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<br />the use of authorized shelters. Employees who are not able to return to work due to <br />unavoidable or unsafe conditions related to the emergency (for instance, they have <br />evacuated the area and are unable to return, or they are unable to leave their <br />residence to return to work at City facilities due to impassable roadways, etc.) must <br />contact their department director or designated supervisor as soon as possible and <br />utilize appropriate leave time. Durina a state of emeraency, any unauthorized <br />absence from work or assianment may be considered sufficient cause for <br />discharae. <br /> <br />EMPLOYEE STATUS <br /> <br />Prior to a declaration of a civil emerflencv. Department Directors shall. designate <br />"Emergencv Essential" and "Emergencv Non-Essential" versonnel. All versonnel shall <br />be advised of their status as of Januarv 1st each year. Individual emvlovee status may <br />chanfle. as the needs of the City change during the civil emergency. or at the discretion of <br />the Devartment director. <br /> <br />"Emereencv Non-Essential" - After a needs assessment is made. some emvlovees may <br />be temporarily dismissed from work. concurrently or successive Iv. as determined bv the <br />emergency need and the department or function and those will be designated as <br />"Emerflencv Non-Essential." Thev will be placed on emerflencv Paid Administrative <br />Leave pursuant to this policy. <br /> <br />"Emergency Essential" - Each department director is responsible for <br />identifying those employees who will be required to remain or respond in the <br />event of emergency conditions and those employees will be designated as <br />"Emergency Essential." "Emergency-Essential" employees may be required to <br />be available immediately before (Pre-Impact), during (Emergency)-e.g., those <br />within the Emergency Operations Center-and/or after the disaster or emergency <br />condition (Post-Impact/Recovery) to perform duties directly related to the <br />emergency conditions, as determined by City. <br /> <br />"Post-Impact/Recoverv Assiened" - Post-emerflencv. all City emvlovees are considered <br />Post-Impact/Recovery Assigned employees. All City employees are to return to work <br />after the City Manager declares it is safe to do so. After the return to work. some <br />emvlovees may be further identified as "Essential Recovery." while others may be <br />temvorarilv excused from work. The City Manager and each devartment or function is <br />resvonsible for identifying those emvlovees who are essential to the quick restoration of <br />critical services to the community. These emplovees desiflnated as "Essential Recoverv " <br />employees are required to work durinfl veriods after the emergency when other <br />emvlovees may be dismissed or on authorized leave. Notwithstanding. an "Essential <br />Recovery" emvlovee will be allowed reasonable emerflencv paid administrative leave to <br /> <br />Employee Policies Handbook/Page 18 <br />