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General Leave The city recognizes that unique personal nattife circumstances of a uiiique pefsonal aatttfe may cause an employee to seek time off without pay. The city may, at its sole discretion, grant unpaid personal leaves of absence to employees (General Leave). Approval is required from o€ ttheempleyee's immediate supervisor, the -department director, and the city administrator General Leave shall not exceed ninety (90) days, unless speedapproved by ' ~ ~ ��the city administrator. Vacation and sick leave dowill not accrue during a General Leave and the employee on G eaef Letve=F�'&' is not eligible for holiday pay . The city will not contribute to the cost of insurance premiums for an employee on General Leave. Employees are expected to return from General Leave when the reason for the leave expires. -Employees who take a General Leave have no right to reinstatement. Voting and Election Judge Leave Per state statute, evefy employees eligible to vote in an eleetiofi has the right to be absent from work for the time necessary to appear at the employee's polling place, cast a ballot and return to work on the election day of that elect e without penalty or deduction from salary or wages because of the absence. The city or other person may not directly or indirectly refuse, abridge, or interfere with this right or any other election right of an employee. An election means a regularly scheduled state primary or general election, an election to fill the vacancy in the office of United States Senator, United States Representative, State Senator or State Representative, or a Ppresidential Pprimary. State statute also provides for employees to haves paid time off to serve as an election judge with ; at least oven 20� days advance written notice. The city will reduce the employee's pay by the amountthe employee ±s paid to serve as an election judge. Administrative Leave Under special circumstances, an employee may be placed on an administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal or external investigation. The leave may be paid or unpaid, depending on the circumstances, as determined by the cEity aAdministrator. 34