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e e City of La Porte Personnel Policies SECTION 9 - EMERGENCY LEAVE In the case of unscheduled surgery, or a sudden and/or serious illness, injury, or death to a member of an employee's immediate family which requires the employee's personal attention and care, a regular, full time employee may be allowed absence with pay for the time away from work. Emergency leave shall be granted for up to three (3) work days for no more than a total of two (2) times in anyone (1) calendar year. Emergency leave not taken shall not accrue nor will any unused emergency leave be paid upon termination. Immediate family shall be defined as follows: Spouse Child or grandchild Brother or Sister (employee and spouse) Parents or Grandparents (employee and spouse) Foster parents (but not both foster parents and natural parents) Additional leave may be granted with the approval of the Department Director. This additional leave will be charged to the employee's sick leave account. Evidence of death or serious illness satisfactory to the Department Director may be left to the director's discretion. SECTION 10 - ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE WITH PAY An employee ordered not to report to work or who can not report to work because of inclement weather or disaster may be granted administrative absence with pay if recommended by the Department Director and approved by the City Manager. These employees shall be paid for a normal work day. Employees shall be granted sufficient administrative absence with pay, when necessary, in order to vote in an official election. Additionally, a Department Director may grant an employee administrative absence with pay for purposes of attending a professional conference, convention, training activity, legislative proceeding, civic function or meeting, or for purposes of coordinating with governmental and private agencies and entities in the interest of the City. SECTION 11 - AUTHORIZED LEAVE WITHOUT PAY In circumstances not falling within other provisions of these rules, the Department Director may authorize an employee to take leave without pay under such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreeable up to a maximum of two calendar weeks. Authorized leave without pay in excess of two weeks must be approved by the City Manager. SECTION 12 - ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE An employee failing to report to duty or remain at work as scheduled without proper notification, authorization, or excuse shall be considered absent without leave and shall not be in pay status for the time involved. 24