All regular Command Officers of the Police Department shall be entitled to annual vacation leave with pay in accordance with the following table:
AMOUNT OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR | |
THROUGH DECEMBER 31 | VACATION |
AMOUNT OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR | |
THROUGH DECEMBER 31 | VACATION |
Less than 1 full calendar year of service | .916 days for each full month of service |
After 1 full calendar year of service | 2 Weeks |
After 7 full calendar years of service | 3 Weeks |
After 14 full calendar years of service | 4 weeks |
After 21 full calendar years of service | 5 Weeks |
After 24 full calendar years of service | 6 weeks |
In addition to the above, after one (1) full calendar year of service, effective January 1, 1985, all Command Officers will be entitled to two (2) full discretionary vacation days.
A Command Officer should take vacation in the calendar year following the year in which it was earned. In the event a Command Officer is not allowed to schedule and/or take his vacation in the year in which it should have been taken, he may request that unused vacation be carried over to the following year. Such request must be submitted to the Human Resources Department prior to December 1 of each year. All such carry-over vacation must be taken no later than April 30 of the following year. In the event that the City has not allowed the Command Officer to take the vacation time to which he is entitled by April 30 of the year following the calendar year in which it should have been taken, then he shall be paid for such unused vacation days.
Command Officers shall be allowed to schedule and take vacations as provided herein in accordance with existing Departmental Procedures. Command Officers shall have the right to select vacation time by seniority. At least ten (10) per cent of the Command Officers assigned to the shift shall be granted vacation time in any period. Requests for vacation time will be considered first.