(a) Vacation shall be taken at the time the department director or designee shall designate. In designating vacation time, the seniority and preferences of officers or employees shall be followed unless absence of the employee or officer will impede the operation of the department.
(b) Employees may schedule vacation prior to its anticipated accrual, but may not use vacation until after it has been accrued as specified in this subchapter.
(c) Vacation time shall not be scheduled or used in any manner for purposes of extending an employee's official date of separation from the city.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 3.205; 1992 Code, § 30-139) (Ord. 2465, passed 12-12-1966; Ord. 129-81, passed 12-28-1981; Ord. 43-82, passed 4-19-1982; Ord. 3-83, passed 1-31-1983; Ord. 150-84, passed 12-24-1984; Ord. 87-91, passed 11-25-1991; Ord. 32-94, passed 4-11-1994; Ord. 37-95, passed 3-6-1995; Ord. 87-97, passed 12-2-1997; Ord. 97-16, passed 8-9-2016)