(A) A full-time employee shall be entitled to annual leave with pay according to the following method:
Length of Service | Annual Leave Earned |
After 1 full year of service | 40 hours |
2 to 9 years | 80 hours |
10 to 14 years | 120 hours |
15 years and over | 160 hours |
(B) New employees hired after July 1, 2006 are not entitled to annual leave until they have worked at least one full year. Annual leave accrues on an individual employee’s hire date. All city employees hired prior to July 1, 2006 shall have an anniversary (hire) date of January 1.
(C) Annual leave requests shall be made at least one week in advance of the proposed starting date and approved by the department director in accordance with the needs of the department. Employees will make every effort to respect all annual leave requests consistent with those needs. Seniority shall prevail in the determination of annual leave requests.
(D) In case of emergencies, when an employee has been unable to schedule his or her annual leave, this time may be paid or carried over upon approval by the appointing authority.
(E) Annual leave is not earned while an employee is in a non-paid status.
(Ord. 2006-OR-10, passed 7-10-2006; Ord. 2009-OR-04, passed 3-2-2009)