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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 tinie 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 duting 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 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. 9.12 Leave for Adoptive Parents General: Under Minnesota Statute ~ 181.92, Employees shall, upon request, be granted a rninitnum of four weeks off, without pay, for the adoption of a child. The period of tinie off shall begin before, or at the tinie of, the child's placement in the adoptive parent's home, and shall be for the purpose of arranging the child's placement or caring for the child after placement. An Employee may choose to use accrued personal leave for all or a portion of the adoption leave. 9.13 Sick or Injured Child Care Leave General: Under Minnesota Statute ~ 181.9413, Employees may use personal leave benefits provided by the City for absences due to an illness of or injury to the Employee's child for such reasonable periods as the Employee's attendance with the child may be necessary, on the same terms the Employee is able to use sick leave benefits for the Employee's own illness or injury. 10. TEMPORARY LIGHT DUTY POLICY 10.1 Application Temporarily Disabled: Consistent with public service needs, the City may assign light duty to employees who are temporarily disabled and unable to provide full performance of all work duties assigned to their job classification. The City reserves the sole right to detennine, on a case-by-case basis, whether light duty will be assigned and, if assigned, what duties the employee will be expected to perform in the duration of the assignment. 24