H. | Employees who earn leave may utilize such leave on a "day at a time"
basis, subject to the following requirements:
1. Employees assigned to Specialist Divisions, Dispatchers, and
employees assigned to the Training/Safety Division request the use of a "day
at a time" leave from the Deputy Chief or Division Supervisor at least one
hour before the start of his/her scheduled work shift. Fire Line employees,
shall request the use of “day at a time” leave from the Deputy Chief by 0700
hrs on the date they wish to use the leave. The Deputy Chief or Division
Supervisor shall grant such day-at-a-time leave requests up to the maximum
number of employees permitted to be on vacation as set forth in subsection
C, above. This cap may be exceeded with the approval of the Chief or
Assistant Chief in their sole discretion, and without obligation to consent.
The City may require the use of slips or other devices in order to facilitate
administration of "day at a time" leave and employees shall cooperate in the
use thereof.
2. "Day at a time" leave shall not be taken on the following shifts:
July 4 — day or night;
December 24 — day or night;
December 25 — day or night;
Thanksgiving — day or night;
December 31 — night.
3. "Day at a time" leave requests will be considered on a first come, first
serve basis, providing that any employee who requests a "day at a time"
leave at least fourteen (14) days in advance 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have that leave day superseded by any other grant of leave within that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time" leave request may be superseded by a request for a vacation by the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:
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