Policy Text
SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL ORDERS
GO 251.02
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251.02
MILITARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE
12-17-12
PURPOSE
The purpose of this order is to define procedures for granting and documenting leaves of absence for military
service while employed by the Department.
POLICY
It shall be the policy of the Sacramento Police Depar tment to grant personnel a leave of absence for
compulsory military service pursuant to all State laws , United States codes and statues and Military codes and
statues.
PROCEDURE
A. DEFINITION
1. Compulsory Military Service- Any ordered Feder al Active Duty, State Full-Time Training Duty, or
national emergency.
B. GENERAL
1. Rights and Benefits
a. Employees of the City who have one year or mo re of service, or having a combination of City
service and Federal military service in a period of national emergency (as outlined in Section 17 of
the Civil Service Rules) equaling one year or more , shall receive salary for a period of 30 calendar
days and shall be allowed, during any one fiscal year (July 1 - June 30): (1) temporary military leaves of absence (2) indefinite military leave of absence
(3) six (6) months leave of absence
(4) all three.
b. When the absence is continuous and extends into another fiscal year, salary is nevertheless
limited to the first 30 calendar days.
2. Weekend Drills/Meeting
a. Employees attending weekend drills or other forms of inactive duty shall not be entitled to paid
military leave.
b. Employees shall request time off to att end weekend drills through their supervisors.
c. Employees may choose to use accrued vacation, holiday , compensatory time off (CTO), or time off
without pay (WOP).
d. Employees who do not want to be paid for week end military drills shall complete their time sheet
using WOP for all time less than 40 hours. Contingent upon the needs of the Department, supervisors may allow employees to flex their time.
e. Supervisor shall verify that the employee’s time is correctly reflected in ECAPS and that the
Officer’s schedule is updated in Versadex.
3. Time Charging
a. Days listed on the Federal Active Duty Orders or State Full Time Training Duty Orders, including
interim non-duty days (i.e., holidays and weekends) shall be counted as military leave.
4. Military Orders
a. The area Captain of the employee shall ensure all m ilitary orders are reviewed and a copy sent to
the Personnel Services Division (PSD).
b. The PSD shall keep and maintain the military orders for a period of two (2) years. c. The Department shall not accept any military orders that the employee has not signed.