(A) (1) All employees with less than one year of continuous service shall not be granted vacation leave with pay.
(2) Regular full-time employees with one or more years, but less than five years of continuous service are granted 80 hours of annual vacation leave with pay.
(3) Regular part-time employees working a minimum of 20 hours a week, with one or more years, but less than five years of continuous service are granted 40 hours of annual vacation leave with pay.
(4) Regular full-time employees with five or more years of continuous service are granted 80 hours of annual vacation leave with pay, plus eight hours for each year of continuous service over five years to a maximum of 160 hours.
(5) Regular part-time employees working a minimum of 20 hours a week, with five or more years of continuous service are granted 40 hours of annual vacation leave with pay, plus four hours for each year of continuous service over five years to an equivalent of 80 hours.
(B) New employees are not eligible to take vacation leave during their first 12 months of employment, although vacation leave shall accrue on the employee’s anniversary date of employment.
(C) Vacation time is meant to be taken in the year immediately following the year in which it is earned.
(D) Vacation time shall not accumulate more than that earned in an 18-month period. When accumulated time reaches that level, no additional days accrue until some days are used.
(E) Should employment end prior to using the accrued vacation leave, the employee will be paid for the vacation time accrued.
(F) Supervisors shall schedule vacations for their respective employees with due consideration for the desires of the employees and the work requirements facing the department.
(G) Vacation schedules may be amended to allow the department to meet emergency situations.
(Res. 2010-23, passed 11-4-2010)