinate their absence with their supervisor. <br />If one of the above employees is regularly absent from work under this policy and it is found there is <br />excessive time away from work that is not justified, the situation will be handled as a performance <br />issue. <br />If it appears that less than forty hours per week is needed to fulfill the position's responsibilities, the <br />position will be reviewed to determine whether a part-time position will meet the needs of the city. <br />Additional notification and approval requirements may be adopted by the city administrator for specific <br />situations as determined necessary. <br />Page 28 of 151 <br />124 <br />