(a) Vacation Schedule. All employees who are classified full-time shall be entitled to a vacation as provided in this section. “Full-time employee” means an employee who regularly works no less than 40 hours per week.
(1) 80 hours vacation for employment service of one through four years;
(2) 120 hours vacation for employment service of five through seven years;
(3) 120 hours vacation, plus three personal absence days, for employment service of eight through 12 years;
(4) 160 hours vacation, plus three personal allowance absence days, for employment service of 13 through 14 years;
(5) 160 hours vacation, plus four personal absence allowance days, for employment service of 15 through 24 years;
(6) 200 hours of vacation, plus four personal absence allowance days, for employment service of 25 years or more.
(b) To qualify for an excused absence each employee must obtain an excuse in writing from the head of his or her department, or from the Mayor, in the case of requests made by department heads. Failure to obtain such excuse shall affect his or her vacation schedule entitlement.
(c) (1) All vacation and personal allowance times shall be taken by December 31 of the year in which they are earned; otherwise such times shall lapse and no money shall be paid for any unused vacation and/or personal allowance times not taken.
(2) Should the employee be prevented from taking his or her scheduled vacation and/or personal allowance times during the month of December, due to an emergency scheduling of work by the department head as approved by the Mayor, the employee shall be paid or given time off, whichever he or she elects, during the first quarter of the next succeeding calendar year.
(Ord. 1975-77. Passed 8-27-75; Ord. 1984-101. Passed 11-28-84; Ord 1999-34. Passed 6-9-99; Ord. 2000-30. Passed 3-22-00; Ord. 2001-13. Passed 2-14-01; Ord. 2002-33. Passed 5-22-02; Ord. 2008-67. Passed 12-10-08.)