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ARTICLE 15 -VACATIONS <br /> 1. A. Basic vacation allowance for bargaining unit members shall be 168 hours per year for all <br /> personnel with less than eight(8)years of service, 180 hours per year for all personnel between 8- <br /> 12 years of service,and 192 hours per year for all personnel with more than 12 years of service. <br /> All members of the bargaining unit with less than 12 years of service may,at their request,have <br /> their floating holiday attached to the end of their vacation and taken in conjunction with said <br /> vacation. <br /> B. The allocation of basic vacations shall be done on the basis of seniority within each platoon;the <br /> most senior individual choosing his/her vacation first,then the next most senior, etc. The first <br /> round selection allows employees to take 1 to 8 shifts consecutively. It is understood that the <br /> practicalities of the first round selection mean that the second round may well result in the need to <br /> split vacation requests into two(2)or more segments. The second round selection allows <br /> employees to take 1 to 6 separate shifts in any open slot available. <br /> Number of shifts per individual will be limited by their allowed shifts of vacation based on <br /> longevity. <br /> The Union recognizes this above selection process may create situations where employees on <br /> acting lists may have to move more often from station to station and will make every effort to <br /> provide sufficient acting lists. Furthermore,the Union employees will not be compensated for <br /> these moves,including mileage,beyond their regular 24 hour shift. <br /> When an individual with carried-over vacation opts to take such vacation,it shall be added <br /> subsequent or prior to his/her regular first round vacation selection and cannot cause more than <br /> four(4)members off in any one slot until all 4th slots are full. If carried over vacation is selected <br /> in the second round it can be taken in any open slot(s)after all second round selections are <br /> complete. <br /> C. For the purposes of this article, seniority shall be determined by the date on which the employee <br /> commenced service with the City of Everett Fire Department. <br /> D. The City will make a reasonable attempt to align the four(4)platoons in regards to seniority. This <br /> may be done on a biennial basis. <br /> 2. The basic vacation for non-suppression personnel may be taken in any increment,at the <br /> employee's request,with concurrence of the Employer. <br /> 3. No individual shall be allowed to carry over in excess of 384 hours of vacation,unless under <br /> special circumstances the Fire Chief authorizes an additional carryover in writing for the ensuing <br /> year.The 384-hour maximum will be applied at midnight of December 31 annually,taking into <br /> account all accrual and usage as of that point. Any excess hours will be deleted. <br /> 4. New hires shall earn vacation at a rate of 14 hours per month of service and shall not be eligible <br /> to take vacation until they have completed their probation and until the next calendar year after <br /> the calendar year in which they were hired.For their first vacation,they will be given only those <br /> hours earned during their first calendar year of employment. The accruing period shall be January <br /> 1 through December 15 and a hire date on or before the 15th of any month will accrue for that <br /> month.A hire date after the 15th shall not apply until the following month. The first vacation <br /> shall be in an open vacation period or at the discretion of the Fire Department. <br /> 19 <br />