(A) Regular full-time employees. The policy of the city is to provide paid vacation hours for employees to have time away from work for their own health and wellbeing.
(B) Scheduling and using vacation hours requires a request from the employee and authorization from the supervisor. Vacation hours are granted based on the needs of the department to which the employee is assigned. All full-time employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall receive paid vacation hours according to the following schedule.
Consecutive Years Annual Accrual
After 1 year through 4 years 80 hours
After 5 years through 9 years 120 hours
After 10 years 160 hours
After 20 years 200 hours
(C) Employees may not carry over accrued vacation time from one year to the next. The City Manager may grant an extension if he or she deems it necessary or appropriate. Employees may sell back up to 80 hours of vacation per budgetary year.
(D) Vacation is accrued every two weeks and is available to be used after accrual. An employee must complete one full year of service in order to be eligible to utilize vacation time.
(E) No more than two weeks vacation shall be taken at any one time. Any deviation from this division shall first have the approval of the department head.
(F) Consecutive years of service shall mean without interruption, other than interruptions caused by military service, sickness, or other leaves of absence granted by the city.
(G) All vacations will be scheduled so as not to interrupt service to residents. If there are conflicts that cannot be resolved, then vacation time of those affected by the conflicts, and those only, will be determined by the department head on the basis of seniority.
(H) Upon resignation or termination, an employee is entitled to be paid for all earned but unused vacation time. Upon the death of an employee, all earned vacation time shall be paid at the regular rate of pay to the employee's legal heir or executor.
(Ord. 1061, passed 4-5-21)