R2014-74 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT PAY AND BENEFITS

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ARTICLE 9 VACATIONS Section 1. (a) The length of annual vacations for regular shift employees in the classified fire fighting service shall be as follows: (i) After completion of one year continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge, five duty days; (ii) After completion of seven years continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge, seven duty days; (iii) After completion of fourteen years continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge, ten duty days; (iv) After completion of twenty years continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge, eleven duty days. All accrued vacation time to be received between May 1 and the following April 30 (including pro-rational increases after 7, 14 and 20 years of continuous service) will be credited to non-probationary employees each May 1 (regardless of the employee's 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 two (2) duty days of vacation for each one (1) day 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 one (1) duty day of vacation for every two (2) days of such leave that said employee had accrued on the day of removal or resignation there from. (c) Fire Inspectors and employees assigned as 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: 10 duty days (ii) After completion of seven (7) years continuous departmental service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge: 15 duty days (iii) After completion of fourteen (14) years continuous departmental service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge: 20 duty days (iv) After completion of twenty (20) years continuous departmental service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge: 22 duty days Section 2. Eligibility for vacations and method of selection of vacation periods shall be based upon seniority. All vacation must be selected during the mandatory vacation process 14