(a) A person employed full-time after July 5, 1987 by the State or any political subdivision of the State, and who is entitled to earn vacation credits currently with the City, may be entitled, within the absolute discretion of the Mayor, to have any or all of his (or her) prior service with any of these employers counted as service with the City for the purpose of computing the amount of his or her vacation leave. The Mayor's decision whether to accept prior service credit shall be final and shall not be appealable to any committee, commission, board or the City Council.
(b) A person employed full-time before July 5, 1987 by the State or any political subdivision of the State, and who is entitled to earn vacation credits currently with the City, shall be entitled, to the extent authorized by this section, to have his (or her) prior service with any of these employers counted as service with the City for the purpose of computing the amount of his or her vacation leave.
(c) A person employed by the City on or after July 5, 1987, who has no prior full-time employment with the State or any political subdivision of the State prior to July 5, 1987, shall only have his (or her) prior service with the City counted for the purpose of computing the amount of vacation leave.
(d) An employee who has retired in accordance with the provisions of any retirement plan offered by the State or political subdivision of the State and who is employed by the City on or after June 24, 1987 may, within the absolute discretion of the Mayor, have his or her prior service with the State or any political subdivision of the State counted for the purpose of computing vacation leave. The Mayor's decision whether to accept prior service credit shall be final and shall not be appealable to any committee, commission, board or the City Council.
(e) In order to claim vacation credits as provided for in this section, an applicant shall be required to provide proof of his (or her) prior employment with the State or any political subdivision of the State upon application. Such proof shall be in the form and the manner as required by the Mayor.
(f) Any current employee claiming entitlement to the vacation credit as set forth in divisions (a), (b) or (c) of this section shall be required to provide proof of prior employment with the State or any political subdivision of the State. The Mayor will prescribe the manner and documentation required to establish entitlement to vacation credits set forth in divisions (a), (b) or (c) hereof.
(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement, which agreement provides for credits different than those set forth in this section.
(Ord. 2006-6. Passed 5-8-06.)