Patrol Officer Vacation Bidding. (a) By October 1 of each year, a vacation chart shall be posted by the Department for the following year. The vacation chart must be completed by November 30th. Patrol officers shall bid for vacation periods and days in lieu of holidays as follows: Each individual, in seniority order, shall select their first 2 weeks of vacation time in a block. No more than 6 patrol officers may bid for the same vacation period. Following the first vacation selection a similar bid selection shall be held for individuals entitled to more than 2 weeks and a third and fourth bid, if necessary, for those entitled to more than 4 weeks shall be held. It is understood that subsequent bids shall not displace selections made during prior bidding periods. Subsequent bids may be scheduled adjacent to previous bids if the space is unfilled during subsequent bidding. Only 2 patrol officers from each shift may be on vacation at the same time. Effective in 1999, scheduled vacation will be scheduled to coincide with an employee’s scheduled days off. Should the City thereafter conclude that this change is not desirable, it may revert to the former scheduling practice after a period of 30 days' notice to the Guild, during which time the parties will meet and confer concerning other scheduling systems. SRO officers will not be included in the patrol officer bidding list. The administration agrees to review operational requirements at least annually to see if the number of persons allowed off on vacation at any one time by this paragraph can be increased.
