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Pursuant to A.R. 2.24, as amended, a unit member called for jury duty or subpoenaed by a court as a witness shall be granted a leave of absence from municipal duties without loss of pay for the time actually required for such service and may retain jury or witness pay, except where such testimony or witness duty is the result of a unit member’s official duties as a City employee.
To be eligible for paid leave for jury or witness duty, an employee must present verification of his call to jury duty or witness duty.
Paid witness leave shall not be allowed when the unit member is the defendant, plaintiff or voluntary character witness in a court action.
Subject to operational and scheduling needs, unit members whose regular work shift is worked after 5 p.m. and prior to 8 a.m.
may be allowed by management to be assigned to the day shift during the period of jury duty service. The member will be responsible to notify their supervisor as soon as they are notified for jury duty by a court.
Call Out Pay for Court Time:
When, as a result of his official duties, a Unit member is required to appear as a witness at a time that the employee is not otherwise on duty, the employee will receive a minimum of three (3) hours pay at time and one-half (1 ½) his regular rate of pay, except that an employee shall not be eligible for additional compensation during that three (3) hour period.
Court Time Stand-By:
When a Police Department Assistant or Commercial Vehicle Inspector receives a subpoena or other notice requiring him to stand-by to appear in court to testify concerning the performance of his official duties at a time other than his regularly scheduled shift, he shall be compensated the greater of either twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day for each day the subject court proceeding is in session and the Unit member is subject to call, or in accordance with the current provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act for the term of this agreement or for so long as the Act is applicable.