Sec. 11-90. - Vacation leave.

(a)

Two calendar weeks' vacation leave per fiscal year with pay shall be granted each full-time classified and unclassified employee in the city service, except shift-duty members of the police and fire departments. Whenever a holiday falls within the vacation period of an employee, such employee shall receive an additional day off. Shift-duty members of the fire department shall be granted 12 duty days of vacation for a fiscal year; like personnel of the police department shall be granted 14 duty days per fiscal year. The additional vacation leave granted to these personnel shall be considered compensatory time for services rendered beyond normal working hours in emergencies throughout the year. No vacation shall be granted during the original probationary period, but if permanent appointment is received, vacation time shall be allowed for service during probationary status. It is the intent of this section that each permanent full-time employee in the city service appointed on or before January 1, 1960, shall earn two calendar weeks' paid vacation to be granted during the following 12 months and to be taken in units of not less than one week. Employees will normally be granted the amount of vacation pay in each fiscal year that has been earned in the preceding fiscal year. Vacation pay shall not be accumulated, except for extending circumstances having the prior approval of the mayor.

(b)

Accrued vacation leave may be used in lieu of sick leave when the accrued sick leave of an employee is insufficient to provide leave with pay during illness. Such use of a vacation time as sick leave shall be computed on the basis of five days' leave being equal to one calendar week vacation leave. Employees who are separated from the service in good standing and who have accrued vacation leave to their credit at the time of separation shall be paid the salary equivalent of the accrued vacation leave. All full-time classified and unclassified employees in the city service, excepting shift-duty members of the police and fire departments, shall be granted additional days of vacation during the fiscal year next succeeding the anniversary date, in accordance with the following schedule:

(1)

Upon completion of seven years, 15 working days total;

(2)

Upon completion of 13 years, 20 working days total;

(3)

Upon completion of 18 years on, 25 working days total.

After ten years of duty, shift-duty members of the fire department shall be granted 18 duty days vacation for a fiscal year. After ten years of duty, shift-duty members of the police department shall be granted 21 duty days vacation for a fiscal year.

(c)

All employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall receive vacation leave in accordance with their respective agreements. Employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement and who are eligible to receive vacation leave shall receive comparable treatment.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 11-90; Ch. 877, § I, 6-6-23)