Res. #24-006 - Adopting a Revised Personnel Policy

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9.8 Service as Election Judge General: Under Minnesota Statutes §20413.195, an individual who is selected to serve as an election judge pursuant to §20413.21, subdivision 2 may, after giving the Employer at least 20 days' written notice, be absent from work for the purpose of serving as an election judge without penalty. The Employer may restrict the number of Employees serving as election judges to twenty (20) per cent of the workforce at a single worksite. Wages: The salary or wages of the Employee serving as an election judge shall be reduced by the amount paid to the election judge by the appointing authority during the time the Employee was absent from employment. The Employee also has the option to use personal leave for the absence. Request: The written request to be absent from work must be accompanied by a certification from the appointing authority stating the hourly compensation to be paid to the Employee for service as an election judge and the hours during which the Employee will serve. 9.9 Leave for Bone Marrow Donation General: Under Minnesota Statute § 181.945, an Employee who works an average of at least 20 hours per week is entitled to a paid leave of absence to undergo a medical procedure to donate bone marrow. The combined length of the leave may not exceed forty (40) hours, unless agreed to by the Employer. The Employer may require verification by a physician of the purpose and length of each leave requested by the Employee to donate bone marrow. If there is a medical determination that the Employee does not qualify as a bone marrow donor, the paid leave of absence granted to the Employee prior to that medical determination is not forfeited. 9.10 Civil Air Patrol Leave General: Under Minnesota Statute § 181.946, an Employee who works an average of at least 20 hours per week and is a member of the civil air patrol is entitled to leave of absence without pay for time spent rendering service as a member of the civil air patrol on the request and under the authority of the State or any of its political subdivisions. The leave shall be granted unless the leave would unduly disrupt the operations of the Employer. 9.11 Time Off to Vote General: Under Minnesota Statute 204C.04, every Employee who is eligible to vote in an election has the right to be absent from work for the purpose of voting during the morning of the day of that election, without penalty or deduction from salary or wages because of the absence. Elections Covered: For purposes of this section, "election" means a regularly scheduled Presidential primary, State primary or general election, an election to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator or United States Representative, or an election to fill a vacancy in the office of State Senator or State Representative. Page 25 of 60