300-09 Absence from Duty - Classified

Question 1

The City of Houston operates on a positive pay system. Classified nonexempt personnel are paid from a schedule that requires a ____-hour workweek, which includes meal breaks.

Any time period a classified nonexempt employee is not physically at work during his assigned shift shall be accounted for in the Kronos® system, which updates the SAP® system on a _____.

Answer 1

1) 40

2) biweekly basis

Question 2

Administrative Personnel Committee (APC).

Answer 2

A departmental committee that is responsible for ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local laws with respect to determining whether an employee is physically and psychologically fit for duty.

APC coordinates with employees who because of injury, illness, or psychological issues are unable to perform their essential job duties.

Question 3

Benefit Year.

Answer 3

A plan year beginning September 1 of each calendar year and continuing through August 31 of the next calendar year and used for the purpose of awarding or calculating benefits payable to employees.

Question 4

Injured or Ill Employees and Transitional Duty Report.

Answer 4

The form used to notify the department’s Health and Safety Unit (HSU) of employees who are working in a transitional duty assignment or unable to work due to any injury or illness.

This form is available on the department’s Intranet Portal.

Question 5

UNSCHEDULED LEAVE

A leave event is considered to be unscheduled if the leave is requested less than _____ prior to the start of the leave being requested unless there is an open position in the Red Book or it is_____.

Answer 5

1) 24 hours

2) approved by a supervisor as a scheduled leave event.

Question 6

UNSCHEDULED LEAVE

In the event an employee is unable to report to work, advance notification shall be made to an on-duty supervisor.

The employee shall ensure that the on-duty supervisor acknowledges the leave request by either telephone or a response from the supervisor through_____.

Sending a supervisor an email or text message is not sufficient to ensure the supervisor has been notified unless…

More than _____unscheduled leave events in a benefit year may require a health care provider’s statement to be compensated.

Answer 6

1) electronic means.

2) the supervisor responds to the employee.

3) eight

Question 7

UNSCHEDULED LEAVE

Supervisors shall track all unscheduled leave taken by officers under their command and the reason for each unscheduled leave.

Regardless of reasons for the first eight unscheduled leave events, a supervisor may require a health care provider’s statement for any health-related absence in excess of the ______ regardless of the length of each subsequent absence.

The health care provider’s statement shall be submitted within ____ workdays after returning to work.

If the officer fails to submit a health care provider’s statement, the employee’s supervisor shall carry the officer as being absent without approved leave and
the event shall be processed as _____.

Division commanders shall ensure that all documentation from health care providers is _____. This documentation is subject to audit.

Answer 7

1) eighth unscheduled leave event

2) five

3) an unscheduled absence

4) kept in a locked cabinet

Question 8

UNSCHEDULED LEAVE

A supervisor may deny a request for unscheduled leave if the supervisor believes _____ or ______

However, if the request for unscheduled leave is for health-related reasons, the supervisor shall approve the leave, but may request a health care provider’s statement in any instance of…

See section 8, Health-Related Absences, of this General Order for information regarding patterns of potential abuse of leave for health related reasons.

Answer 8

1) the reason given for the request does not justify unscheduled leave

2) if the unscheduled leave would jeopardize the delivery of necessary police services during that day and shift.

3) potential abuse even prior to the eighth unscheduled leave event.

Question 9

UNSCHEDULED LEAVE

If a supervisor requires a health care provider’s statement prior to the eighth unscheduled leave event, the supervisor shall immediately notify the _____ and provide a copy to the _____. The notification shall be sent prior to the end of the affected shift.

Answer 9

1) division commander via email

2) concerned officer regarding the request and the reason for the request

Question 10

UNSCHEDULED LEAVE

If a single day of unscheduled leave is taken for any reason, the leave event is considered a single unscheduled leave event.

Should the unscheduled leave requested extend beyond one day for any reason, up to and including a maximum of _____ days, the total amount of time taken during that absence shall be considered a_____.

Answer 10

1) three consecutive calendar

2) single event

Question 11

UNSCHEDULED LEAVE

If the unscheduled leave time requested extends beyond one day and the dates are not consecutive calendar days or they include regular days off or holidays, then each day that unscheduled time is requested may be considered…

Answer 11

a separate unscheduled leave event.

