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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Determine which City employee is responsible to investigate and take <br />corrective action and forWard the complaint accordingly. <br /> <br />Follow up on what action has been taken to correct the problem. <br /> <br />EMERGENCY CLOSING POLICY <br /> <br />It is the City's policy to continue to provide appropriate levels of services to the community <br />during periods of inclement weather or other emergencies. The City will make all attempts to <br />keep its facilities open during normal business hours even though an emergency may exist. The <br />City acknowledges that there may be adverse weather or other emergency conditions <br />(Emergencies) in which employees may need to be excused from work. The City recognizes that <br />the safety of its employees and their dependents is very important. The following Emergency <br />Closing Policy applies to all employees except those employees in departments that are expected <br />to remain open and on duty during such Emergencies. <br /> <br />· In the event of an Emergency, the City Administrator and/or the Mayor may <br />declare a State of Emergency. The City Administrator will communicate the <br />declaration of a State of Emergency to all department heads. Department <br />heads are responsible for communicating the State of Emergency to their <br />employees. <br /> <br />· When a State of Emergency is declared, each employee may determine whether <br />he/she will remain at work or utilize appropriate leave. If an employee <br />determines that his/her safety or the safety of his/her dependents may be <br />jeopardized if the employee reports to work or if at work, remains on duty, the <br />employee may request authorized emergency leave. An employee with <br />authorized emergency leave must utilize vacation or compensatory time for the <br />time away from work. If the employee does not have vacation or <br />compensatory time, the emergency leave will be unpaid. <br /> <br />EMPLOYEE PARTICIPA nON IN CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />Employees of the City of Elk River wishing to be a member of the Elk River Fire Department are <br />allowed and encouraged to participate as a part-time paid firefighter. The following pay <br />provisions in accordance with state and federal laws apply to City employees who also work <br />outside of their regular department as part-time paid City firefighters: <br /> <br />Fire Calls During Working Hours <br /> <br />An employee will be allowed to respond to fire calls as approved and determined <br />by his/her department head. This determination will be based on the work <br />assignments and responsibilities of the employee. <br /> <br />26 <br />