Other Extraordinary Leave. An employee, after two continuous years of service with the County Government, may request a general leave of absence from a Department Head for no longer than twelve (12) months. It is the responsibility of the Department Head to determine whether the granting of such leave shall result in a disruption in the operation of the department involved. Such leave shall be without compensation. Acceptance of other employment during the term of the leave shall result in immediate termination of employee. For employees other than Department Managers, it is the sole discretion of the Department Head to award such leave of absence. An employee shall accrue no benefits during such leave of absence. An employee may maintain, during such leave, health insurance as prescribed by the policy in effect on the initial day of leave and IMRF coverage, provided the employee reimburses the County Government the total cost of these benefits. The employee is not eligible to receive payment for +paid time off benefits at the beginning of such authorized leave of absence. At the end of the leave of absence, the employee shall be returned to like position within the department from which the employee took leave, provided that such a position is available.
Other Extraordinary Leave. In addition to the provisions in this paragraph or in addition to other local regulations, the employer can, at the employee’s request, grant the latter extraordinary leave in the event of special circumstances. The employer decides whether this leave shall be granted with or without retention of full or partial remuneration and can impose certain conditions.