Question 12

UNSCHEDULED LEAVE

Officers shall not work extra employment or scheduled overtime within 24 hours following the start of a shift during which they…

Answer 12

were on unscheduled leave or on leave due to personal illness or injury.

Question 13

UNSCHEDULED LEAVE

If an officer burns unscheduled leave during a regularly scheduled shift in the 24-hour period before or after working a Strategic Officer Staffing Program (SOSP) assignment or an overtime program, it shall constitute an…

Answer 13

Earn and Burn policy violation unless one of the exceptions noted in General Order 300-07, Overtime Compensation - Classified applies.

Question 14

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Paid time off (PTO) incorporates and replaces all former _____ for classified employees.

It does not include…

A detailed description of PTO may be found in the Meet and Confer Agreement.

Compensatory time and deferred holiday time are addressed in General Order 300-07, Overtime Compensation - Classified and General Order 300-36, Exempt Time
Compensation and Exempt Time Credit.

Answer 14

1) sick leave (Compensable Sick Leave Plan [CSL] and Modified Sick Leave Plan [MSP]) and vacation leave banks

2) personal days, compensatory time, or deferred holiday time banks.

Question 15

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Accrual

PTO accruals shall be biweekly. The City of Houston Administration and Regulatory Affairs (ARA) Department, Payroll Services Division shall determine accruals per pay period. The rate of PTO accrual for officers is based on years of service as follows:

Years of Service Hours Accrued per Benefit Year
Through 9th year ___hours
10th - 14th years ___hours
15th year ___hours
16th year and over 8 additional hours for each year to a maximum of ___
hours per year

Answer 15

Years of Service Hours Accrued per Benefit Year
Through 9th year 160 hours
10th - 14th years 200 hours
15th year 240 hours
16th year and over 8 additional hours for each year to a maximum of 320
hours per year

Question 16

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Accrual

Years of service for PTO are calculated from the Compensation Date (a.k.a. Comp Date). See General Order 300-03, Seniority, for information on the Comp Date.

PTO accruals are per pay period and are the number of hours according to the above table divided by ___, regardless of the number of hours in an officer’s workday.

Answer 16

26

Question 17

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Accrual

Police cadets receive PTO accruals biweekly at the rate of ___ hours annually.

Police cadets shall not use PTO during their first _____ of employment even though it is accumulating.

Answer 17

1) 120

2) six months

Question 18

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Accrual

Additionally, the PTO hours not used during a benefit year shall be assigned a frozen value in the same manner as MSP rates and added to the employee’s total balance (MSP + Frozen CSL + Frozen Vacation + PTO) at the end of the benefit year.

However, if the employee’s total balance exceeds the applicable cap at any time in the benefit year, the amount of additional PTO hours that may be carried over to the next benefit year is limited to a maximum of _____

The cap is ____hours for officers sworn before March 30, 2011, and _____ hours for officers sworn on or after March 30, 2011.

If the employee requested PTO in a timely manner (at least 90 calendar days before the end of the benefit year) to prevent a loss of PTO leave benefits and was not allowed to take the leave, the employee shall be allowed to carry over…

Answer 18

1) 120 hours each year over the applicable cap.

2) 5,000

3) 2,500

4) the 120 hours plus any additional hours of leave that were requested but not allowed to be taken

Question 19

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Accrual

If an employee leaves employment with the City for any reason, accumulated PTO and other accruals shall be…

Answer 19

paid in accordance with the terms of the Meet and Confer Agreement, laws, and City ordinances applicable at the time.

Question 20

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Scheduling

PTO is scheduled at the division level. Division commanders shall ensure PTO is scheduled according to the following guidelines:

a.
Employees shall be given their first choice by seniority, except when application of seniority creates a…

Answer 20

void in personnel skills, experience, or knowledge in a particular assignment.

Question 21

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Scheduling

PTO is scheduled at the division level. Division commanders shall ensure PTO is scheduled according to the following guidelines:

b.
An employee transferring to a division shall not bump another employee with lesser seniority out of a previously approved PTO period. When employees’ PTO has been approved prior to their transfer, they shall be allowed to…

Answer 21

take the PTO as originally scheduled, unless doing so would disrupt the operations of the division or unit.

