§ 2-132. Vacation leave.

(a)

Vacation with pay is granted to full-time and part-time benefited employees. Temporary employees are not eligible for vacation benefits.

(1)

Full-time employees accrue vacation on a bi-weekly basis determined by the length of service.

Length of Service	Day Per Annum	Hours Per Hour Worked
Less than 2 years	10	0.0385
2 but less than 5 years	12	0.0462
5 but less than 10 years	15	0.0577
10 but less than 15 years	18	0.0692
15 or more years	21	0.0808

 

(2)

Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics who work a fluctuating workweek accrue vacation on a bi-weekly basis determined by the length of service as follows:

Length of Service	Day Per Annum	Hours Per Pay Period
Less than 2 years	14	4.42
2 but less than 5 years	17	5.31
5 but less than 10 years	21	6.64
10 but less than 15 years	26	7.97
15 or more years	30	9.29

 

Notation: Days calculated in above chart are rounded.

(b)

The following policies shall govern vacation leave:

(1)

Pay in lieu of vacation will not be allowed.

(2)

Total accrued vacation time shall not exceed thirty (30) days of accrued benefit for the purpose of carrying from December thirty-first to the next calendar year.

(3)

Vacation days for full time employees may not be taken in units of less than fifteen (15) minutes.

(4)

Upon written request, an employee may elect to use earned vacation days for illness.

(5)

If an employee is on vacation and becomes hurt or ill, that person may exercise the option to use sick time; the department director may request medical verification.

(6)

An employee going on an approved leave of absence may request to use accrued vacation days.

(7)

Employees who leave the county's employment will be paid for accumulated vacation days or the county will transfer any unused vacation leave in lieu of paying it out at the request of the terminating employee.

(8)

When a paid holiday falls during a scheduled paid vacation, the employee is not charged vacation time for that holiday.

(9)

Employees transferring between departments do not have their accrual rates or accrued vacation time affected.

(10)

One (1) day (eight (8) hours) of vacation shall be credited to the accumulated benefits of the full-time employee who does not use sick leave and who is not absent without leave for a period of twenty-six (26) consecutive work weeks. Part-time benefited employees accrue these bonus hours on a pro-rata basis determined by the number of hours normally worked in the workweek. For the purpose of determining eligibility for this benefit, a work week may be counted in only one (1) twenty-six (26) work week period.

(11)

In computing wages, vacation time will be computed at regular pay and will be excluded from calculating overtime.

(Ord. of 8-3-87, § 1.6.2; Ord. of 6-2-03; Amend. of 2-1-10)