(A) Upon the retirement, voluntary termination or death while on active duty of any sworn firefighter employed by the city, that firefighter, or his or her estate, shall be paid all his or her accrued vacation time at his or her current rate of pay, and compensation for accrued compensatory time not to exceed 480 hours at the current rate for a first-class firefighter.
(B) The firefighters shall have the option of payment of the benefit through time off with pay, or by lump sum payment on the pay date next following his or her last day of work.
(C) Each firefighter employed by the Fire Department prior to the effective date of this policy who has already accrued in excess of 480 hours compensatory time, shall use such time, subject to the approval of his or her supervisor, prior to the termination date of his or her active duty or lose it, except to the extent provided in this policy.
(D) Except as provided in division (C) above, firefighters may not carry over more than 480 hours of accrued compensatory time into the next succeeding calendar year. All excess compensatory time will be forfeited if not taken in the calendar year accrued.
(1979 Code, § 31.71) (Ord. 3479, passed 9-19-1983)