TRANSFERS FROM ANOTHER CITY BARGAINING UNIT OR OTHER CITY DEPARTMENT:
A. Eull-Time Employees: If a full-time employee transfers from another City bargaining unit or other
B.
City Department, he/she shail be paid for all accrued vacation leave by the appropriate City
Department and shall not transfer any vacation accruals. The full-time anniversary date of
continuous City employment shall be used to caiculate a full-time employee's length of service for
accrual purposes.
Part-Time Employees:
1. Part-Time to Part-Time: If a part-time employee transfers from another City bargaining unit
or other City Department and remains a part-time employee, he/she shall be paid for all accrued
vacation leave by the appropriate City Department and shall not transfer any vacation accruals.
The part-time anniversary date of continuous City employment shall be used to calculate a
part-time employee's length of service for accrual purposes.
2. Part-Time to Full-Time: If a part-time employee transfers from another City bargaining unit or
other City Department and becomes a full-time employee, he/she shall be paid for all accrued
vacation leave by the appropriate City Department and shall not transfer any vacation accruals.
The full-time anniversary date of continuous City employment shall be used to calculate a full-
time employee's length of service for accrual purposes.
LOSS OF ACCRUED VACATION TIME:
A.
B.
Probationary Employees: If a probationary employee resigns, is laid-off, or is discharged any
time before completing his/her probationary period not exceeding one (1) year, he/she shall lose
alt accrued vacation time.
Unpaid Leave of Absence: During an unpaid leave of absence, an employee does not earn any
vacation time.
Maximum Accrual: A vacation balance of not more than two times the annual accrual can be
earned by the member's “anniversary date.” On the “anniversary date,” should the vacation
balance be over the two times maximum accrual, the balance will be decreased to two times the
annual accrual. The employee will then be allowed to accrue vacation for that month and the
following months up to the “anniversary date.”
REQUESTING USE OF VACATION TIME:
A.
B.
Block Weeks: In written form, from up to one year and at least three (3) weeks prior to the date of
use (unless waived by the Chief of Police or designee), requests for the use of vacation shall be in
5-day blocks of an employee’s normal schedule. Less senior employees, as outlined under
Paragraph “D” below, shall check with senior personnel (if available) at least one week before
submitting vacation requests to their appropriate supervisor for approval. The senior personnel
have one week to notify the less senior employee that a conflict exists. The less senior employees
shall document this process on the request from, including not receiving a response back from the
senior employees within the one-week time frame if applicable.
Individual, Half-Day or Hourly Leave: Employees are allowed to use vacation in one- or half-day
or one hour increments of vacation leave at a time only upon approval of their Bureau Commander
or designee. In written form, employees are to request individual vacation days at least 3 days
prior to their use; however, supervisors may waive this time restriction.
