Time for Vacations. In the absence of a departmental seniority agreement, the time for vacation shall be determined by the appointing authority after due consideration of employee convenience and administrative requirements.
Time for Vacations. Beginning on the first day of January of each year, the Fire Department shall post a vacation list and each employee according to the provisions of Section 2 of this ARTICLE XII shall select his first eight (8) days of vacation at any time during that calendar year; provided, however, that vacations during the period of May 1 to September 30 shall be in eight (8) working day periods. The selection process for the first eight (8) days of vacation shall commence by February 1 of each year and each employee in accordance with his seniority will have seven (7) days to select his first eight (8) days of vacation. If an employee fails to select his first eight (8) days of vacation according to his seniority, he shall automatically forfeit this first round pick. Upon completion of selection of up to eight (8) days of vacation, the same procedure shall apply for the selection of any or all remaining time. Upon completion of this second round of vacation picks, any remaining vacation time may be selected at any time in the calendar year, on a first come first served basis, with a minimum of twenty-four
Time for Vacations. A vacation shutdown will normally take place during the first week, or the first two weeks, of July of each year. If the Company determines to schedule employees for maintenance work during such vacation shutdown, employees not eligible for a paid vacation will be given preference for such maintenance work in order of seniority. Employees entitled to one and two weeks' vacation will take their vacation during the shutdown period. Employees entitled to more than two weeks' vacation will advise the Company not later than the preceding May 15 when they wish to schedule their additional week or weeks of vacation after July l. If an excessive number of employees wish to take vacation at any particular time, preference will be given on the basis of seniority. The Company shall be entitled to determine the number of employees who may be on vacation at any one time. Employees entitled to more than one week's vacation may receive pay for all vacation in excess of one week in lieu of vacation if they so desire. All vacation shall be taken in the year in which it is earned and may not be accumulated from one year to another. If at any time the Company determines there will be no vacation shutdown, it will notify employees by April l. Vacations may then be scheduled at any time during the year following June l. The Company shall have the right to determine the number of employees who may be absent on vacation at any one time. In case excessive requests are made for any one period, preference shall be given on the basis of seniority. Any employee with more than two (2) weeks' vacation can take one (1)week one (1)day at a time, subject to mutual agreement between the Company and the employee.