Question 22

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Scheduling

c.
Probationary police officers shall not be granted time off except…

Answer 22

for an emergency and as approved by their division commander.

Question 23

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Scheduling

d.
Employees in the department’s Early Warning System Program shall _____. See General Order 300-24, Early Warning System.

Answer 23

have some restrictions placed on requests for time off to ensure the timely completion of the Program

Question 24

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Scheduling

e.
Use of PTO requires a supervisor’s approval. When a supervisor receives a request for the use of PTO, it shall be approved unless…

Answer 24

to do so would be unduly disruptive to the operation of the unit.

Question 25

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Scheduling

f.
When a holiday occurs during an employee’s PTO period, the holiday shall be considered observed and…

Answer 25

that day shall not be charged against the PTO.

Question 26

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Scheduling

g.
PTO requests for more than ____of the employee’s consecutive workdays shall require approval by the division commander.

If the request is due to health or injury related reasons, the division commander shall ensure that the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms packet has been provided to the employee and that the employee has been…

Answer 26

1) 15

2) placed on the Injured or Ill Employees and Transitional Duty Report.

Question 27

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Scheduling

Officers may schedule and take up to and including ____hours of PTO in a benefit year with a supervisor’s approval and as outlined above.

Officers may schedule in excess of 320 hours of PTO but not more than ____hours of PTO in a benefit year with written approval from their executive assistant chief.

Officers shall submit written correspondence through their chain of command to their…

Division commanders shall attach written correspondence with a recommendation regarding the employee’s leave request.

If the employee’s request is due to a personal illness or injury, the division commander shall include in the correspondence whether or not the employee is currently being evaluated and monitored by the Administrative Personnel Committee (APC).

Regardless of the leave bank from which hours are taken (MSP, Frozen CSL, Frozen Vacation, or PTO), the leave taken shall…

Answer 27

1) 320

2) 720

3) executive assistant chief noting the circumstances of the request

4) count toward the above PTO hourly totals.

Question 28

PERSONAL DAYS (PD)

For details regarding accrual of Personal Days (PD) see the Meet and Confer Agreement. In addition:

a.
The PD hours shall be credited to each officer on ____ of each benefit year.

b.
An officer who becomes eligible for PD hours after the beginning of a benefit year shall receive a proportional number of PD hours for the remaining months in the benefit year.

c.
PD hours may be used for ____ and/or for any _____.

All PD hours shall be utilized during the benefit year in which they are received, or they shall be forfeited.

In order to avoid forfeiture of hours, an officer must request time off for PD hours from the department at least…

Answer 28

1) September 1

2) personal reasons

3) approved FMLA absence

4) 90 calendar days before the end of the benefit year in which the PD hours are received.

Question 29

PERSONAL DAYS (PD)

If an officer requests in a timely manner to utilize PD hours to prevent the loss of time and the department does not allow the officer to take the leave requested, the officer shall be allowed to…

PD hours shall have no _____ and shall not be counted as time worked for purposes of nonexempt employees voluntarily working Strategic Officer Staffing Program (SOSP) assignments.

PD hours shall be usable by nonexempt officers in the _____.

Probationary police officers who are terminated for any reason shall not receive____

Answer 29

1) carry over to the next benefit year the PD hours the department does not allow the officer to utilize.

2) cash value on termination

3) Phase Down Program (PDP)

4) PD hour benefits.

Question 30

MILITARY LEAVE

Officers required to perform military duty shall be allowed up to and including _____ per federal fiscal year (October 1 through September 30). These military leave absences shall be recorded in Kronos by ARA’s Payroll Services.

Absences in excess of 15 workdays for military training shall be charged to the officer’s _____, which shall be recorded in Kronos by the division timekeeper, provided the officer has not been granted an unpaid leave of absence.

An officer not on a Military Wartime Leave of Absence shall be permitted to use unpaid leave to satisfy his military training requirement if he so chooses. If the officer has no PTO or other authorized leave remaining or is on an unpaid leave of absence, the officer shall ______.

All time recorded for officers on a Military Wartime Leave of Absence shall be recorded by ARA’s Payroll Services.

When possible, officers shall submit requests for military leave at least ____weeks prior to the effective date of the leave. A copy of the military order shall be forwarded through the chain of command to ARA’s Payroll Services, via the appropriate assistant chief or civilian equivalent.

