General Requirements
San Diego Municipal Code § 23.1101
in effect§23.1101 General Requirements
Eligible employees shall be entitled to holidays and annual leave, and shall be allowed other special leaves of absence as hereinafter in this rule provided. In addition, employees may be eligible for other types of leave approved by the City Council. All leaves of absence, whether with or without pay, shall be submitted in writing on prescribed forms, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Rule and/or any applicable section of the Personnel Manual or Administrative regulations. All leaves contained in this Rule, except as hereinafter provided in the case of Compulsory Leave, Court Leave, and Special Meetings, must meet the approval of the appointing authority and Commission. Except in the case of leave credits used for illness, family emergency, or military leave, the time during which any leave of absence shall be taken by an employee shall be designated by the appointing authority. Leaves of absence shall be indicated on the payroll time sheets submitted to the Personnel Director for certification. Failure to submit leave requests prior to the date on which pay warrants are released will result in withholding the warrants until such requests have been submitted and approved.
(Amended 7–27–1981 by O–15553 N.S.; effective 9–4–1981.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art03Division11.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026