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Scone <br />This practice applies to all non-exempt and exempt employees, and includes civil service <br />personnel. <br />Declaration of Emeraencv <br />Notification of State of Emergency: When a state of emergency is imminent or has been <br />declared, the City Manager or designee will notify all employees through department directors or <br />managers of such declaration. <br />Emer-gency Periods <br />Pre -Impact Period - This is the time period prior to the impending disaster and includes <br />emergency response activities and preventive measures by the City of La Porte's departments <br />in preparing for the impending emergency. This period begins when the City Emergency <br />Operations Center and the City Manager declares an emergency is imminent. <br />Emergency Period — This is the time period during which emergency response activities and <br />restoration of critical services are conducted to protect life and property, and most other regular <br />City services are suspended. This period begins and ends as declared by the City Manager. <br />For hurricane or storm related emergencies, the emergency period may include up to 36 hours <br />prior to the storm's impact and up to 36 hours following the storms impact. <br />Post Impact/Recovery Period — This is the time period during which activities are conducted to <br />restore the City's infrastructure and services to pre -disaster conditions. This period begins <br />when the City Manager declares the emergency period has concluded. <br />Emergency Administrative Leave/General Provisions <br />No one is excused from work until the City Manager, through the department directors, <br />authorizes employees to leave, even if a public announcement of office closures or suspension <br />of services is issued. Employees must return to work as soon as an emergency is over to <br />participate in the Post Impact/Recovery Period. Employees dismissed from work during an <br />emergency will be on emergency administrative leave pursuant to this policy. <br />This leave will start when the employee is dismissed by his/her Department Director and will <br />continue until the City Manager declares that it is safe for all employees to return to work. <br />Employee Responsibilities <br />Employees are expected to return to work on their next scheduled day or shift following the City <br />Manger's declaration. If an employee fails to show up for work or cannot show up for other <br />reasons then the time lost will be Leave of Absence Without Pay, unless other paid leave <br />(vacation, sick, etc.) had been or is approved. <br />Emolovees Safety <br />The City of La Porte recognizes that all "Essential" employees have personal and family <br />responsibilities that may conflict with the obligation to fulfill their job requirements during <br />hazardous weather or state of local emergency. When evacuation of personal residences is <br />required, employees will be permitted and expected to make arrangements for their families like <br />any other citizen, including the use of authorized shelters. Employees who are not able to <br />W <br />