Agmt 1995 Alameda County Fire District ACFD

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• • SECTION 8. VA ONS (Cont'd) • DRAFT 2. Vacations may be pre - selected prior to the vacation year. Where vacations are pre- selected, such shall occur during an established pre - selection period. Pre - selection shall be based on seniority of the members by shift/division without regard for rank. Employees may elect to split vacations, but if vacations are split, no employee will be allowed a second leave period that will interfere with another employee's first choice, if selected during the pre - selection period. Once the pre- selection period has expired, remaining vacation time shall be selected on a first - come basis. • 3. Annual vacation will be equalized through the year, so that adequate staffing can be maintained as determined by the Chief. • • E. MAXIMUM VACATION LEAVE. An employee shall be allowed to take two times his/her annual vacation accrual during any calendar year, provided that he/she has accumulated sufficient unused vacation leave. One and one -half times his/her annual vacation accrual may be pre - selected as described in Subsection 8.D.2., and the balance (one -half) may be selected through an informal third selection. F. CASH PAYMENT IN LIEU OF VACATION LEAVE. An employee who has completed the equivalent of 365 calendar days of employment who leaves the Department service for any reason shall be paid at the hourly rate as set forth in Section 6.C. for unused vacation accrued to the date of separation, provided that such entitlement shall not exceed vacation earned during the two years of employment preceding such separation. Employees shall have the primary responsibility to schedule and take sufficient vacation leave to reduce their accrued vacation leave balances to levels which do not exceed the amount for which they can receive cash payment hereunder upon termination. H. EMERGENCY VACATION LEAVE. Leave of absence with pay because of personal emergency of a person in the County/District service may be granted by the Chief for not more than 2 shifts/days during a calendar year to deal with the personal emergency. Time taken for leave of absence under the provisions of this subsection shall be deducted from the vacation allowance of such person. Procedures for Emergency Vacation Leave are found in the Department's Official Action Guidelines. SECTION 9. SICK LEAVE A. SICK LEAVE DEFINED. As used in this section, "sick leave" means leaves of absence of an employee because of any of the following: • 1. Illness or injury other than an industrial illness or injury which renders him/her incapable of performing his/her work or duties for the Department; 2. Exposure to contagious disease; and IAFF Local 1428 - Management Unit R-34 January 1, 1994- December 31, 1995 7 Local 1428-1N/DCi2 . - 2 7 5 RU:Im.8f16196