Answer 30

1) 15 workdays

2) PTO, PD, compensatory time, or deferred holiday time bank

3) not receive pay

4) two

Question 31

FUNERAL LEAVE

In case of death in the immediate family of an officer, the division commander may excuse an officer from reporting for duty for as many as_____.

Immediate family includes…

Additional leave beyond the three funeral leave days may be granted by taking the additional time from _____.

Employees shall not _____ during normal duty hours while on paid funeral leave. Funeral leave absences shall be recorded in Kronos by the division timekeeper.

Answer 31

1) three workdays

2) father, mother, sister, brother, husband, wife, child, grandparents, and other relatives if, in the opinion of the division commander, such officer’s presence would be required due to their individual relationship and the circumstances of the case.

3) one of the officer’s leave banks

4) work extra employment

Question 32

OTHER LEAVE

Jury Duty

Officers shall be permitted to serve on a jury with no loss of pay even…

A copy of the jury summons shall be presented to the officer’s…

The period of absence shall not exceed the time specifically required for the officer to_____.

There shall be no additional compensation beyond the officer’s regular shift.

Answer 32

1) if it occurs during their shift.

2) immediate supervisor at the time of notification.

3) complete jury duty

Question 33

OTHER LEAVE

Voting

Officers shall be allowed to vote in local, state, or federal elections with no loss of pay provided…

Officers shall notify their supervisors of the need for time off to vote…

Answer 33

1) the performance of official duties during their regularly scheduled off-duty time did not allow them adequate time to vote.

2) as soon as possible.

Question 34

HEALTH-RELATED ABSENCES

Any type of leave taken due to personal injury, possible psychological issue, or extended illness requires notification by the employee to a supervisor that there is…

Division commanders shall ensure that employees are listed on the _____ when applicable, and that FMLA guidelines are followed.

Answer 34

1) a health-related reason for the time off request

2) Injured or Ill Employees and Transitional Duty Report

Question 35

HEALTH-RELATED ABSENCES

When a holiday occurs during an employee’s injured on duty (IOD) leave, the holiday is considered…

Division commanders shall submit an Injured or Ill Employees and Transitional Duty Report each _____in accordance with General Order 300-10, Transitional Duty Assignment, and per the instructions on the report.

Answer 35

1) observed and the absence is not charged against the IOD leave.

2) Friday to the department’s Health and Safety Unit

Question 36

HEALTH-RELATED ABSENCES

For all health-related absences in excess of ____hours in each benefit year, the officer shall present a _____ indicating the officer was seen for the illness or injury.

The health care provider’s statement shall be submitted within _____ after
returning to work.

Division commanders shall ensure that all documentation from health care providers is kept in a locked cabinet. This documentation is subject to audit.

Absences covered by FMLA or workers’ compensation shall…

Answer 36

1) 64

2) health care provider’s statement

3) five workdays

4) not be charged against this 64-hour threshold.

Question 37

HEALTH-RELATED ABSENCES

Supervisors shall regularly monitor leave taken for health-related reasons to identify any patterns of usage and possible abuse and to mitigate any adverse impact to other employees or police services. Abuse of leave for health-related reasons may be indicated by, but not limited to, any of the following patterns of leave taken for health-related reasons:

a.
Leave taken consistently on the day immediately before or after _____

b.
Leave taken consistently on the day _____.

c.
Leave taken after a non-health-related leave request _____.

d.
Leave taken when _____ are scheduled or due.

e.
Leave taken following counseling or _____.

f.
Leave taken when the supervisor is _____.

g.
Leave taken to avoid having to assume _____ when coworkers are on scheduled leave.

Answer 37

a.
Leave taken consistently on the day immediately before or after the officer’s regular days off.

b.
Leave taken consistently on the day before or after a holiday.

c.
Leave taken after a non-health-related leave request was denied.

d.
Leave taken when difficult assignments or projects are scheduled or due.

e.
Leave taken following counseling or disciplinary action.

f.
Leave taken when the supervisor is on leave.

g.
Leave taken to avoid having to assume additional duties when coworkers are on scheduled leave.

Question 38

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

Employees who have worked for the City for a total of 12 months (not necessarily
consecutively) and who have been physically at work for at least 1,250 hours during the preceding twelve months are entitled to a maximum _____during the benefit year. Exceptions are noted below.

