(A) Vacations shall be accrued at the following rate:
Years of Service | Amount of Vacation (Weeks) | |
Managerial | Non-Managerial | |
1 to 4 | 3 | 2 |
5 to 9 | 4 | 3 |
10 to 14 | 5 | 4 |
15+ | 5 | 5 |
(B) (1) All vacation days shall be used within the fiscal year (May 1 through April 30). All vacation days shall be used in increments of four hours or eight hours. Appointed personnel who have never been employed with the city shall have no vacation days during their first year of employment with the city.
(2) Department heads, managers, supervisors and non-managerial appointed personnel must obtain written permission from their department head and/or Mayor in order to carry over any vacation days (up to ten days) into the next fiscal year (May 1). All carried over vacation days shall be used by August 1 or forfeited. All vacation time must be scheduled in accordance with the operational needs of the city. Any unused vacation shall be paid to the employee upon separation from an appointed position.
(Prior Code, § 35.31) (Ord. 71-O-777, passed - -1971; Ord. 74-O-879, passed - -1974; Ord. 14-O-2091, passed 4-16-2014)