2.74.040 Vacation.
A. Recognizing that an annual vacation is of benefit to both the appointive officers and the city, appointive officers shall accrue vacation credit for each month of continuous service as shown on the table below:
|
Continuous Service From Adjusted Employment Date |
Vacation Credit Accrued Number of Work Days |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Per Month |
Per Year |
|
|
First year |
1-1/6 days |
14 |
|
Second year |
1-1/4 days |
15 |
|
Third and fourth years |
1-1/3 days |
16 |
|
Fifth year |
1-5/12 days |
17 |
|
Sixth and seventh years |
1-1/2 days |
18 |
|
Eighth and ninth years |
1-7/12 days |
19 |
|
10th through 14th years |
1-2/3 days |
20 |
|
15th through 19th years |
1-5/6 days |
22 |
|
20th through 24th years |
2 days |
24 |
|
25th year and beyond |
2 2/25 days |
25 |
In addition, the mayor may grant up to five days of vacation leave upon hire.
B. Department directors and program directors shall accrue vacation at the rate of two days per month or twenty-four days per year up to twenty-four years of service. Upon the completion of the twenty-fourth year of service, department directors and program directors shall accrue vacation at the same rate as appointive officers.
C. No vacation credit accrual will be allowed in excess of two full years accrual.
Exception: Effective January 1, 1986, no employee shall have vacation credit accrual in excess of thirty days at the time of his/her retirement/separation. In the event that an employee elects to retire, all vacation accrual in excess of thirty days must be taken prior to the effective retirement/separation date or be lost to the employee. (Ord. 3785-20 § 4, 2020; Ord. 2494-00 § 4, 2000; Ord. 1594-89 § 1(D), 1989.)