Leave
Paid Time Off
Full-time employee accrue leave according to the following schedule:
| Full Years of Service | Leave Hours Earned |
| Up to the end of year 5 | 12 hours per month |
| Beginning of year 6 - end of year 16 | 16 hours per month |
| Start of year 17 | 20 hours per month |
Employees may accumulate paid time off leave subject to the following caps at June 30 of each year based on the following:
| Employee Category | Maximum Hours Allowed to Accrue |
| Employees hired prior to January 1, 2020 | 640 |
| Employees hired after January 1, 2020 | 240 |
Bereavement Leave
Four (4) consecutive calendar days after the date of loss for any one incident may be used for bereavement in the employee's immediate family without being charged to any other leave. Immediate family is defined for purposed of this policy only as the employee's spouse, children, step children, legal dependent (s), parents, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers or sisters, or in addition, any other relative living in the same household of the employee.
Civil Leave
- Jury Leave - Regular full-time employees may request up to five days of leave with pay (without charge against other leave accruals) for any absence necessary when they are required to serve as a juror, or are subpoenaed as a witness to appear before a court of duly authorized public body or commission.
- An employee will be allowed civil leave with pay for an absence necessary to fulfill responsibilities to the Department of Homeland Security in connection with responding to a natural disaster or other emergency, consistent with the County's operational needs and with the requirements of federal law or regulations pertaining to such service.
Sick Leave Bank
- Employee may have access up to 45 days of paid leave for eligible personal illness after all paid time off leave is exhausted
Family Medical Leave
- Family Medical Leave under FMLA provide 12 weeks of job protected unpaid leave for eligible employee under certain circumstances (as defined by the FMLA).