(1) Upon the request of an employee, a leave of absence without pay not to exceed 30 days may be granted by the head of a department with the approval of the city administrator.

(2) Upon the request of an employee, a leave of absence with pay and not to exceed three days may be granted by the head of a department by reason of a death in the employee’s immediate family, or by reason of the death of a relative residing in the same household with the employee. Immediate family shall be defined as wife, husband, children, mother, father, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, or sister.

(3) A leave of absence for educational training relating to his employment may be granted to an employee with pay by the city administrator for a period not to exceed five days, and a leave of absence for such educational purposes may be granted with pay by the council for periods exceeding five days.

(4) Leaves of absence with or without pay may be granted by the council for the purpose of meeting necessary military training obligations of employees.

(5) Unauthorized leave of absence shall be grounds for immediate dismissal of the employee when such absence is found to be detrimental to the city. (Ord. 1405 § 3, 1971)