157.12 VACATIONS; FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.
(a) All full-time employees of the City, including hourly and salaried employees, shall accrue vacation credit for only unbroken time as a permanent full-time employee of the City. Such vacation credit shall accrue as follows entitling all full-time employees to the following vacations with pay:
(1) | After one year continuous service with the City | two weeks; |
(2) | After six years continuous service with the City | three weeks; |
(3) | After twelve years continuous service with the City | four weeks; |
(4) | After seventeen years continuous service with the City | five weeks. |
(b) Vacation time must be used prior to December 31, of the year which includes the anniversary date upon which it is earned. Any additional vacation time earned shall be taken in the same year earned after such anniversary date. If the anniversary date falls on a date when such vacation cannot be concluded by December 31, such vacation may be concluded in the next year provided the employee starts his or her additional vacation on his or her anniversary date and remains on vacation continuously until such additional vacation time is used up. After the first twelve months of service, vacation leave shall accrue on a calendar (January 1 - December 31) basis. All vacations shall be scheduled and approved by department heads only. In cases of emergency or unusual circumstances requiring an employee to work during his vacation period, he shall receive compensation for the time he would have had as vacation upon the recommendation of his department head and approval of Council.
(c) All vacation pay shall be at the regular straight rate of earning of the employee without compensation for any premiums authorized by this chapter or by the pay ordinance.
(d) An employee who leaves the employ of the City shall be entitled to receive pay or his or her accrued vacation for the year.
(e) The anniversary date of employment for the purpose of computing the amount of vacation any employee is entitled to shall be the date on which the employee began full-time employment with the City.
The anniversary date of employment for full-time employees of the City for the purpose of computing the amount of vacation any employee entitled to vacation credit from prior service as certified to the City of Bedford Heights by the State or any other political subdivision of the State, pursuant to Ohio R.C. 9.44, shall be computed in accordance with subsection (a) regarding full-time employment, if the prior service was full-time. Effective November 19, 1996, no vacation credit shall be allowed for prior part-time service with the State or any other political subdivision of the State.
(Ord. 2004-180. Passed 12-7-04.)