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<br />EMERGENCY PERIODS <br /> <br />Pre-Impact Period This is the time period prior to the impending disaster and <br />includes emergency response activities and preventive measures by the City of <br />La Porte's departments in preparing for the impending emergency. This period <br />begins when the City Emergency Operations Center or the City Manager <br />declares an emergency is imminent. <br /> <br />Emeraencv Period This is the time period during which emergency <br />response activities and restoration of critical services are conducted to protect life <br />and property, and most other regular City services are suspended. This period <br />begins when the City is closed for normal business and ends when the City <br />Manager declares it safe for all employees to return to work. <br /> <br />Post Impact/Recoverv Period This is the time period during which activities <br />are conducted to restore the City's infrastructure and services to pre-disaster <br />conditions. This period begins when the City Manager declares it safe for all <br />employees to return to work, and ends when the City Manager declares the <br />period is over. <br /> <br />No one is excused from work until the City Manager, through the department <br />directors, authorizes employees to leave, even if a public announcement of office <br />closures or suspension of services is issued. Employees must return to work as <br />soon as an emergency is over to participate in the Post Impact/Recovery Period. <br />Employees dismissed from work during an emergency will be on emergency paid <br />administrative leave. <br />Said leave will start when the employee is dismissed by his/her Department <br />director and will continue until the City Manager declares it is safe for all <br />employees to return to work. Employees are expected to return to work on their <br />next scheduled day or shift following the City Manger's declaration. If an <br />employee fails to show up for work or cannot show up for other reasons then the <br />time lost will be Leave of Absence Without Pay, unless other paid leave <br />(vacation, sick, etc.) is approved. <br /> <br />The City of La Porte recognizes that employees have personal and family responsibilities <br />that may conflict with the obligation to fulfill their iob requirements during hazardous <br />weather or state of local emergency. When evacuation of personal residences is <br />required, employees will be oermitted and expected to make arrangements for their <br />families like any other citizen, including the use of authorized shelters. Employees who <br />are not able to return to work due to emergency conditions (jor instance, they have <br />evacuated the area and are unable to return, or they are unable to leave their residence <br />to return to work at City facilities due to imoassable roadways, etc.) must contact their <br />department director or designated supervisor as soon as possible and utilize aopropriate <br />leave time. <br /> <br />Employee Policies Handbook/Page 17 <br />