R2023-137 Resolution Authorizing Pay and Benefits I.A.F.F. Local 505, Fire Association

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anniversary date of employment). Probationary firefighters will generally receive vacation days on the one (1) year anniversary date of employment but if the one (1) year anniversary date occurs between December and the following May, the City will advance the probationary firefighter such vacation on December 1; however, the City has the right to deduct any advanced/credited vacation used but not earned from the firefighter's final paycheck. (b) Employees assigned as Fire Inspectors pursuant to Article 8, Sections 9(a) and (b), shall be credited with one (1) hour of vacation leave for each 1.5 hours of such leave that said employee had accrued on the day of assignment. Upon resignation or removal from assignment as Fire Inspector, such employee shall be credited with 1.5 hours of vacation for every one (1) hour of such leave that said employee had accrued on the day of removal or resignation there from. (c) Fire Inspectors shall be credited with vacation leave as follows: (i) After completion of one (1) year continuous departmental service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge: 80 hours (ii) After completion of seven (7) years continuous departmental service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge: 120 hours (iii) After completion of fourteen (14) years continuous departmental service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge: 160 hours (iv) After completion of twenty (20) years continuous departmental service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge: 176 hours Vacation leave will be used by employees assigned as Fire Inspectors in increments of hours or fractions thereof, regardless of the schedule assigned. Section 2. Eligibility for vacations and method of selection of vacation periods shall be based upon seniority. All remaining vacation must be selected during the mandatory vacation process selection period each calendar year. Mandatory vacation selection dates shall be determined by each Battalion Chief by determining the available vacation days remaining and the allowable vacation slots. A buffer of two weeks in excess of available days may be used to ensure available time off slots. Vacation Selection. (Refer to Exhibit F) A 24-hour shift employee may divide not more than one vacation day into two 12- hour paid leaves. A request for a full vacation day by one employee shall have priority over a request for a divided day, as herein provided, by another employee only if such request for a full vacation day is submitted prior to 6:00 P.M. on the duty day preceding the duty day so requested. All requests to divide a vacation day must be submitted prior to mandatory sign-up. Section 3. Not more than four employees in the classified fire fighting service shall be allowed off duty for vacation or holiday leave at the same time. 18