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J. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR CLASS B EMPLOYEES The Mayor may grant an employee a leave of absence without pay and without benefits including paid medical insurance for a period not to exceed one (1) year when it is in the interest of the City to do so. At the expiration of the leave of absence without pay, the employee may be reinstated to any position of the same classification. An approved leave of absence shall not constitute a break of service with respect to tenure, retirement, and seniority. The employee may continue on the City's health insurance by going on Cobra at the employee's expense. K. FUNERAL LEAVE The City of Batesville will allow an employee to take up to 24 hours, with pay, when a death occurs in their immediate family with their supervisors approval. In this instance, "Immediate family" is defined as spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, stepchild, stepparent and grandchild. The Mayor may allow the employee to take additional time off if the employee must travel out of state or for other special circumstances. For the death of other family members (father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, grandparents and step-grandparents), employees will be allowed 8 hours off with pay with the supervisors approval. With the Mayor's approval, up to sixteen additional hours may be allowed. Employees will be allowed to take off the day of the funeral (8 hours pay) for other relatives such as aunt, uncle, etc. Up to four hours with pay will be allowed for an employee to serve as pallbearer if the funeral is local. The Mayor may allow additional time off with pay if the funeral is out of town. L. JURY AND WITNESS DUTY Employees will be granted leave with pay for jury duty and are permitted to retain the allowance for services from the court for such service. If an employee appears as a witness in court at the request of the City of Batesville or if an employee is subpoenaed as a witness in his capacity as an employee of the City of Batesville to testify in a matter in which the acts or omissions to act of the City are in issue shall likewise be paid for such service. Employees are also permitted to retain the allowance for services from the court for such service. If an employee is on leave with pay for jury or witness duty outside their regular work schedule, they will be paid at their hourly rate, not at overtime rate. Jury and witness duty will not be considered worked hours, and no more than 8 hours ( per day or 40 hours per week will be paid for the jury or witness duty, all at the �r employee's regular hourly rate. To qualify for jury or witness duty leave, 13