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

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senior employee. An employee's preference shall be defined as a specific block of time uninter- rupted by work days. Employees who file their preference by February 28 shall be notified of the vacation schedules by March 15 of that calendar year. Employees who choose not to file their preference by February 28 shall have vacation requests returned to them approved or denied as soon as possible, but in no event later than two days after the request was submitted to the supervisor, provided that no employee's ap- proved vacation preference is allowed to be bumped by another employee on the basis of se- niority. Section 3. Eligibility for vacations shall be based upon the anniversary date of em- ployee. Selection of a particular vacation period shall be based upon seniority, as provided in Article 8, and in accordance with departmental rules and the efficient operations of the depart- ment. Police officers' vacations shall not interfere with vacations of employees. Emergency Communications supervisors' vacations shall not interfere with the preferences for vacation of any employee when submitted by that employee between February 1 and February 28, as pro- vided in Section 2 hereof. Section 4. Earned vacation time should be taken by the employee within 12 months from the date that the same accrues and should not be accumulated'�and carried from one 12 month period to the next except with the recommendation of the employee's department director and approval of the City Manager. Section 5. Employees assigned to police dispatching operations whose regularly sche- duled work week is more than five consecutive days shall accrue and use vacation in work weeks rather than work days. The length of annual vacations for such employees shall be as follows: a) After completion of one year of continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge, two weeks; b) After completion of seven years of continuous service uninterrupted by resigna- tion or discharge, three weeks; c) After completion of fourteen years of continuous service uninterrupted by resig- nation or discharge, four weeks; and d) After completion of twenty years continuous service uni�terrupted by resignation i or discharge, five weeks (effective May 1, 2005). ARTICLE 13 HOLI DAYS Section 1. Classified employees except for those in continuous shift operations or whose position classification's regular shift is other than Monday through Friday shall have time off with pay on the following holidays: 25