2008-81 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT PAY AND BENEFITS - AFSCME LOCAL 268, GENERAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES

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(b) If an employee is unable to regain his/her CDL by the end of the 30 day period, the employee may be placed on leave for the next thirty (30) days with time charged, as available, to accrued vacation leave or unscheduled holiday and any remaining time being a leave of ab- sence without pay. (c) If an employee is unable to regain his/her CDL by the end of a 60 day period, the employee shall be considered to have resigned with no right to any appeal or hearing thereon before the Civil service Commission or any arbitrator. Each separation is reviewed case-by-case with the final decision regarding separation being made by the Department Director. An em- ployee separated from employment with the city for the loss of CDL driving privileges may apply for re-employment after regaining his/her CDL. If this occurs within o�e year of separation the employee shall be placed at the top of the Civil Service Register for t'heir prior position and be offered the next available opening. (d) A lifetime disqualification from holding a CDL will result in an employee's separation. (e). The City shall pay the difference between regular and CDL licenses and all required endorsements. (�. Employees required to acquire or renew a CDL license will be scheduled to do so by the City during normal business hours and paid their normal wages for that time. ARTICLE 12 VACATIONS � Section 1. The length of annual vacations for employees in the classified service shall be as follows: a) After completion of one year continuous service unintelrrupted by resignation or discharge, ten duty days; b) After completion of seven years continuous service unirterrupted by resignation or discharge, fifteen duty days; c) After completion of fourteen years continuous service uninterrupted by resigna- tion or discharge, twenty duty days; and d) After completion of twenty years continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge, twenty five duty days (effective May 1, 2005). Section 2. Between February 1 and February 28 of each calendar year, employees may submit in writing to their supervisor their preferences for vacation, provided an employee may not submit more than three (3) preferences. Such request may include vacation through March 1 of the following calendar year. In establishing vacation schedules, th� City shall consider both the employee's preference and operating needs. Where the City is unable to grant and schedule vacation preferences for all employees within a position classification within a department, em- ployees within the position classification shall be granted such preferred vacation period on the basis of seniority. An employee who has been granted his/her first preference shall not be granted another preference request if such would require denial of the first preference of a less 24