Common use of Annual Vacation Selection Clause in Contracts

Annual Vacation Selection. Employees may begin using accrued vacation leave following six (6) months of service. Employees must have sufficient accrued vacation leave on the books to cover any requested vacation. Employees select vacation days each December for the subsequent calendar year based on seniority regardless of rank. Employees select vacation days in separate rounds so that each employee is afforded the opportunity to choose vacation days before employees are permitted to select additional vacation days. Once all employees have selected their initial vacation days, employees may request additional vacation days during subsequent rounds of the selection process. Employees must select single contiguous vacation periods of one or more days during each round of the selection process. If vacation days remain or become available following the annual vacation selection process in December, employees may request additional vacation days during the calendar year on a first come first served basis. All vacation schedules must be approved by the Fire Chief or designee. The granting of vacation requests must not interfere with the efficient operation of the Department.