ANNUAL LEAVE A-240 FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
TITLE: ANNUAL LEAVE NO: A-240
FILE: ANNUAL LEAVE
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03-05-90 REVISED: 08-10-92, 12-25-94, 11-01-98, 07-01-99,
10-01-01, 03-01-07, 09-01-20
AUTHORITY: Sheriff M. Mims APPROVED BY: Assistant Sheriff T. Gattie
REFERENCE: Fresno County Personnel Rule 7; Salary Resolution Sections 600 and
700; and Labor Code Section 230.8.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this policy is to establish and maintain consistent time parameters for the
submitting, review, denial or approval of a Jail Division employee request to utilize annual
leave.
POLICY:
It is the policy of the Fresno County Sheriff's Office Jail Division for each staff member to
submit their request for annual leave via the TeleStaff system. The request shall be
submitted no more than thirty (30) days in advance but a minimum of ten (10) days prior
to the requested day off. The annual leave request shall be reviewed and modified for
approval or denial by the Watch Commander or designee, a minimum of five (5) days
prior to the requested day off. It is the responsibility of the submitting staff member to
check the outcome of the request.
PROCEDURES:
I. ANNUAL LEAVE REQUEST
A. When a staff member wishes to request time off utilizing annual leave,
the staff member must-
1. Submit an "Annual Leave Request" via the TeleStaff system. The
request must be submitted:
a. No more than thirty (30) days in advance, but
b. A minimum of ten (10) days prior to the requested day off
2. Send an email to the supervising sergeant notifying them of the
request.
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FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
TITLE: ANNUAL LEAVE NO: A-240
FILE: ANNUAL LEAVE
B. The shift Watch Commander (or their designee) shall review and modify
the annual leave request noting either the approval or denial a minimum
of five (5) days prior to the requested day off.
C. Requested time off will be granted at the discretion of the shift Watch
Commander to whom the staff member is assigned, based upon the
needs of the Unit, Bureau, or Division. It is the responsibility of the
submitting staff member to check the outcome of each request.
II. EMERGENCIES AND ANNUAL LEAVE
A. Nothing shall preclude the granting of requested time off by the Watch
Commander outside the parameters of this policy in the event of a
personal emergency.
B. Emergency annual leave granted shall be documented by the
Administrative Sergeant via the TeleStaff system.
C. To ensure operations in the event of an emergency, the Watch
Commander may revoke previously approved use of annual leave.
III. FAMILY-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP LEAVE
A. The Family-School Partnership Act (FSPA) is a California law that allows
a parent,* of one or more children in kindergarten, grades 1-12, or in the
care of a licensed child care provider to take time off from work for the
following reasons-
1. To find, enroll, or reenroll his/her child in a school or with a licensed
child care provider.
2. To participate in activities of the school or licensed child care provider.
Only activities that are sponsored, supervised or approved by the
school, school board or licensed child care provider qualify for FSPA
leave.
"Parent" means a parent, guardian,stepparent,foster parent, or grandparent of, or a person who stands in loco
parentis to,a child.
"In loco parentis" is defined as standing in the place of a parent, and charged with a parent's rights, duties and
responsibilities. It does not require a biological or legal relationship.
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JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
TITLE: ANNUAL LEAVE NO: A-240
FILE: ANNUAL LEAVE
a. Qualifying activities include: volunteering in the classroom,
coaching a school team, parent-teacher conferences, Back-to-
School Night, Open House, school recitals, field trips,
extracurricular sporting events, graduation ceremonies, etc.
b. Activities that are not eligible for FSPA leave include: Little
League, Babe Ruth Baseball League, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts,
Pop Warner Youth Football, Li'I Hoopsters Basketball, youth
soccer, sport camps, traveling sport teams, and other youth
activities that are not offered as part of the normal educational
program through the child's school of enrollment.
NOTE: Just because the activity involves children or takes place on a school
campus does not mean it qualifies under FSPA.
3. To address a child care provider or school emergency. Such an
emergency means that the child cannot remain in school or with the
child care provider due to one of the following:
a. The school or child care provider has requested that the child be
picked up, or has an attendance policy that prohibits the child from
attending or requires the child to be picked up.
b. Behavioral or discipline problems.
c. Closure or unexpected unavailability of the school or child care
provider (excluding planned holidays).
d. A natural disaster (e.g., fire, earthquake, flood).
B. All parents working full time, regardless of the shift they work, are eligible
to take off up to forty (40) hours of FSPA leave per calendar year, not
exceeding eight (8) hours per calendar month.
1. Each parent is eligible to take 40 hours per year, regardless of the
number of children (i.e., the total number of hours available to the
employee does not increase as the number of children increases).
2. To accommodate employees who work 12-hour schedules, additional
hours over the monthly maximum may be allowed (when a full day is
needed) with approval of the Watch Commander.
C. The employee is required to provide reasonable advance notice of the
planned absence.
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JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
TITLE: ANNUAL LEAVE NO: A-240
FILE: ANNUAL LEAVE
1. Advance notice must be provided a minimum of ten (10) days prior to
the event when the scheduled date is known well in advance (e.g.,
field trips, league games, graduation ceremonies, etc.).
2. When circumstances do not permit an advance notice of ten days
(e.g., playoff games, award assemblies, etc.), notice shall be given as
soon as possible, but no later than two (2) days prior to the event.
3. A request for FSPA leave submitted less than two (2) days prior to the
event may only be authorized with approval of the Watch
Commander.
D. The employee is responsible to:
1. Email their supervising sergeant and notify them of the planned
absence.
2. Make the appropriate "FSPA" entry for the event via the TeleStaff
system.
E. Timely submissions for qualified FSPA events will not be denied.
F. If more than one parent of a child is employed by the Jail Division, only
the parent who first gave advance notice need be granted leave, although
another parent may participate simultaneously, if approved.
G. The employee may be required to provide documentation from the school
or licensed child care provider as proof that he/she participated in the
authorized activity on the specific date and at a particular time.
"Documentation" means whatever written verification of parental
participation the school or licensed child care provider deems appropriate
and reasonable. Minimally, the documentation should contain a simple
statement on school letterhead, indicating the employee's name, date,
and brief description of the school activity.
H. The employee shall utilize existing vacation or compensatory time off for
the purpose of the planned absence. Dock time may be used with
approval from the Watch Commander.
I. Employees are responsible to keep track of their FSPA leave and shall
not request time off that exceeds the allowable limits (i.e., 8-hours in a
month, or 40-hours in a year).
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JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
TITLE: ANNUAL LEAVE NO: A-240
FILE: ANNUAL LEAVE
IV. LEAVES (PERSONNEL RULE 7)
Leave provisions exist for the convenience of employees who must, or wish
to, absent themselves from work for various reasons. Employees who are
absent from work must be on an approved leave, sick leave, annual leave or
compulsory leave. Other absences are treated as absences without leave
and are subject to disciplinary action. The Sheriff's Office abides by County
policy for consideration of all types of leave requests (e.g., FMLA, CFRA,
Military). Contact the Sheriff's Office Human Resources Unit at (559) 600-
8500, or Fresno County Department of Human Resources — Employee
Benefits at (559) 600-1810 for additional information.
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