(a) Each full-time City officer or employee, including full-time hourly rate employees, with thirty (30) days of continuous service with the City is entitled to two (2) weeks of vacation leave with full pay. A full-time City officer or employee with five (5) or more years of continuous service with the City as of January first of any year is entitled to three (3) weeks of vacation leave with full pay. A full-time City officer or employee with twelve (12) or more years of continuous service with the City as of January first of any year is entitled to four (4) weeks of vacation leave with full pay. A full-time City officer or employee with twenty-two (22) years of continuous service with the City as of January 1 of any year is entitled to five (5) weeks of vacation leave with full pay.
(b) Each full-time City officer or employee, including full-time hourly rate employees, shall have earned and be entitled to additional vacation time for each month of service at the City computed by multiplying the number of weeks he or she is entitled to under subsection (a) of this section by ten percent (10%) or such other formula based on the City’s current payroll system as approved by the Board of Control.
(c) The Mayor and the Clerk of Council, as appropriate, may in his/her discretion grant any person in the unclassified service of the City additional week(s) of vacation leave with full pay when he/she deems it necessary to successfully recruit or retain a person who possess the experience, training, or other relevant qualifications for any such positions.
(d) A former elected official of the City of Cleveland, who becomes a full-time officer or employee, including a full-time hourly rate employee, will be credited with the time served in such elected office for the purpose of determining such officer’s or employee’s vacation time, as provided in subsection (a) and (b) of this section.
(e) Upon separation from City service, an officer or employee shall be entitled to compensation at his or her then current rate of pay for vacation leave lawfully entitled pursuant to subsection (a) and (b) hereof and unused as of the date of separation.
(f) An officer’s or employee’s service with the City shall not be deemed interrupted by authorized leaves of absence or by periods of lay-off. However, no vacation leave shall be earned under subsection (b) of this section by any officer or employee during an unpaid leave of absence or lay-off period.
(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to hourly rate craft employees paid on the basis of building trades prevailing wages.
(h) The provisions of this section shall not replace, amend, or deprive any employee of any vacation rights to which he or she may be entitled under the terms of any collective bargaining agreement between any union and the City approved by ordinance of Council.
(i) The Director of Human Resources, subject to the approval of the Board of Control, shall promulgate procedures and regulations to carry out this Section 171.28 of the Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. No. 1092-2023. Passed 10-23-23, eff. 10-25-23)