Everett Firefighters Local No. 46 12/16/2022

20 ARTICLE 15 – VACATIONS A. Basic vacation allowance for bargaining unit members shall be accrued in accordance with the schedule below: Years of Service Annual Hours Accrued Less than 8 180 hours Years 8-12 192 hours Years 12+ 204 hours B. The allocation of basic vacations shall be done on the basis of seniority within each platoon; the most senior individual choosing his/her vacation first, then the next most senior, etc. The first- round selection allows employees to take 1 to 8 shifts consecutively. It is understood that the practicalities of the first-round selection mean that the second round may well result in the need to split vacation requests into two (2) or more segments. The second-round selection allows employees to take 1 to 6 separate shifts in any open slot available. Number of shifts per individual will be limited by their allowed shifts of vacation based on longevity. The Union recognizes this above selection process may create situations where employees on acting lists may have to move more often from station to station and will make every effort to provide sufficient acting lists. Furthermore, the Union employees will not be compensated for these moves, including mileage, beyond their regular 24-hour shift. When an individual with carried-over vacation opts to take such vacation, it shall be added subsequent or prior to his/her regular first round vacation selection and cannot cause more than four (4) members off in any one slot until all 4th slots are full. If carried over vacation is selected in the second round it can be taken in any open slot(s) after all second-round selections are complete. C. For the purposes of this article, seniority shall be determined by the date on which the employee commenced service with the City of Everett Fire Department. D. The City will make a reasonable attempt to align the four (4) platoons in regards to seniority. This may be done on a biennial basis. E. The basic vacation for non-suppression personnel may be taken in any increment, at the employee’s request, with concurrence of the Employer. F. No individual shall be allowed to carry over in excess of 384 hours of vacation, unless under special circumstances the Fire Chief authorizes an additional carryover in writing for the ensuing year. The 384-hour maximum will be applied at midnight of December 31 annually, taking into account all accrual and usage as of that point. Any excess hours will be deleted. G. New hires shall earn vacation at a rate of 15 hours per month of service until the next calendar year after the calendar year in which they were hired. For their first vacation, they will be given only those hours earned during their first calendar year of employment. The accruing period shall be January 1 through December 15 and a hire date on or before the 15th of any month will accrue