(a) Each employee who qualifies for a vacation shall take the time for which he or she is eligible in order to afford him or her an opportunity of rest and relaxation. Vacations must be planned in advance and, when possible, taken during slack periods so as to create a minimum disruption of normal schedules.
(b) Vacation time is earned based on time worked in the current year. It is eligible to be taken on or after January 1 of the succeeding year.
(Ord. 1980-220. Passed 12-17-80.)
(c) Full-time employees of all City Departments, excluding all employees covered by collective bargaining agreements, shall earn vacation time as follows:
Length of Service | Vacation Allowance |
Length of Service | Vacation Allowance |
(1) One to three full calendar months of service by January 1 | Two days |
(2) More than three full calendar months and up to six full calendar months of service by January 1 | Four days |
(3) More than six full calendar months and up to nine full calendar months of service by January 1 | Six days |
(4) More than nine full calendar months but less than twelve full calendar months of service by January 1 | Eight days |
(5) At least one full year but less than six full years of service by January 1 | Two weeks |
(6) At least six full years but less than twelve full years of service by January 1 | Three weeks |
(7) At least twelve full years but less than eighteen full years of service by January 1 | Four weeks |
(8) At least eighteen full years but less than twenty-five full years of service by January 1 | Five weeks |
(9) Twenty-five full years of service and over by January 1 | Six weeks |
Employees eligible for vacation leave as set forth in paragraphs (c)(5) through (9) hereof will also be eligible for one-half the vacation allowance under paragraphs (c)(1) through (4) hereof during the anniversary of their sixth, twelfth, eighteenth and twenty-fifth years of service, respectively.
(Adopting Ordinance)
(d) If an employee resigns or is terminated before his or her first full year of employment, he or she will receive a prorated vacation pay based on paragraphs (c)(1) through (4) hereof. Vacation pay shall be based upon regular work in the applicable department.
(e) Vacations may not be accumulated from year to year. Failure of an employee to exercise the privilege of the vacation within the calendar year will forfeit his or her right to a vacation within such calendar year. If, however, work requirements, as determined by the department head, necessitate an employee not taking his or her vacation prior to December 31 of the year, he or she may be paid for his or her vacation leave.
(f) Any employee who resigns without giving at least ten working days prior written notice to his or her department head shall forfeit any unused vacation time, holidays or sick leave, or pay in lieu thereof, at the discretion of the department head.
(Ord. 1980-220. Passed 12-17-80.)
(g) Any full-time employee who has prior full-time service with a public employer in the State may be credited with such prior service time toward his or her vacation allowance with the City up to three years maximum. For an employee to claim prior service credit under this subsection, he or she must provide the Human Resources Department with written certification from his or her prior employer concerning the exact periods of such employment.
(Ord. 1989-178. Passed 3-7-90.)
(h) Effective January 1, 1997, full-time City employees, excluding all employees covered by collective bargaining agreements, who have completed twenty years of public service credit, at least fifteen years of which have been with the City of Maple Heights, shall have the option, upon approval of the Mayor, to be paid in cash for their unused, accrued vacation time. Eligibility for such payment shall begin in the calendar year in which the employee completes the required fifteen years of service with the City of Maple Heights.
(Ord. 1997-18. Passed 2-19-97.)