Common use of Leave of Absence for Public Office Duties Clause in Contracts

Leave of Absence for Public Office Duties. When a regular full-time employee is elected to a government public office outside the City, the employee may be granted leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority by the City for a period of up to one year, and such leave may be extended each year on request during the employee's term of office. If an employee wishes to run for election or be nominated to run for election to the Council of the City of Surrey, the employee must apply as soon as possible and will be granted leave of absence without pay. If the employee is elected to office with the City of Surrey, the employee will resign in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act. If an employee runs for elected office in Surrey, locally, provincially, or federally and a conflict of interest occurs, the leave of absence without pay and resignation provisions of the preceding paragraph may apply.

Leave of Absence for Public Office Duties. When a regular full-time employee is elected to a government public office outside the City, the employee may be granted leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority by the City for a period of up to one year, and such leave may be extended each year on request during the employee's ’s term of office. If an employee wishes to run for election or be nominated to run for election to the Council of the City of Surrey, the employee must apply as soon as possible and will be granted leave of absence without pay. If the employee is elected to office with the City of Surrey, the employee will resign in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act. If an employee runs for elected office in Surrey, locally, provincially, or federally and a conflict of interest occurs, the leave of absence without pay and resignation provisions of the preceding paragraph may apply.