(A) Each full-time employee shall earn five working days vacation after the completion of 90 days of service, ten working days vacation per year after completion of one year of service; 15 working days vacation per year after completion of ten years of service; and 20 working days vacation per year after completion of 15 years of service; 21 working days of vacation per year after completion of 20 years of service; 22 working days of vacation per year after completion of 22 years of service; 23 working days of vacation after completion of 24 years of service; 24 working days of vacation per years after completion of 26 years of service; and 25 working days of vacation per year after completion of 28 years of service.
(1) Vacation leave may be used as earned, provided that each department head or the Mayor, shall approve the time at which vacation leave may be used.
(2) Any employee leaving the municipal service in good standing after giving proper notice of such termination of employment shall be compensated for vacation leave accrued and unused to the day of separation, prorated by the month.
(3) As vacation leave is granted to employees for a period of recreation, no employee shall be permitted to waive such leave for the purpose of receiving double pay.
(4) Vacation leave shall not accumulate from one year to another, except upon permission granted by the Mayor.
(B) The length of service by municipal employees performed prior to the effective date of this section (March 14, 1972), shall be included in determining the extent of vacation leave earned.
(‘69 Code, § 2-159) (Ord. O-72-9, passed 3-14-72; Am. Ord. O-00-12, passed 4-10-00; Am. Ord. O.22.08, passed 5-23-22)