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<br /> <br /> <br />EVERETT POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION <br />PAGE 34 <br /> <br />New Hires who declare Option A within 30 days of being hired <br />will earn 12 hours of holiday pay for each holiday that follows <br />their date of hire. For newly hired employees who start December <br />1 - December 25, the Christmas holiday will be paid in the pay <br />period in which it is earned. The employee may elect to receive <br />personal leave beginning the first of the new year, subject to <br />Option B. <br />If there are extenuating circumstances (such as a serious health <br />condition) during the calendar year where the employee has <br />exhausted their accrued leave banks, the HR Director will consider <br />an employee’s request to change their election to personal leave to <br />Option B as stated in section 20.2.1.B on a prorated basis. <br />Option B: On January 1, employees will earn 132 hours of personal leave for <br />use throughout the calendar year. <br />Those who are employed as of January each year and have elected <br />to receive personal leave by December 1 of the year prior, will <br />receive 132 hours of personal leave for use throughout the calendar <br />year. Personal leave is intended to be used in the same manner as <br />vacation and other accrued leave from work; subject to <br />supervisor/manager approval. If the employee is unable to utilize <br />personal leave during the calendar year, it will be cashed out in the <br />pay period that includes December 25th of the year subject to the <br />reporting rules under the Department of Retirement Systems. For <br />employees starting after January 1 of each year who elect to <br />receive personal leave, leave time will be pro-rated as follows: <br />Month of Hire Prorated Personal Leave <br />January 132 <br />February, March, & April 108 <br />May 96 <br />June 84 <br />July & August 72 <br />September & October 60 <br />November 48 <br /> <br />Upon separation of employment prior to December 1, the member will be <br />cashed out based on completed months of service in that calendar year. A <br />full month of service is defined as having worked hours on the last day of <br />the month.