SECTION: 210 BEREAVEMENT POLICY
SECTION: 210
TITLE: BEREAVEMENT POLICY
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 15, 2017
Provide uniform policy and standards relating use of funeral days within the Department.
HOW BEREAVEMENT ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED:
- Because of the emergency nature of the service provided it is
imperative that we all cooperate in order to allow the employee leave in the case of a death in their family.
- Employees will be granted two (2) funeral days per calendar
Year to be used in the case of death in the employees immediate family.
- For the purpose of this manual the following are
Considered immediate family: Mother, father, brother, sister, child, spouse, grandparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, legal guardian, or other person who stands in place of a parent.
- Funeral days are based on an eight (8) hour work day.
In regards to: All Rules, Regulations, Policy & Procedures and Special Orders are at the discretion of the Sheriff based on departmental need and the severity of the infraction.