§ 24-176. Vacations.

(a)

Allowance. Any full-time employee (and any part-time employee on a prorated basis) shall earn vacation based upon the months of continuous service in any position with the village in accordance with the following schedule:

Months of Continuous Service	Biweekly Hours Earned	Annual Vacation Hours Earned
Hire—48	3.08	80
49—168	4.62	120
169—240	6.16	160
241 and thereafter	7.69	200

 

No probationary employee shall be entitled to use any such vacation until any such probationary employee has completed his probationary period and has become a regular employee.

(b)

Eligibility. Vacation shall not accumulate during any pay period when any full-time employee or any part-time employee covered by this article is on layoff, suspension or approved leave of absence without pay for the entire pay period. If any such full-time employee or any such part-time employee covered by this article, other than a police employee, is receiving compensation for a work-related injury, any such full-time employee or any such part-time employee may continue to earn vacation leave for a period not to exceed six months from the date of his work-related injury.

(c)

Scheduling. Any full-time employee and any part-time employee covered by this article desiring vacation shall submit his request in writing to his department head, who shall schedule any such vacation insofar as practicable at times desired by any such full-time employee or any such part-time employee, with the determination of preference being made on a first-come, first-served basis. Request for vacation shall normally be made at least 30 calendar days in advance, except that any vacation during the months of June, July, August and September shall normally be requested prior to May 1 of any such year. Any vacation of not more than one or two days duration, however, may be requested at least three calendar days in advance. Any vacation must be requested in not less than four-hour increments and approved in advance by any such department head of any such full-time employee or any such part-time employee; provided, however, that any such department head may approve the use of vacation in lesser increments or with less notice in the event of an emergency or other special circumstances outside the control of any such full-time employee or any such part-time employee. The final right to designate vacation periods and the maximum number of employees who may be on vacation at any time is exclusively reserved under this section to the applicable department head of any such affected full-time employee or any such part-time employee in order that the orderly performance of the services provided the village may be insured.

(d)

Limitation on accumulation. Any vacation should ordinarily be taken as it is earned, provided, however, that any full-time employee or any part-time employee covered by this article may elect to accumulate, as of December 31 of any calendar year, vacation up to a maximum amount equal to the total amount of vacation that may be earned at his current rate of earned vacation per pay period during 24 months of continuous employment. Any amount of accumulated vacation in excess of such amount shall automatically be forfeited as of December 31 of such year.

(e)

Pay upon termination. Any full-time employee or any part-time employee covered by this article shall receive compensation for all earned but unused vacation at his regular straight-time hourly rate of pay as of the date of his termination.

(f)

Vacation cancellation. In the case of an emergency or operational need, the applicable department head of any full-time employee or any part-time employee covered by this article may cancel and reschedule any or all approved vacation.

(Code 1977, § 19.6.6; Ord. No. 2463, § 1, 1-12-2016)