Common use of Accumulated Vacation Leave Clause in Contracts

Accumulated Vacation Leave. An employee may accumulate vacation leave to a maximum of fifty-six (56) hours over and above the employee's maximum annual earning rate. Annual earnings will be credited to "Regular Vacation". For the duration of this Agreement only, if an employee reaches the maximum accrual as allowed, then all additional vacation earned will be added to the employee's "Vacation Bank". Effective with this Agreement, all vacation in either format will be transferred to the "Vacation Bank". All new earnings will be credited to "Regular Vacation". During the December sign-up and each December thereafter, an employee will only be allowed to sign-up for the vacation he earns in one year plus the fifty-six (56) hour carryover. During any subsequent sign-ups, the employee may be allowed to sign- up for any open/vacated blocks utilizing time from the "Vacation Bank". Vacation must be taken from "Regular Vacation" and the employee may only use vacation from the "Vacation Bank" after exhausting his "Regular Vacation". An employee may dispose of the "Vacation Bank" as provided in the Code or under special circumstances as may arise from time to time. During the second week of October of each year beginning in 2004, the Union President, a representative of StarTran Operations, and the City Compensation Manager shall meet on City time to discuss the allocation of vacation blocks available for the next year. In addition, if during the December sign-up an employee has time available to bid but no vacation blocks remain on the board, then this committee will meet and review the sign-up, and may start the sign-up process over.

Accumulated Vacation Leave. An employee may accumulate vacation leave to a maximum of fifty-six (56) hours over and above the employee's maximum annual earning rate. Annual earnings will be credited to "Regular Vacation". For the duration of this Agreement only, if an employee reaches the maximum accrual as allowed, then all additional vacation earned will be added to the employee's "Vacation Bank". Effective with this Agreement, all vacation in either format will be transferred to the "Vacation Bank". All new earnings will be credited to "Regular Vacation". During the December sign-up and each December thereafter, an employee will only be allowed to sign-up for the vacation he earns in one year plus the fifty-six (56) hour carryover. During any subsequent sign-ups, the employee may be allowed to sign- sign-up for any open/vacated blocks utilizing time from the "Vacation Bank". Vacation must be taken from "Regular Vacation" and the employee may only use vacation from the "Vacation Bank" after exhausting his "Regular Vacation". An employee may dispose of the "Vacation Bank" as provided in the Code or under special circumstances as may arise from time to time. During the second week of October of each year beginning in 2004, the Union President, a representative of StarTran Operations, and the City Compensation Manager shall meet on City time to discuss the allocation of vacation blocks available for the next year. In addition, if during the December sign-up an employee has time available to bid but no vacation blocks remain on the board, then this committee will meet and review the sign-up, and may start the sign-up process over.

Accumulated Vacation Leave. An employee may accumulate vacation leave to a maximum of fifty-six (56) eighty (80) hours over and above the employee's maximum annual earning rate. Annual earnings will be credited to "Regular Vacation". For the duration of this Agreement only, if an employee reaches the maximum accrual as allowed, then all additional vacation earned will be added to the employee's "Vacation Bank". No additional vacation leave shall be earned until such time as the employee’s accumulated vacation leave drops below the stated maximum. In such event, the accumulation of vacation leave will again commence, but in no event shall it exceed eighty (80) hours over and above the employee’s maximum annual accrual balance. Effective with this Agreement, all vacation in either format will be transferred to the "Vacation Bank". All new earnings will be credited to "Regular Vacation". During the December sign-up and each December thereafter, an employee will only be allowed to sign-up for the vacation he earns in one year plus the fifty-six (56) eighty (80) hour carryover. During any subsequent sign-ups, the employee may be allowed to sign- sign-up for any open/vacated blocks utilizing time from the "Vacation Bank". Vacation must be taken from "Regular Vacation" and the employee may only use vacation from the "Vacation Bank" after exhausting his "Regular Vacation". An employee may dispose of the "Vacation Bank" as provided in the Code or under special circumstances as may arise from time to time. During the second week of October of each year beginning in 2004, the Union President, and a representative of StarTran Operations, and the City Compensation Manager a Human Resources Representative shall meet on City time to discuss the allocation of vacation blocks available for the next year. In addition, if during the December sign-up an employee has time available to bid but no vacation blocks remain on the board, then this committee will meet and review the sign-up, and may start the sign-up process over.