a.An employee who is called to serve as a juror shall be entitled to leave during the period of such service or while necessarily being present in court as the result of such a summons. Under these circumstances, the employee shall be paid full salary for this period and shall be allowed to retain all fees and reimbursements received for service as a juror.

b.An employee who is subpoenaed to appear in court as a result of official duties as a City employee shall be allowed to do so without loss of compensation. Any witness fees paid as required by law shall be submitted to the City if the employee is required to attend the legal proceeding in an official capacity. An employee subpoenaed to appear in court in a matter unrelated to official duties as a City employee shall be permitted to use accrued vacation, holiday, and/or compensatory time off.

c.Except as provided in an applicable memorandum of understanding, employees shall be required to return to work, where reasonable, upon release from their daily court duties for completion of their assigned work shift. “Reasonableness” shall be determined by the department head, or the department head’s designated representative.