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ARTICLE 15 - VACATIONS <br /> 1. A. Basic vacation allowance for bargaining unit members shall be 168 hours per <br /> year for all personnel with less than eight (8) years of service, 180 hours per year <br /> for all personnel between 8-12 years of service, and 192 hours per year for all <br /> personnel with more than 12 years of service. All members of the bargaining unit <br /> with less than 12 years of service may, at their request, have their floating <br /> 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 <br /> each platoon; the most senior individual choosing his/her vacation first, then the <br /> next most senior, etc. The first round selection allows employees to take 1 to 8 <br /> shifts consecutively. It is understood that the practicalities of the first round <br /> selection mean that the second round may well result in the need to split vacation <br /> 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 <br /> based on longevity. <br /> The Union recognizes this above selection process may create situations where <br /> employees on acting lists may have to move more often from station to station <br /> and will make every effort to provide sufficient acting lists. Furthermore, the <br /> Union employees will not be compensated for these moves, including mileage, <br /> beyond their regular 24 hour shift. <br /> When an individual with carried-over vacation opts to take such vacation, it shall <br /> be added subsequent or prior to his/her regular first round vacation selection and <br /> can not cause more than four (4) members off in any one slot until all 4th slots are <br /> full. If carried over vacation is selected in the second round it can be taken in <br /> any open slot(s) after all second round selections are complete. <br /> C. For the purposes of this article, seniority shall be determined by the date on <br /> which the employee commenced service with the City of Everett Fire <br /> Department. <br /> D. The City will make a reasonable attempt to align the four (4) platoons in regards <br /> to seniority. This 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 <br /> under special circumstances the Mayor authorizes an additional carryover in writing for <br /> the ensuing year. The 384-hour maximum will be applied at midnight of December 31 <br /> annually, taking into account all accrual and usage as of that point. Any excess hours <br /> will be deleted. <br /> 20 <br />