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Employees may, at the discretion of the supervisor, be granted paid leave to provide “hands-on” voluntary service to their communities as part of an organized community service project. For example, delivering meals to the elderly is an eligible activity, but attending a social event for the organization providing the meals would not.

516.2.1 Volunteer Fire and Rescue Members. Members of volunteer fire departments and rescue squads or auxiliary units thereof may be granted leave to:

516.2.1.1 Respond to emergency situations during their working hours; or

516.2.1.2 Arrive after the normal beginning of their work shift if an emergency situation to which they responded outside their normal work hours continues beyond the normal beginning of their work shift.

516.2.2 Excluded Service. Excluded are services provided through a membership organization where the primary recipients of the service are the constituents of the organization (i.e., painting and maintenance of the group’s building, yard work, serving on the board, etc.); and political groups or causes.

516.4.1 Full-Time Employees. A maximum of 15 hours (16 hours for those working a 40-hour week) of paid leave per fiscal year will be made available to individuals who are Regular Staff as of July 1 of each year.

516.4.2 Part-Time Employees. A maximum of 7.5 hours (8 hours for those working a 40-hour week) of paid leave per fiscal year will be made available to individuals who are part-time, benefits-eligible Staff as of July 1 of each year.

516.4.3 Probationary Employees Not Eligible. Any employee working within their introductory 3-month period is not eligible for this leave.