Requesting Vacation. The Chief of Police and/or his/her designee maintains discretion in approving all vacation requests and reserves the right to limit the number of members permitted to be on vacation at any one time. Time off will be awarded or denied based on the operational needs of the Department. Once a vacation is approved, it shall not be changed except for the emergency needs of the Department or by mutual agreement. In order to receive preference based on classification seniority, vacation requests in blocks of time (seven [7] or more consecutive calendar days) shall be submitted in writing to the Chief of Police no more than twelve (12) months prior to the first date of requested leave. Vacation requests in blocks of time shall be reviewed and approved or denied no later than fourteen (14) days after submission of request. Vacation requests may be requested less than, but no more than, twelve (12) months in advance; however, such requests will be reviewed on a first come basis. All vacation requests other than a block of time that are made at least one (1) week in advance shall receive a documented response from a supervisor on the status of the request within four (4) calendar days from the date of submission.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement