(a) Vacations may not be taken until the required period of service has been completed.
(b) The season or seasons during which vacations may be taken will necessarily conform to the requirements of the business of the City and will be determined for each department by the head thereof or by the Mayor.
(c) In allotting the time of vacation periods, preference shall be given to employees according to service seniority.
(d) Splitting of vacations will not be permitted except when authorized by the head of the department in which the employee is working or by the Mayor.
(e) An employee planning to retire may, at the option of the employee planning retirement and with notice of the date of retirement to the Mayor, reserve one week of vacation in each of his last three years prior to the year he actually retires, to be paid upon retirement. In the event the employee does not retire on the date so specified, he shall forfeit all vacation up to the three full weeks, which was reserved pending retirement.
(f) In the event an employee elects to retire, then upon or after his anniversary date of hire, he shall become eligible to receive payment for one-half vacation and one-half holidays normally taken in the following calendar year. NOTICE: Section 171.04(f) shall not be available to any employees hired by the City of Wickliffe on January 1, 2008 and thereafter; however, Section 171.04(f) benefit shall remain in place for all current officers and employees.
(g) Vacations cannot be postponed and allowed to accumulate from year to year without the approval of the Mayor, with the exception of ten days, which shall be used by June 30 of the following year; otherwise, such ten days shall be forfeited.
(h) Employees cannot waive their vacations and draw double pay for working during the time allowed.
(i) Insofar as feasible, vacations will start on Sunday morning and end on Saturday evening.
(j) Holidays occurring during a vacation shall not count as part of such vacation for all hourly and salaried employees.
(Ord. 2007-68. Passed 1-14-08.)