Previous denials. If an employee has twice been denied their request for vacation, the third request shall be referred to the Department Head or the City Manager, depending on which would be the next level of supervision, for review and consideration. Extended vacations (a vacation of more than two (2) weeks duration) may be arranged by mutual agreement between the employee and the Department Head, with approval from the City Manager. All bargaining unit employees will be allowed to accumulate only one half of the vacation amount accrued during a calendar year as per this article. In October of each year, the City will determine which employees have not used half of their accrual, and will notify them how much time must be used before the end of the year. If the employee does not schedule the use of vacation leave during that period, they will forfeit that portion of the leave accrual not used under this section. However, if an employee schedules or requests leave time under this Section, and is unable to take it for operational reasons, then the leave will not be forfeited. The City may mandate vacations for employees who have not scheduled this time off by October 15 of each year. An employee who has received written permission for a calendared vacation shall have priority for that vacation to a more senior employee once written permission is received from the Department Head and after the exercise of preference in vacation scheduling as stated. The definition of seniority as provided in Article 21 for vacations is limited to the exercise of vacation scheduling.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
