Everett Municipal Employees Local 113 AFSCME 1/17/2023

ARTICLE 11 -VACATIONS An annual vacation is of benefit to both the employee and the City,and all full-time City employees shall be required to take an annual vacation subject to the requirements listed below. Section 1: All City employees covered by this Agreement who work full-time shall accrue vacation credit for each month of continuous service as shown on the table below for the duration of this Agreement. Regular part-time employees shall accrue vacation time on a pro-rated basis based on regular hours worked each pay period. VACATION CREDIT ACCRUED Continuous Service From Employee's Number of Vacation Hours Adjusted Employment Date Per Year 1st Year 96 hours 2nd Year 104 hours 3rd and 4th Years 112 hours 5th Year 120 hours 6th and 7th Years 128 hours 8th and 9th Years 144 hours 10th through 14th Years 160 hours 15th through 19th Years 184 hours 20th through 24th Years 200 hours 25th Year and Beyond 208 hours "Continuous Service" shall be determined from the employee's adjusted employment date. Section 2: No vacation accrual will be allowed in excess of two(2)years accrual. For purposes of this section, vacation accrual will be reported on a regular basis on the payroll warrant stub. No employee shall have vacation credit accrual in excess of 240 hours at the time of their retirement/separation,except PERS I employees hired prior to July 13, 1983—48 days(384 hours). Any employee terminating employment or retiring must use any vacation accrual in excess of the aforementioned limits prior to termination/retirement or it will be lost to the employee. The City agrees,upon request by the Union,to meet and negotiate concerning the preceding paragraph if during the term of this Agreement the"excess compensation" issue relating to the 240 hour cap is changed by operation of law. Section 3: Vacations shall be approved by the department head or designee at times when vacations will constitute minimum conflict with work schedules. 27