(a) All regular full-time employees of the Village, whether receiving compensation on a yearly, monthly or hourly basis, shall be entitled to receive vacations as follows effective with 2021 vacations:
(1) One week of vacation with full pay for each employee who has been continuously employed in full-time service for one year or more, with satisfactory service.
(2) Two weeks of vacation with full pay for each employee who has been continuously employed in full-time service for two years or more, with satisfactory service.
(3) Three weeks of vacation with full pay for each employee who has been continuously employed in full-time service for ten years or more, with satisfactory service.
(Ord. 388. Passed 2-3-56.)
(4) Four weeks of vacation with full pay for each employee who has been continually employed in full-time service for fifteen years or more, with satisfactory service.
(Ord. 897. Passed 8-18-98.)
(b) Vacation time shall be computed from the date the employee was hired, but shall not be cumulative, and must be taken within one year of anniversary date, or be forfeited. Part-time employees shall not be entitled to vacations.
(c) Council or the head of the department in which an employee is employed shall have sole authority to determine and certify which employees are full-time employees and which are part- time employees, and the decision of such department head or Council shall be final.
(d) All vacations must be arranged to the satisfaction of the head of the department in which the employee is employed, except that the vacations of the heads of departments shall be arranged to the satisfaction of the Mayor.
(e) An employee who is irregular, inattentive or not dependable in his or her service shall forfeit all right to a vacation with pay, at the discretion of Council or the head of the department in which the employee is employed. Any employee so judged to be irregular, inattentive or not dependable in his or her service shall have the right to appear before Council or the head of the department in which the employee is employed in his or her own behalf.
(Ord. 388. Passed 2-3-56.)
(f) A regular employee of the Village may take up to fifty percent of his or her annual vacation in the form of cash in lieu of time off in the calendar year when the vacation time accrues. The decision as to whether an employee may take his or her paid vacation, or a specified portion thereof, in the form of cash in lieu of time off shall be at the discretion of the Mayor. The Mayor's decision shall be final. Any employee who has been authorized to receive part or all of his or her annual vacation time in cash and continues to work during such period shall receive his or her regular pay for each such day worked and additional pay in the same amount representing the vacation day accrued.
(Ord. 670. Passed 3-18-80; Ord. 932. Passed 4-3-01.)
(g) Vacation time taken will be limited to two consecutive weeks. A third week may be requested and taken with the two weeks, if approved by their respective department head. Taking all four weeks consecutively will not be allowed. Taking two years of vacation time consecutively, or combining comp time with vacation time, shall not be allowed.
(Ord. 897. Passed 8-18-98.)
(h) Retired employees of the Village reemployed by the Village whether receiving compensation on a yearly, monthly or hourly basis shall not be entitled to vacation accumulation.
(i) Continuous service means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an employee, director, or consultant. Continuous service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence approved by Village Council, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 180 days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to the Village policy adopted from time to time.
(Ord. 2009-11. Passed 12-1-09; Ord. 2021-09. Passed 7-20-21.)