July 4 — day or night;
December 24 — day or night;
December 25 — day or night;
Thanksgiving — day or night;
December 31 — night.
3. "Day ata time" leave requests will be considered ona first come, first
setve basis, providing that any employee who requests a "day at a time"
leave at least fourteen (14) days inadvance of the time to be taken, may not
have that leave day superseded by any other grant of leave within that
fourteen (14) day period. Prior to such fourteen (14) day period, a "day at a
time" leave request may be superseded by a request for a vacation by the
week. Any provision in this Agreement pertinent to seniority, time and
service preferences or rank shall not pertain to otherwise eligible "day at a
time" leave requests.
I. No vacation may be taken or scheduled, either "day at a time" or
regular, on December 24 or 25.
J. In the Specialists division, the following shall apply:
1. Atno time in any division shall the division supervisor and the senior
assistant to the division supervisor take the same vacation period without the
permission of the Chief of the Department.
2. In the Mechanical, Training Divisions, and Fire Alarm only one
employee shall be eligible for each vacation period.
3. In the Fire Marshall's Office, only two employees shall be eligible for
each vacation period.
4. In the Dispatchers Division only two (2) dispatchers in any vacation
period.
K. | Upon the retirement or death of an employee he/she shall be paid all
accumulated vacation leave including a pro-rata accrual on a monthly basis for
time worked past his/her anniversary date. The employee must work until at least
the 15" of the month in question to be included in the pro-rata calculation.
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