Answer 38

12 weeks of FMLA leave

Question 39

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

Officers may take FMLA leave for any of the following reasons:

a.
The ____ of a child and in order to care for the child.

b.
The _____ with the employee for adoption or foster care.

c.
To care for a spouse, child, or parent with _____.

d.
The officer’s own serious health condition that renders the officer unable to ____.

e.
Certain qualifying exigencies arising out of the fact that the spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the officer is on covered active duty in the_____ or has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty in the _____.

f.
To care for a covered service member recovering from a serious injury or illness incurred in the line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces. This “Military Caregiver Leave” allows an eligible employee who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of the service member to take up to a total of ___ weeks of FMLA leave in a single ____-month period. Eligible employees are limited to a combined total of ____weeks of all types of FMLA leave during the single ____-month period.

Answer 39

a.
The birth of a child and in order to care for the child.

b.
The placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care.

c.
To care for a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition.

d.
The officer’s own serious health condition that renders the officer unable to perform the functions of the officer’s position.

e.
Certain qualifying exigencies arising out of the fact that the spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the officer is on covered active duty in the Armed Forces or has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty in the Armed Forces.

f.
To care for a covered service member recovering from a serious injury or illness incurred in the line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces. This “Military Caregiver Leave” allows an eligible employee who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of the service member to take up to a total of 26 weeks of FMLA leave in a single 12-month period. Eligible employees are limited to a combined total of 26 weeks of a// types of FMLA leave during the single 12-month period.

Question 40

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

Spouses who are employed by the City shall be limited to a combined total of ____weeks of FMLA leave during the benefit year if the leave is taken for the birth of a child, the placement of a child for adoption or foster care, or to…

Answer 40

1) 12

2) care for a parent with a serious health condition.

Question 41

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

It is mandatory for employees to notify their supervisor when they have a serious health condition that may qualify for _____.

Although it is not always necessary for employees requesting FMLA leave to explicitly mention FMLA by name, employees are required to provide employers with _____ to help an employer understand that it may be an FMLA protected situation.

Employees shall provide notice as soon as possible.

Generally, employees shall request leave _____ days in advance when the need is foreseeable.

Employees shall also tell employers the anticipated duration of the leave. Proper
notification allows the officer to receive statutory notices and any other documentation, certification, or notice necessary to qualify for such protected leave.

Answer 41

1) FMLA leave

2) sufficient information about their absence

3) 30 calendar

Question 42

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

The officer and the officer’s immediate supervisor are responsible for notifying the HPD FMLA Coordinator in the City of Houston Human Resources Department when…

Supervisors shall remain vigilant in order to recognize ____.

Supervisors who become aware of or learn that an employee under their command may have a qualifying FMLA event shall…

In addition, if an officer has been absent for more than three consecutive workdays and the possibility exists that it is for any of the aforementioned reasons the supervisor shall…

Answer 42

1) a possible FMLA leave situation arises

2) FMLA triggering events

3) notify the employee of the employee’s ability to apply for FMLA leave.

4) notify the officer of the officer’s ability to apply for FMLA leave

Question 43

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

Only the _____is authorized to determine whether an officer is eligible for FMLA leave.

An officer’s eligibility for FMLA leave is contingent upon the officer’s compliance with all FMLA reporting requirements.

FMLA leave is an entitlement; therefore, if the officer and the event qualify under FMLA guidelines, no department approval is…

Answer 43

1) HPD FMLA Coordinator

2) required for the officer to use FMLA leave.

Question 44

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

The HPD FMLA Coordinator is responsible for maintaining current FMLA leave rules and procedures. The HPD FMLA Coordinator is also responsible for providing the appropriate FMLA forms to…

Within ____ following the date the FMLA forms packet is issued, the officer or his designee shall complete and submit the FMLA forms packet to the HPD FMLA Coordinator.

The HPD FMLA Coordinator shall notify the officer whether or not the…

Answer 44

1) an officer who may have an FMLA qualifying circumstance and shall handle all follow-ups on medical certifications

2) 15 calendar days

3) FMLA eligibility guidelines are met.

Question 45

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

Eligible officers are required to use certain types of time off while on FMLA leave.

