5.14 Personal Leave (Excludes part-time firefighters/paramedic/EMT)
   All employees shall receive three (3) personal leave days per calendar year (the equivalent of 24 hours of paid time). Normally, employees must request personal leave at least 24 hours in advance and have the approval of their supervisor or Department Manager. In case of an emergency, the Village may waive the notification period. Personal leave may not be taken in less than one-hour increments.
   Personal leave must be used by December 31 of the following year in which it is given, or it will be dropped from the employee's record.
   Upon separation from Village employment, an employee will receive pay for earned, but not used, personal leave days.
   Employees hired after January 1 will receive their personal time according to the following schedule:
   If hired during:      Will receive:
   Jan, Feb, March      24 hours
   April May, June      16 hours
   July, Aug, Sept      8 hours
   Oct, Nov, Dec      0 hours
   In addition, those Part-time employees who work a minimum twenty (20) hours per week, year-round, Monday through Friday shall accrue at one half the rate as a full-time employee.
(Ord. 23-1853, passed 5-3-23)