§ 2-598. Vacation.

(a)

Vacation is to be awarded January 1 on the following schedule on a calendar year basis:

	Working Days
Hiring date to December 31 (first year)	0
1 year but less than 2 days earned up to	10
2 years but less than 5 years	10
5 years but less than 12 years	15
12 years but less than 17 years	20
17 years or more	25

 

(b)

The first year is defined as that period of time from the date of hire to December 31 of the same year. When determining the number of years of service for vacation purposes, date of hire to December 31 of the first year will count as one full year. On January 1 following the first year, one working day of vacation will be awarded for each month worked in the prior year, with a maximum of ten.

(c)

No paid vacation will be allowed from date of hire to December 31 of the same year.

(d)

If an employee following previous policies receives more vacation than is provided for herein, that employee will not lose vacation time, but shall not receive any additional vacation time until the employee's service time catches up with the vacation schedule provided herein. Employees who are converting vacation schedule calculations from an anniversary date to a calendar year basis shall be entitled to appropriate transitional adjustments calculated by the city controller.

(e)

All years are for continuous uninterrupted employment.

(f)

Vacation will not accrue from year to year.

(g)

At termination, only vacation that could be taken will be paid. No reimbursement will be made for vacation not yet awarded for the following year.

(h)

Vacation schedules are subject to prior approval of the employee's department head.

(Code 1985, § 34.04; Ord. No. 3339, 12-18-1989; Ord. No. 4926, § 2, 2-24-2005)