Those seeking to take FMLA leave for their own illness or injury shall use…

Officers seeking to take FMLA leave for other reasons shall…

Officers may use ____ for an FMLA qualifying event.

Accrued paid leave used for an FMLA qualifying reason shall be counted against the officer’s _____.

Answer 45

1) all time off accumulated in their leave banks (except for compensatory time) before unpaid FMLA leave can be used.

2) use all paid leave accumulated in their leave banks (except No Value Leave Bank [NVLB] and compensatory time) before unpaid FMLA leave can be used.

3) PD hours

4) 12-week (or 26-week, if applicable) FMLA entitlement

Question 46

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

Before returning to work from a personal illness, health condition, or injury, the employee shall provide written documentation from the health care provider stating that _____.

At the end of authorized FMLA leave, the officer is entitled to…

If an employee is not able to return to work at full duty at the end of the FMLA period, the employee shall be referred to ____(see section 10 below). This may not pertain to intermittent FMLA cases or FMLA requests of less than 12 weeks.

Supervisors suspecting employees of abuse of FMLA shall contact the _____

Answer 46

1) the employee is able to return to work at full duty with no restrictions

2) return to the same or an equivalent position.

3) APC

4) HPD FMLA Coordinator.

Question 47

ADVERSE WEATHER

All classified employees are required to report to their regular assignments during adverse weather conditions unless…

Answer 47

they are on approved leave or unless otherwise directed.

Question 48

ADVERSE WEATHER

If officers are unable to report to their regular assignments because of adverse weather conditions, they shall…

The officer shall make every effort to report to work as soon as _____.

The absent officer shall be carried on the payroll as present and shall make up the missed time as soon as possible by working additional hours comparable in number to those missed or…

Information on reporting to work during an emergency response is addressed in General Order 200-10, Emergency Management.

Answer 48

1) notify the appropriate supervisor of the specific weather conditions preventing them from reporting to work.

2) weather permits

3) by using any authorized leave.

Question 49

UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Officers requesting an unpaid leave of absence due to a personal illness or injury must…

Answer 49

exhaust all personal leave before unpaid leave can be authorized

Question 50

UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Officers requesting an unpaid leave of absence for any reason other than a personal illness or injury must….

Requests for an unpaid leave of absence to pursue a career with another employer shall _____.

Answer 50

1) exhaust all personal leave except No Value Leave before unpaid leave can be authorized.

2) not be granted

Question 51

UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Employees requesting an unpaid leave of absence or an extension thereof shall submit correspondence via the employee’s chain of command to the Chief of Police. The
correspondence shall:

a.
Outline the _____.

b.
Include the effective date as to when _____

c.
Provide an ______.

Answer 51

a.
Outline the reasons for the request.

b.
Include the effective date as to when leave without pay is scheduled to begin.

c.
Provide an anticipated return to duty date.

Question 52

UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE

______ shall attach written correspondence with a recommendation regarding the employee’s leave request.

If the employee’s request is due to a personal illness or injury, the division commander shall include in the correspondence whether or not the employee is…

Answer 52

1) Division commanders

2) currently being evaluated and monitored by APC.

Question 53

UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Unpaid leaves of absence for 14 or fewer consecutive calendar days may be approved by the _____.

Answer 53

Chief of Police

Question 54

UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Unpaid leaves of absence in excess of 14 calendar days but less than or equal to 180 calendar days require approval by the _____ before such leaves shall be authorized.

Unpaid leaves of absence in excess of 180 calendar days require approval by _____ before such leaves shall be authorized.

Answer 54

1) Police Officers’ Civil Service Commission

2) City Council

Question 55

UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Officers absent without pay are required to immediately contact the _____to make arrangements for continuation of medical and other insurance benefits.

Officers returning to work following an unpaid leave of absence shall contact the _____ for information regarding reinstatement and/or continuation of benefits and pay.

Answer 55

1) City of Houston Human Resources Department

2) Police Department Employee Services Division

Question 56

UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCES

An unauthorized absence is an absence that was not…

Officers who are absent from work for _____or more consecutive workdays without notification to their supervisor may receive disciplinary action up to and including indefinite suspension.

Answer 56

1) approved by the department or that was properly denied.

2) three