Table of Contents: Chapter 2

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212 MISCELLANEOUS PAY (Effective 03/07/2022)

212.1 Pay for Court Time

Employees who are required to attend court as a result of the performance of their assigned duties during non-work hours shall be compensated for a minimum of one hour at their standard overtime rate. All consecutive time spent in court after the first hour shall be at the standard overtime rate for the time actually spent in court.

212.2 Voting Paid Time Off

In accordance with Section 115.639, RSMo., as amended, any employee who is an eligible voter is allowed up to 3 hours paid time off to vote in any federal, state, or local election, unless the employee has 3 consecutive nonworking hours during which the polls are open. For example, if election polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and an employee’s work day does not start until 11:00 a.m., the employee may not take leave because the employee has 5 consecutive nonworking hours (i.e. 6:00-11:00 a.m.) during which the polls are open to vote. In contrast, if an employee’s work day starts at 8:00 a.m., the employee may take paid time off to vote.

The employee must request time off to vote with the employee’s supervisor at least the day prior to date of the election. To maintain coverage, the City may specify which hours that the employee may take to vote.

If an employee believes that the employee will need more than 3 hours of paid time off to vote for reasons beyond the employee’s control, the employee shall communicate such to his or her supervisor as soon as the employee recognizes that more time is needed.

The Chapter 200 policies are repealed in their entirety and replaced with the policies set forth above as of the date of the City Manager’s signature.