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section, "child" means a biological, foster, or adopted child, a stepchild, a legal <br />ward, or a child of a person standing in loco parentis; "parent" means a biological, <br />foster, adoptive parent, a stepparent, or a legal guardian; and "immediate family" <br />means any member of the employee's household related by blood or marriage; a <br />parent, parent -in -law, spouse, child, brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild of <br />the employee, regardless of residence; any other relative of the employee by <br />blood or marriage, where it can be established by the employee that the <br />employee's presence is required to handle emergency arrangements and /or other <br />matters. <br />This 36 hours of personal necessity leave also may be used: a) to attend to a <br />serious accident to a member of the employee's immediate family; b) childbirth; <br />c) to cope with imminent danger to the employee's family, home, or other <br />valuable property; or d) when the existence of external circumstances beyond the <br />employee's control make it impossible for him or her to report for duty. <br />10.2 Military Leave. <br />A. Proof of Orders and Reinstatements. An employee shall be granted military leave <br />if he or she furnishes the Executive Director of Personnel Services satisfactory <br />proof of his or her order to report for duty. Upon return and upon showing of <br />proof of actual service pursuant to such orders, he or she will be reinstated as <br />provided by law. <br />B. Temporary. Members of the reserve forces of the United States, or the National <br />Guard, granted temporary leave when ordered to duty, will be granted leave with <br />pay not to exceed thirty (30) working days in each calendar year after the hourly <br />equivalent of one (1) year of service with the City upon presenting satisfactory <br />proof of orders to and from such temporary active duties. <br />10.3 Jury and Witness Leave. When an on -duty employee is called to serve as a juror or non- <br />party witness in any court action, he or she shall be allowed to leave for the time actually <br />required for such service, not to exceed six (6) hours per day, without loss of pay. Each <br />on -duty employee called for such service shall present to his or her Executive Director <br />for examination the subpoena calling him or her to such service and shall pay into the <br />City Treasury the fees collected for such service, with the exception of reimbursement for <br />transportation expenses, if any. <br />10.4 Examination Leave. Employees participating in examinations conducted during their <br />normal working hours for positions in the competitive service of the City of Santa Ana <br />will be granted leave with pay for the time actually required. <br />10.5 Unauthorized Absence. Unauthorized absence from duty for any duration of time may be <br />considered cause for dismissal. Absence from duty without leave for five (5) consecutive <br />working days shall be deemed a resignation from service; provided, however, if upon <br />return to duty the person so absenting himself or herself makes an explanation <br />satisfactory to the Executive Director regarding the cause of his or her absence, the <br />25 <br />