Preferred Vacation. By November 7th for the months of January – June, and by May 7th for the months of July – December, the County shall post a vacation schedule for employees to sign up on the basis of classification seniority. Corporals and leads will bid first. All bids will be submitted by November 30 for the months of January-June, and by May 31 for the months of July-December. Employees shall be permitted to bid vacation in up to two blocks of time per calendar year. The blocks must have a minimum of two weeks in-between them. For employees working eight (8) hour shifts, a block is between one (1) and fifteen (15) work days, and employees may bid a maximum of twenty (20) work days per year. For employees working ten (10) hour shifts, a block is between one (1) and twelve (12) work days, and employees may bid a maximum of sixteen (16) work days per year. For employee working twelve (12) hour shifts, a block is between one (1) and nine (9) work days, and employees may bid a maximum of fourteen (14) work days per year. New employees shall not be eligible to bid for preference vacation until after six (6) months from their hire date. In the event of a conflict of bidding for preferred vacation, the employee with the higher classification seniority shall be awarded preference. Preferred vacations scheduled will not be canceled except for unforeseen emergency which requires the response of additional personnel to a law enforcement crisis which the on-duty personnel cannot handle. Such approved vacation requests will not subsequently be denied because of the cost of overtime to maintain normal staffing.
Preferred Vacation. By November 7th for the months of January – June, and by May 7th for the months of July – December, the County shall post a vacation schedule for employees to sign up on the basis of classification seniority. Corporals and leads will bid first. All bids will be submitted by November 30 for the months of January-June, and by May 31 for the months of July-December. Employees shall be permitted to bid vacation in up to two blocks of time per calendar year. The blocks must have a minimum of two weeks in-between them. A block is defined as a period between 1 and 15 work days. Employees may bid a maximum of twenty (20) work days per year. In the event of a conflict of bidding for preferred vacation, the employee with the higher classification seniority shall be awarded preference. Preferred vacations scheduled will not be canceled except for unforeseen emergency which requires the response of additional personnel to a law enforcement crisis which the on-duty personnel cannot handle. Such approved vacation requests will not subsequently be denied because of the cost of overtime to maintain normal staffing.
