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9.4 Jury Duty General: Regular Employees truly be absent with pay when serving jury duty or when subpoenaed as a witness in court or voluntariIy serving as a witness in a case in which the City is a party. Pay: To receive theit normal wages, the Employee must pay the City the jury duty compensation, minus any mileage or parking reitnbursement. If the jury duty compensation exceeds the regular salary rate, the Employee may keep the difference. 9.5 Funeral Leave General: Paid time off may be granted, up to a maxitnum of three (3) days, in the event a regular Employee suffers a death in his or her immediate family, in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Additional time off without pay, or sick leave if available and requested in advance, will be granted as truly reasonably be requited under individual citcumstances, subject to the approval of the department head. Immediate Family Defined: Immediate family (for purposes of this Section) is defined as an Employee's parent, step-parent, spouse, child, step-child, foster child, adopted child, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister, grandparent, grandchild, spouse's parents, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, or member of the immediate household. Pay: The actual amount of time off, and funeral leave approved will be determined by the department head depending on individual citcumstances, (such as the closeness of the relative, arrangements to be made, distance to the funeral, etc.). In these situations, Employees will receive theit regular pay except that Employees will not be paid for regularly schedul:d :}:Is off. Parenting Leave r _~_~C ~ I~ zlLu.- ~ FtYl L-It 9.6 General: Under Minnesota Statute ~ 181.941, an Employee is eligible to take up to si:, weeks time off without pay in conjunction with the bitth or adoption of a child. The leave may begin not more than six weeks after the bitth or adoption; except that, in the case where the child must remain in the hospital longer than the mother, the leave may not begin more than six weeks after the child leaves the hospital. Eligibility: Employees who work at least half-time and have worked for the City for at least twelve (12) consecutive months are eligible for parenting leave. Health Benefits: Insurance coverage will continue to be available to the Employee while on parenting leave. The City will continue to pay its share of the coverage as if the Employee were at work. The Employee will be responsible for his/her share. 21