Department of Mental Health Vacation Scheduling -- One-Year Pilot Program. A. On October 1 of each year, each program or other work location shall post a vacation calendar in a prominent place. The calendar shall indicate by program and shift the number of employees that may be on vacation on each day of the upcoming calendar year. The posted vacation time shall be sufficient to permit all employees on each shift to have an opportunity to take a vacation.
B. Between October 15 and November 15, employees shall be called upon in order of seniority to bid, subject to available posted vacation dates, one or two vacation period(s) for the upcoming calendar year as follows:
1. For one vacation period, it must be consecutive days not to exceed thirty-two (32) days of vacation days scheduled off during the vacation year.
2. For two (2) vacation periods, each vacation period shall be for consecutive days. The tow (2) vacation periods combined shall not exceed thirty-two (32) vacation days scheduled off during the vacation year, and any one-vacation period shall not exceed twenty-four (24) vacation days scheduled off. Each vacation period shall be separated by at least twenty-two (22) days worked. As each employee chooses his/her vacation period, that vacation period shall be entered in ink on the appropriate vacation calendar. For the purpose of the Subsection, an employee’s chosen vacation period may not exceed the employee’s accrued vacation time balance at the time the vacation is to be taken.
C. Beginning December 1, employees may select time off on a first-come first- served basis from the remaining posted dates. If such selection is at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the first selected day off, the selection shall be granted. For use of the personal holiday, such selection from the remaining posted dates shall be granted if made at least five (5) days in advance. Requests for time off with less than ten (10) calendart5 days notice may be granted. For the purpose of this Subsection, an employee may use vacation, CTO, holiday time, or personal holiday. Based on the operational needs of the State, additional dates may be added to, or vacant dates may be deleted from, the vacation calendar. For the purpose of this Subsection, should two (2) or more employees simultaneously request the same time off and all requests cannot be granted, employees shall be granted their preferred time off by lot.
D. Employees who successfully bid a vacation during the period mentioned in Subsection D; October 15 through November 15, and are subsequent...
