(1) Military Leave. Military leave will be granted to a permanent employee who is drafted into active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States. Voluntary enlistment in the Armed Forces Reserves and subsequent call up shall be considered “drafted” under this section.

(2) Return From Military Service. Upon honorable discharge from such service, the employee shall be returned to a position in the same class as his or her last position held, at the salary rate prevailing for such class, without loss of seniority or employment rights if such a position still exists. If no comparable position is available upon the employee’s return the employee shall be given preference in hiring for any new job openings for which the employee is suitably qualified. If it is established that the employee is not physically able to perform the duties of his or her former position, by reason of such service, he or she shall be reinstated to other work that he or she is able to perform at the nearest appropriate group to the former classification if at all possible.

(3) Reserve Training. A permanent full-time employee who is required to attend trainings or encampments of the Reserve of the Armed Forces or the National Guard shall be granted a military leave for a period not to exceed two weeks in any calendar year. [Res. 2022-10-016 § 1, 2022.]