Applicable To: All employees

Approval Authority:  Major E. N. Finley

Signature:  Signed by ENF

Date Signed:  6/1/2005

1.               PURPOSE

To establish a procedure to fairly distribute and approve leave and compensatory time to Zone Three employees.

2.               POLICY

It shall be the policy of the Atlanta Police Department, Zone Three Commander to ensure that annual leave and compensatory time is monitor regularly, and fairly enforced to all Zone Three employees.  All approved leave shall be scheduled in accordance to the needs of the department.

3.               RESPONSIBILITIES

3.1              The zone commander will approve or deny all leave request submitted by the Lieutenant's.

3.2              The watch commander will approve or deny all sergeant’s leave requests.  The watch commander will monitor all leave requests submitted within his command to ensure that he/she has adequate manpower to cover a watch.

3.3              The sergeant will approve or deny all officers’ leave request

3.4              All medical leave issues will be govern by the Family Medical Leave Act Policy as outlined in the City of Atlanta, Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual: Vol. 1, chapter 4.05.

4.               ACTION

4.1              Zone Three commander will monitor the Watch Commander and Supervisors to ensure that they are managing the leave request of there personnel.

4.1.1           Zone Three commander will approve or deny any leave request more than two weeks.

4.1.2           Zone Three commander will establish a policy that all Zone Three personnel can submit a leave request not more than three months from the date of request.

4.1.3           The watch commander will approve or deny leave request up to two weeks

4.1.4           The watch commander has a responsibility to ensure that there is not a conflict of scheduling for the requested time off submitted by assigned personnel (sergeant, officers, and civilians).

4.1.5           The sergeant’s will approve or deny leave request.

4.1.6           All Zone Three employees will submit an Official Leave Request Form through his/her chain of command.

5.               DEFINITIONS

N/A

6.               CANCELLATIONS

N/A
     

7.               REFERENCES

City Code Chapter 114 “Personnel”, section 411-429 “Attendance and Leave”

City of Atlanta, Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual: Vol. 1, chapters 3 & 4