3A.06.050 Vacation Leave.
An eligible employee as set out in SCC 3A.06.010 will accrue vacation leave based on the number of hours actually worked or while on paid leave status in accordance with the schedule shown below. Vacation leave will not accrue during periods of leave without pay nor for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. Employees on furlough shall be considered to be in regular pay status for purposes of this section.
(1) Vacation Leave Accrual. During each year of employment an eligible employee will accrue vacation leave up to and including the maximum amount shown in the schedule below. A regular full-time employee will accrue vacation leave at the rates shown in the schedule below. An employee who is on regular pay status for less than a full calendar month and an employee whose regular pay status is less than full-time (40 hours per week) will accrue vacation leave proportionately to the number of hours the employee is on regular pay status. Vacation leave accrual will be based upon the employee’s total time of continuous active employment with the county. Vacation leave accrued may not be used until it has been earned and credited to the employee’s vacation leave account.
|
Length of Continuous Service (Years) |
Monthly Accrual (hours) |
Annual Accrual (hours) |
|---|---|---|
|
Date of employment to end of 1st year |
8 |
96 |
|
Beginning of 2nd year to end of 2nd year |
8.6667 |
104 |
|
Beginning of 3rd year to end of 5th year |
10 |
120 |
|
Beginning of 6th year to end of 9th year |
12 |
144 |
|
Beginning of 10th year to end of 11th year |
14 |
168 |
|
Beginning of 12th year to end of 13th year |
14.6667 |
176 |
|
Beginning of 14th year to end of 15th year |
15.3333 |
184 |
|
Beginning of 16th year to end of 17th year |
16 |
192 |
|
Beginning of 18th year to end of 21st year |
16.6667 |
200 |
|
Beginning of 22nd year and thereafter |
20 |
240 |
(2) Vacation Leave - Maximum Accrual. Vacation leave shall not be permitted to accrue in excess of 320 hours by December 31st of any year.
(3) Vacation Leave -- Cash Payment upon Termination. Upon termination from county employment, an employee shall be paid a lump sum payment for all accrued vacation leave up to a maximum of 320 hours; PROVIDED, That such payment continues to be allowed under state law. Accrued vacation leave in excess of 320 hours shall be forfeited.
(4) Vacation Leave Administration. All requests to use vacation leave accruals must be pre-approved by the supervisor. Requests must be submitted to the county in advance to allow adequate time to arrange for workload coverage. The supervisor shall approve or deny the request in writing, within 15 days of receipt of the request. (Added by Ord. 84-129 § 2, Nov. 21, 1984; Amended by Ord. 85-044 § 1, May 22, 1985; Amended by Ord. 90-012, Mar. 14, 1990; Amended by Emerg. Ord. 92-151, Nov. 25, 1992; Amended by Ord. 97-014 § 1, Apr. 23, 1997, Eff date May 8, 1997; Amended by Ord. 97-099 § 1, Dec. 3, 1997, Eff date Dec. 15, 1997; Amended by Amended Ord. 08-162, Dec. 17, 2008, Eff date Jan. 15, 2009; Amended by Amended Ord. 09-147, Dec. 16, 2009, Eff date Dec. 31, 2009; Amended by Ord. 10-115, Jan. 12, 2011, Eff date Jan. 23, 2011; Amended by Emerg. Ord. 20-032, May 26, 2020, Eff date May 26, 2020; Amended by Ord. 20-074, Nov. 10, 2020, Eff date Dec. 3, 2020; Amended by Ord. 23-094, Oct. 25, 2023, Eff date Nov. 1, 2023).