(A) Vacation leave.
(1) Each employee of the Service Departments shall be entitled to vacation leave beginning January 1 of each year as follows:
Less than 1 year | Pro-rated |
Over 1 but less than 8 years | 2 weeks |
Over 8 but less than 15 years | 3 weeks |
Over 15 but less than 22 years | 4 weeks |
Over 22 years | 5 weeks |
(2) A maximum of 1 week of unused vacation can be carried over to the following year, provided that no employee shall have available more than the current year's accrual of vacation plus 1 week.
(3) The Senior Fire Captain shall have the same vacation as the Union Fire Captains.
(4) Vacation for non-bargaining unit employees shall be based on time in the employee's respective retirement system.
(B) Vacation for retired rehired employees.
(1) Any employee returning to work after retiring will not receive vacation immediately and will have to start over under the 2 week per year vacation accrual rate. Once the first year is complete they will be eligible to use vacation. This is exactly the same as a new employee. The complete description for vacation can be found in the Policy and Procedure Manual.
(2) The rehired employee will be given up to 25 days of personal leave at the time of hire. This time off can be used anytime in the year and is not subject to carry-over. This benefit is at the discretion of the Mayor and Safety-Service Director.
(3) Individuals not subject to retire/rehire may be granted up to 25 personal days at their time of hire based on experience and education. This benefit is at the discretion of the Mayor and Safety-Service Director.
(4) Personal time will be reduced each year as additional vacation time is earned.
(1981 Code, § 36.33) (Ord. 6377-90, passed 1-8-1990; Am. Ord. 6496-92, passed 2-10-1992; Am. Ord. 6545-93, passed 2-22-1993; Am. Ord. 6754-96, passed 12-23-1996; Am. Ord. 6879-98, passed 7-13-1998; Am. Ord. 7034-99, passed 10-27-1999; Am. Ord. 00-10-076, passed 11-27-2000; Am. Ord. 01-09-042, passed 10-22-2001; Am. Ord. 01-10-047, passed 11-26-2001; Am. Ord. 02-10-057, passed 11-25-2002; Am. Ord. 03-10-051, passed 11-24-2003; Am. Ord. 04-10-064, passed 11-22-2004; Am. Ord. 05-11-047, passed 12-12-2005; Am. Ord. 06-10-066, passed 11-27-2006; Am. Ord. 08-11-084, passed 12-8-2008; Am. Ord. 12-10-057, passed 11-26-2012; Am. Ord. 14-02-007, passed 2-24-2014; Am. Ord. 14-03-012, passed 3-24-2014; Am. Ord. 14-11-053, passed 12-22-2014; Am. Ord. 15-11-034, passed 12-28-2015; Am. Ord. 17-03-013, passed 3-13-2017; Am. Ord. 18-02-007, passed 2-12-2018; Am. Ord. 18-12-074, passed 12-26-2018; Am. Ord. 20-04-020, passed 4-13-2020; Am. Ord. 20-11-065, passed 12-28-2020; Am. Ord. 21-12-070, passed 12-13-2021; Am. Ord. 22-02-016, passed 2-28-2022; Am. Ord. 22-12-061, passed 12-26-2022; Am. Ord. 23-02-010, passed 2-13-2023; Am. Ord. 23-11-064, passed 11-27-2023; Am. Ord. 24-03-015, passed 3-25-2024)