12-08-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - Regular Meeting

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Employees returning from military service will be reemployed in the job that they would have attained had they not been absent for military service and with the same seniority, status and pay, as well as other rights and benefits determined by seniority. Unpaid military leave will be considered hours worked for the purpose of vacation leave and sick leave accruals. Eligibility for continuation of insurance coverage for employees on military leave beyond fifteen days will follow the same procedures as for any employee on an unpaid leave of absence. For reference see Minn. Stat. § 192.261; AG Opinion 31Oh- 1(a) Section 11.04B Military Leave for Family Members The city will not discharge from employment or take adverse employment action against an employee because an immediate family member is in the military forces of the United States or Minnesota. Nor will the city discharge from employment or take adverse employment action against an employee because they attend departure or homecoming ceremonies for deploying or returning personnel, family training or readiness events or events held as part of official military reintegration programs. Employees may substitute paid leave if they choose to do so. Unless the leave would unduly disrupt the operations of the city, employees whose immediate family member, as a member of the United States armed forces has been ordered into active service in support of a war or other national emergency, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence, not to exceed one day's duration in any calendar year, to attend a send-off or homecoming ceremony for the mobilized service member. For reference, see Minn. Stat. $ 181.948. Section 11.04C Military Leave for Family Member Injured or Killed in Active Service Employees will be granted up to ten working days of unpaid leave whose immediate family member (defined as a person's parent, child, grandparents, siblings or spouse) is a member of the United States armed forces who has been injured or killed while engaged in active service. The 10 days may be reduced if an employee elects to use appropriate accrued paid leave. For reference, see Minn. Stat. § 181.947 and Minn. Stat. 181.948 Section 11.04D Civil Air Patrol The city will grant employees an unpaid leave of absence for time spent serving as a member of the Civil Air Patrol upon request and authority of the State or any of its political subdivisions, unless the absence would unduly disrupt the operations of the city. Employees may choose to use vacation or PTO leave while on Civil Air Patrol Leave but are not required to do so. For reference, see Minn. Stat. § 181.946. Section 11.05 Jury Duty Regular full-time and part-time employees will be granted paid leaves of absence for required jury duty. Such employees will be required to turn over any compensation they receive for jury duty, minus mileage reimbursement, to the city in order to receive their regular wages for the period. Time spent on jury duty will not be counted as time worked in computing overtime. Employees excused or released from jury duty during their regular working hours will report to their regular work duties as soon as reasonably possible or will take accrued vacation or compensatory time to make up the difference. Employees are required to notify their supervisor as soon as possible after receiving notice to report for jury duty. The employee will be responsible for ensuring that a report of time spent on jury duty Page 38 of 151 134