§ 6-2. Military Leave

If employees are required to attend yearly Reserves or National Guard duty, of New Mexico, they will be eligible to receive military leave with pay, not to exceed fifteen (15) days in each calendar year, then unpaid military leave of absence provided the absence does not exceed applicable statutory limitations.

All employees called to active duty in emergencies declared by the Governor of the United States or the President of the United States for short periods of time shall be granted military leave with pay not to exceed fifteen (15) days.

A copy of orders must be attached to all requests for military leave, annual or emergency.

This leave does not apply to assignments volunteered for by the employee.

To be eligible for military leave, employees must provide management with advance notice of service obligations unless they are prevented from providing such notice by military necessity or it is otherwise impossible or unreasonable to provide such notice.

Employees should give management as much advance notice of their need for military leave as possible to ensure proper coverage while employees are away.

Provided any absence does not exceed applicable statutory limitations, employees will retain reemployment rights and accrue seniority and benefits in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

Authority for all military leave shall be within the provisions of Federal, State, and Local Laws.

(Ord. No. 1547 , 1-19-18)