§ 2.44.090. Leaves—General provisions.

(a)

Unless otherwise required by law, computing of sick leave, vacation, compensating time, annual leave and leave without pay shall be based on a one-tenth-hour minimum.

(b)

Sick leave, vacation, compensating time and annual leave accrual may be converted to other than monthly rates to facilitate leave accounting.

(c)

Employees may not code leave in excess of the balance available at the end of the previous pay period. No paid leave shall be taken until such time as it is fully earned.

(d)

The provisions of this code regarding terms and conditions of employment including compensation and leave time are based on the principles of public accountability whereby elected officials and public agencies are held to a higher level of responsibility under the public trust that demands effective and efficient use of public funds in order to serve the public interest. Those principles of public accountability are reflected in, but not limited to, California Constitution Article 11, Sections 1(a) and 10 and Article 16, Section 6; Government Code, Title 3, Part 3, Chapters 3.5, 4, and 5; and this county code, Title 2, Chapters 2.44 and 2.48.

(Ord. 3061 § 1 (part), 2005: Ord. 2585 § 2, 1992: Ord. 902 § 5, 1967: Ord. 757 § 2, 1964: Ord. 552 § 2 (part), 1961: prior code § 2-031.6)