Common use of Longevity Days Clause in Contracts

Longevity Days. A. All employees covered by this Agreement shall be granted longevity days according to the following schedule: 8 years but less than 12 years 2 days (16 hours) 12 years but less than 16 years 3 days (24 hours) 16 years but less than 20 years 4 days (32 hours) 20 years and over 5 days (40 hours) B. Longevity days may be requested in single day multiples under the following procedures: (1) Filing a written application to the Commanding Officer/Chief of Police within ten (10) calendar days of the day requested off; (2) Chief of Police shall approve or disapprove request within seven (7) days of requested day off; (3) said approval may not be cancelled within forty-eight (48) hours of the reporting time of the scheduled day off. C. Employees shall have the option to apply unused longevity days either: 1. to their health insurance bank at a dollar value (salary the year the day is being banked divided by 260 = value per day). Upon retirement, this banked amount may be applied to health insurance payments; or 2. to cash out any unused days remaining at the end of the calendar year to be paid at the hourly rate multiplied by eight (8) for each day earned. The cash out will be provided by a separate check during the first claims list each January, and will not be credited toward the employee's pension contribution; or 3. any combination of the above. 4. any employee choosing any above options shall notify the Chief or their designee of the same on or before December 31st each year. D. An employee who dies while in active service and who has accrued, but unused, longevity days shall have paid to their estate for each unused longevity day his prevailing hourly rate, multiplied by eight (8) hours and the longevity payment addressed in Article XIV of this Agreement. In the year immediately preceding retirement or termination of employment (for any reason), an employee may elect to defer longevity days otherwise due to the employee and receive in their final paycheck for each unused longevity day their prevailing hourly rate, multiplied by eight (8) hours, in addition to longevity pay due to the employee pursuant to Article XIV of this Agreement.