a.Department heads shall be responsible for maintaining employee attendance records, which shall be reported to the Finance Director in the form and at the time prescribed.

b.An employee who is unable to report for work at the beginning of the established shift shall notify the immediate supervisor in accordance with departmental rules. Failure to provide this notification within one hour after start time may result in the unreported period of absence being considered as leave without pay. An employee who is absent without notification may be presumed to have resigned after three (3) consecutive work shifts after reasonable attempts by the City to notify the employee of such a presumption.

c.In order to ensure employee availability for the protection of life and property, and to otherwise serve the health, safety and welfare of the community, the City Manager is authorized to direct employees to report to work a under a declared emergency condition. This response time may vary by operating unit, the type of personnel involved and the type of emergency.