(A) Accrual. Vacations for regular full-time employees of both civil city and utility employees will be determined by the following schedule according to their length of service. The first calendar year will be prorated at the rate of 6.75 hours per month. Thereafter, vacation will be given on January 1 of each calendar year as described below:
LENGTH OF SERVICE | VACATION |
After completing 1 year | Prorated to end of calendar year |
2nd, 3rd, 4th years | Two weeks (after one year) |
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th years | Three weeks |
10th through 20th years | Four weeks |
Over 20 years | Five weeks |
(B) Vacations dates. An employee may request the dates of his/her individual vacation by April 1, of each year, but the final right to allocate vacation still rests with the department involved in order to preserve efficiency and provide the necessary service. Employees with the longest service shall have preference when arranging vacation.
(C) When vacation does not accrue. No vacation shall accrue while an employee is on an unpaid leave of absence. No temporary employee or part-time employee is eligible to accrue vacation. Vacations may not be taken in advance of having earned them and only current employment time shall be used in computing vacation time.
(D) Maximum accrual. Vacation time each year may not be accrued beyond the maximum provided in the preceding table. Vacations may not be carried over from year to year.
(E) Holidays occurring during vacations. If a holiday or holidays occur during the period of time when an employee is on an authorized vacation, the employee shall receive a make-up day or days of vacation.
(F) Terminations. Any employee covered by this policy whose employment with the city is terminated shall receive payment for the vacation to which he/she is entitled, less any time off during the current year.
(G) Vacation time will only be taken in either four or eight hour increments.
(H) Special cases and emergency situations not covered in this section will be referred by the Department Head and Employee to the Board of Works for deliberation.
(Ord. 46-7-90, passed 8-21-90; Am. Ord. 53-12-92, passed 12-28-92)