1 week from the submittal, the block week shall be approved for the
junior employee.
C. Employees cannot take more than two (2) consecutive work weeks off at
any one time, except as approved by the Chief of Police or Deputy Chief
of Operations; said time shall not include any combinations of personal
days and swaps, etc., beyond two (2) additional days.
Employees are allowed to use one day of vacation at a time only upon approval
of their Services Bureau Commander or designee. Individual vacation days take
precedence over personal days.
In written form, the employee is to request the use of vacation time at least two
(2) weeks prior to the date of use, unless waived by the Chief of Police or
designee.
One Communications Division employee per shift, per side (Communications
Technician I's and Communications Technician Il’s_ represents the
Communications side and the Dispatcher and Shift Leader represent the
Dispatch side) is approved to be on a block week vacation at any one time. The
Services Bureau Commander or designee may authorize an additional
Communications Division employee to be on a block week vacation if conditions
(potential workloads, manpower requirements, etc.), allow approval.
Potential workloads or manpower requirements are considerations of a
supervisor before initially approving a block week, other than the two guaranteed
block weeks as described in paragraph #6 above, or individual vacation day
usage.
The approval of vacations is subject to the Grievance Procedure through Step 3,
Deputy Chief of Operations level, at which point, the decision shall be final and
binding upon the parties.
Final Approval of Vacation Time:
1.
Before final approval by the employee’s supervisor, the accrual of the necessary
vacation time needed must be verified by the appropriate personnel in the
Administrative Bureau.
A. The appropriate form will be completed by the supervisor or employee,
and forwarded to the appropriate Administrative Bureau personnel.
B. After approval, the form will be sent back to the employee’s Services
Bureau Commander or designee and the employee will be notified.
If a conflict arises in the use of vacation time among employees, the Services
Bureau Commander or designee will resolve any conflict through the Department
seniority date.
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 must be
reinitiated.
Recall of Vacation: The approved vacation block week or individual vacation day is subject to
recall by the Chief of Police or designee for any emergencies (crisis, disaster, or tragedy) that
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