(A) Probationary and regular full-time and part-time county employees that work at least one-half of the normal full-time schedule per week accrue annual leave with pay. Temporary employees do not accrue annual leave. Employees in their new-hire six-month probationary period or in a probationary extension period shall not be able to use annual leave until they become regular county employees.
(B) Employees who are separating from county service shall be paid for all accrued unused annual leave up to 360.0 hours provided they give York County as the employer the proper notice as required. Employees in their six-month new-hire probationary period or in a probationary extension and have not received regular status who are terminated or separated from employment shall not be paid for accrued annual leave.
(C) When a paid holiday occurs during the time an employee is on annual leave, the holiday shall not be charged as part of the employee’s annual leave.
(D) New employees may transfer to the county previous years of continuous service from employment with another county, municipality, state or political entity created by the state. This transferred service shall be included in the determination of the employee’s earning rate for annual leave.
(E) (1) Full-time employees with less than ten years of continuous governmental service shall earn annual leave at the following rates: Employees with work schedules of 30 hours or more per week shall earn at the rate of eight hours of paid annual leave for each month of service during a 12- month period.
(2) Full-time employees with at least ten years, but less than 20 years, of continuous governmental service shall earn annual leave at the following rates: Employees with work schedules of 30 hours of more per week shall earn at the rate of ten hours of paid annual leave for each month of service during a 12-month period.
(3) Full-time employees with 20 or more years of continuous governmental service shall earn annual leave at the following rates: Employees with work schedules of 30 hours or more per week shall earn at the rate of 12 hours of paid annual leave for each month of service during a 12-month period.
(F) (1) Part-time employees who are scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week but less than 30 hours per week earn annual leave at a rate of four hours per month of service during a 12- month period.
(2) Part-time employees who are scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week shall not earn nor be paid for any annual leave.
(G) (1) No employee shall be required to use all of his or her annual leave in any one year.
(2) The maximum amount of annual leave that can be carried into each calendar year is 360.0 hours.
(3) When a regular employee’s service with the county is terminated, for whatever reason, or is changed to an employment type that no longer accumulates annual leave (i.e. elected or appointed officials) he or she shall be paid for unused annual leave up to a maximum of 360.0 hours provided the employee gives and works a two-week notice.
(H) (1) Annual leave shall be charged in units of half-hours.
(2) All annual leave must be authorized on the leave request form. Annual leave should be requested and approved at least three days in advance.
(3) Leave requests shall be completed and forwarded to appropriate supervisor for approval. Requests shall be verified by supervisors through the approved software.
(4) Whenever possible, employees shall be allowed to take annual leave at times most convenient to them.
(5) However, in order to assure operational efficiency and quality service, the county reserves the right to limit the number of employees that may be absent from a given department at any one time.
(I) Full-time employees willing to serve as election poll managers or poll workers in York County general elections that utilize annual leave so that they may serve may be reimbursed 8.0 hours of annual leave following the election. This information would be submitted to HR by the Registration and Election Board Director for processing.
(‘77 Code, § 13-66) (Ord. 1584, passed 9-17-84; Am. Ord. 5288, passed 10-17-88; Am. Ord. 1393, passed 3-15-93; Am. Ord. 2601, passed 7-16-01; Am. Ord. 1214, passed 5-5-14; Am. Ord. 3217, passed 6-19-17; Am. Ord. 3918, passed 8-20-18; Am. Ord. 2823, passed 5-1-23)