b. Time Available Before Use: Employees will have the appropriate time accrued before
use of vacation time is approved. Under special circumstances, an employee may be
allowed to take vacation time if it has not yet been accrued if authorized by the Chief of
Police or designee.
3. After approval, the form will be sent back to the employee's Bureau Commander or designee,
and the employee will be notified.
|. Changed/Canceled Approved Vacation: Once a vacation is approved and the dates are to be
changed or canceled by the employee, the employee must reapply. The employee must complete
the appropriate form canceling the vacation and the entire process began again.
J. Recall of Vacation: Any approved vacation is subject to recall by the Chief of Police or designee
due to workloads, manpower requirements, and any emergencies that arise.
1. Non-Exempt Employees: Non-exempt employees shall be paid time and half of their regular
rate of pay for a callback when on vacation and granted an equivalent amount off vacation time,
but no less than one day, which may be banked for future use.
2. Exempt Employees: Exempt employees do not receive overtime for a callback when on
vacation, but are granted an equivalent amount off vacation time, but no less than one day,
which may be banked for future use.
ARTICLE 14: HOLIDAYS
GENERAL POLICIES:
There are twelve (12) paid holidays per calendar year, plus Presidential Election Day, every fourth year.
A. Standard Holidays: The following are standard holidays:
NEW YEAR'S DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY THANKSGIVING DAY
CIVIL RIGHTS DAY LABOR DAY CHRISTMAS DAY
MEMORIAL DAY VETERANS’ DAY
B. Floating Holidays: The remaining four (4) days are determined by the Chief of Police in December
of each year.
C. When Holidays are Celebrated: Holidays that fall on Saturday are celebrated on Friday, and ones
that fall on Sunday are celebrated on Monday.
D. Scheduled Day Off:_If_a scheduled holiday falls on an employee's normal day off, the employee
may choose to take the holiday on a different day in the same week that the holiday falls in, the
week prior to the holiday, or the week immediately following the holiday.
E. Qualifying for Holiday Pay: In order to qualify for holiday pay, full-time and part-time employees
who are off-duty on the day of the holiday, must have worked their last scheduled duty day prior to
the holiday and the first scheduled duty day after the holiday, or been absent on authorized leave
on either or both of these days. “Authorized leave" is defined as an occupational injury,
bereavement leave, vacation or sick leave, jury duty, military reserve or National Guard duty, court
appearance by subpoena, or other compensatory time off, determined by the member's supervisor.
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