Seniority - Vacation and Time Off Bidding. The City shall post a blank vacation calendar no later than December 1st for vacation bidding for the following calendar year. The City may designate certain dates as restricted for vacation scheduling for legitimate operational needs. Restricted dates shall be limited to one sworn bargaining unit employee bidding that day off. Each employee, in descending order of seniority, will be allowed to select one continuous vacation period from the available dates on the calendar, not to exceed two work weeks without the approval of the Chief. Once each employee has had the opportunity to make a vacation selection, each employee shall have a second opportunity to make vacation selections based on seniority. The approved seniority-bid vacation calendar will be posted no later than January 1st. Once the second round of seniority-based selections are made, all other vacation scheduling shall be without regard to seniority and will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis, in accordance with staffing requirements as determined by the City. The City will respond to vacation requests, after the annual seniority bid process, on a first-come first-serve basis and without unreasonable delay once operational staffing considerations have been reviewed by the department, and if submitted at least seven (7) calendar days in advance. Notwithstanding, requests submitted with less than seven (7) days’ notice that do not trigger the schedule change differential as outlined in Section
Seniority - Vacation and Time Off Bidding. The City shall post a vacation calendar during the month of December for vacation “bidding” for the following calendar year. The City may designate certain dates as restricted for vacation scheduling for legitimate operational needs. Restricted dates shall be limited to one sworn bargaining unit employee bidding that day off. Bidding will be done by bargaining unit seniority. Each employee, in descending order of seniority, will be allowed to select one continuous vacation period from the available dates on the calendar, not to exceed two work weeks without the approval of the Chief. Once each employee has had the opportunity to make a vacation selection on the basis of seniority, each employee shall have a second opportunity to make vacation selections based on seniority. Once the second round of seniority‐based selections are made, all other vacation scheduling shall be without regard to seniority and will be considered on a first‐come, first‐served basis, in accordance with staffing requirements as determined by the City. The City will respond to vacation requests after the annual seniority bid process without unreasonable delay, and if submitted at least 14 calendar days in advance, within 10 calendar days of the receipt.
