2005-25 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT PAY AND BENEFITS - GENERAL SERVICES

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ARTICLE 12 � VACATIONS I� 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 uninterrupted by resignation or discharge, ten duty days; b) After completion of seven years continuous service uninterrupted 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, the 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 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 b March 15 of that calendar ear. Y Y 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 sen- iority. 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 24