(A) All employees shall be entitled to annual vacation with pay in accordance with the following table:
AMOUNT OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE DURING PREVIOUS YEAR
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THROUGH DECEMBER 31 | VACATION |
AMOUNT OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE DURING PREVIOUS YEAR
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THROUGH DECEMBER 31 | VACATION |
Less than 1 full calendar year | .916 days for each full month of service |
After 1 full calendar yr. of service | 2 wks |
After 7 full calendar yrs. of service | 3 wks |
After 14 full calendar yrs. of service | 4 wks |
After 21 full calendar yrs. of service | 5 wks |
After 24 full calendar yrs. of service | 6 wks |
(B) In addition to the above, after one (1) full calendar year of service, the employee shall be entitled to one (1) full additional discretionary vacation day.
(C) An employee should take vacation in the calendar year following the year in which it was earned. In the event an employee is not allowed to schedule and/or take his vacation in the year in which it should have been taken, he may request that such unused vacation be carried over to the following year. Such request must be submitted to the Department of Human Resources 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 employee 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 should be paid for such unused vacation days.
(D) Employees shall be allowed to schedule and take vacations as provided herein in accordance with existing Departmental procedures. Employees shall have the right to select vacation time by seniority. At least ten (10%) percent of the employees assigned to the shift shall be granted vacation in any vacation period. Requests for vacation time will be considered first.
(E) In determining eligibility for vacation, only continuous years of service shall be counted. Except where an employee has served nine (9) full calendar years with the City and has terminated and then returns to the City, such employee shall be entitled to count the prior service for determining eligibility for vacation.