Howard County                                      2233

Section 2. And be it further enacted by the County Council of Howard
County, Maryland, That this Act shall take effect sixty (60) days after
it stands enacted.

This Bill, having been approved by the Executive and returned to the
Council, stands enacted on May 11, 1970.

1970 Legislative Session, Legislative Day No. 4
Council Bill No. 16

An Act to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sections 1.117 and
1.119 of Title 1 of the Howard County Code, Title "Administration,"
subtitle "Personnel," providing for changes in allowed holidays, sick
leave benefits, and provisions for compensatory time.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the County Council of Howard County,
Maryland, That Sections 1.117 and 1.119 of the Howard County Code, be
and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments, to read
as follows:

1.117—Leaves

A.    Unless otherwise specified, the provisions of this section will apply
to all permanent status County employees.

B.    Leave of Absence Without Pay

1. The Personnel Officer may grant requests for leave of absence
without pay, for a period not to exceed one year. Such leave must be for a
valid purpose and when it appears that reinstatement would be in the best
interest of the County. At the termination of such leave, Merit System
employees shall be reinstated in the Merit System with all previous rights
and privileges except for annual leave credit. Following a leave of absence
without pay, an employee shall begin work with no accumulated annual
leave credit.

C.    Official Leave

1. The Personnel Officer may grant official leave with pay, subject
to approval by Executive, to allow employees to attend professional meet-
ings, technical conferences, short term courses not to exceed two weeks on
subjects related to official duties or for other purposes. Such leave shall
not be deducted from any other leave earned by the employee.

D.    Jury Leave

1. Any employee called for jury duty will be reimbursed the differ-
ence between payments received as a juror and his regular salary. Such
leave shall not be deducted from any other leave earned by the employee.

E.    Military Leave

1. Any employee who is a member of any United States Reserve or
National Guard unit and is required to engage in annual training exercises
will be granted military leave, and will be entitled to receive his or her
regular salary for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) days. Request for