(A) All regular permanent employees, except as noted below, who have been continuously employed for a period of six months or longer shall be credited with earned vacation leave in accordance with the schedule set out below, provided, however, that the City Manager shall have the authority to authorize vacation time as accrued in the first six months of a regular permanent employee's employment with the City of Pompano Beach for good cause shown by the employee.
Vacation Credit | |
Completed Service | Per Vacation Year |
6 months - 5 years | 10 days |
6 - 13 years | 15 days |
14 years or longer | 20 days |
(B) All members of the Fire Department who work on a rotating shift basis and who have been continuously employed for a period of one year or longer shall be credited with earned vacation leave in accordance with the following schedule.
Vacation Credit | |
Completed Service | Per Vacation Year |
1 - 5 years | 5 shifts |
6 - 13 years | 7 shifts |
14 years or longer | 10 shifts |
The above schedule and credits are for uninterrupted service, computed from the most recent date of employment.
(C) Employees shall accrue vacation leave from the time they are employed, but shall not be entitled to take vacation until they have completed six months' service unless approved by the City Manager. In computing vacation leave earned, only those months shall be counted during which an employee has worked three-quarters or more of his regular work days. Vacation leave may be taken as earned subject to the approval of the department head, who shall schedule vacations so as to meet the needs of the department. Employees may accrue vacation leave credits to a maximum of the number of days they earn in a two-year period for prior fiscal years plus the maximum number of days they may earn in the current fiscal year. However, vacation credits for all employees in the classified service shall be adjusted on September 30 of each year to a maximum of two years of accrual. The City Manager in his or her sole discretion may authorize accrual of vacation credits in excess of the two year limitation in the case of unusual or extenuating circumstances. The City Manager shall report annually in writing to the City Commission any such extensions granted.
(1) Intermittent and temporary employees, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall not be entitled to vacation leave.
(2) Regular salaried employees shall, upon leaving the city's service, be compensated for vacation leave accrued to the date of separation.
(3) Employees on vacation on holidays and days off shall not be charged with vacation on the holidays or days off, except those employees in the Police and Fire Departments who receive additional vacation credits for working on holidays.
(4) No employee will be permitted to take vacation leave in advance of the leave being earned, except when approved by the City Manager due to difficulties in scheduling.
('58 Code, § 11.95.2) (Ord. 69-85, passed 9-9-69; Am. Ord. 79-22, passed 12-5-78; Am. Ord. 87-41, passed 5-19-87; Am. Ord. 90-46, passed 6-5-90; Am. Ord. 2004-04, passed 10-28-03)