F, In the event that an employee is required to work on any of the said holidays, the
employee shall be compensated at the rate of time and one-half (1 1/2) for hours worked, in
addition to the holiday pay, if eligible and otherwise meets all requirements of this article.
G. In the event a paid holiday falls during an employee’s vacation, the employee
shall receive holiday pay or an extra day following the vacation period.
* H. Any employee shall notify his/her supervisor 24 hours in advance of taking a
floating holiday.
ARTICLE 16 - PAID VACATIONS
A. After satisfactory completion of the probationary period and classification as a
regular employee, an employee covered by this Agreement shall receive vacation with pay in
accordance with the following schedule:
Less than 5 years of service: up to 2 workweeks (10 days) per year accrued at the rate of
five-sixths of a workday per month worked;
More than 5 but less than 10 years of service: up to 3 workweeks (15 days) per year
accrued at the rate of one and one-quarter workdays per month worked:
More than 10 years but less than 15 years of service; up to 4 workweeks (20 days) per
year accrued at the rate of one and two-thirds workdays per month worked.
Fifteen years of service or more; up to 5 workweeks (25 days) per year accrued at the rate
of two and one-twelfth workdays per month worked.
B. The anniversary date of employment shall be used to calculate an employee’s
length of service with respect to paid vacation eligibility. Length of service shall be measured
from the employee’s most recent date of hire with the City.
C. Any month in which the employee has been on the active payroll for more than
fifteen calendar days shall be counted as a month worked, except for those employees receiving
Workers’ Compensation pay, who will earn vacation time for time off the job.
D. Requests for vacation time must be made at least two (2) business days (Monday
Friday) in advance, although exceptions may be made for reasonable circumstances. In
addition, employees may request vacation time for a Monday on the preceding Friday. All
vacation time shall be approved based on the operational needs of the division. Denial of a
vacation request shall not be made in an arbitrary or capricious manner.
E; The City reserves the right to limit the number of employees to be on vacation
during any one period with seniority to prevail. Employees are allowed to accrue up to one and
one-half (|_ 1/2) times their annual earned vacation.
F. Any employee who is laid-off, dies, or retires, shall be entitled to accrued
vacation pay in accordance with the eligibility requirements contained in this Agreement. Any
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