19910312 1991-6ORDINANCE NO. 1991-6
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17-12(f)(1),
ARTICLE I, CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, CONCERNING MILITARY LEAVE
DIFFERENTIAL COMPENSATION.
BE IT ORDAINED by the city Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, that Section 17-12(f)(1), Article I, Chapter 17 of the
Code of the City of Fairfax is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
Section 17-12. Holidays and Leave.
(f) Military and civil leave
(1) Employees who are members of the organized reserve
forces of any of the armed services of the United States, national
guard or naval militia shall be entitled to leaves of absence from
their respective duties, without loss of seniority, accrued leave
or efficiency rating, on all days during which they are engaged in
federally funded military training duty, or when called forth by
the governor pursuant to state law. There shall be no loss of pay
during such leaves of absence, except that paid leaves of absence
for federally funded military training duty shall not exceed
fifteen (15) workdays per federal fiscal year. When relieved from
such duty, such employees shall be restored to positions held by
them when ordered to duty. In accordance with federal law, 38
U.S.C. Section 2021, et seq., any career service employee with
permanent status who joins or is drafted into active service in the
military forces of the United States shall be placed on military
leave, without pay except as otherwise provided herein, and shall
be entitled to be restored to the same position vacated, provided
application is made to the~ ~ ~ personnel officer within
ninety (90) days after an honorable discharge, and further provided
that such employee is still qualified to perform the duties of the
position. City employees who are ordered into active military
service from a reserve unit, reserve status or inactive status
during the period beginning on December 8, 1990, through December
31, 1991, shall be entitled to receive a differential compensation
allowance for such active military service. This allowance shall
consist of the difference between the employee's gross civilian pay
and gross military pay (less applicable taxes and employee's
deductions) and shall continue until the date when employee is
released from active military service or until December 31, 1991,
whichever is earlier.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the remaining subsections of the
section hereby amended shall continue to read as previously
enacted.
This ordinance shall become effective as provided by law.
INTRODUCED:
February 26, 1991
PUBLIC HEARING:
March 12, 1991
ADOPTED:
March 12, 1991
ATTEST:
City ~Cle~k