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6.10 Page 28 Fire Fighter/Engineers and Flre Captains who are in a no-pay status (e.g. on leave of absence or Family Medical Leave) will receive holiday compensation on a prorated basis. In lieu of any holiday benefits, each employee shall receive compensation in the amount of one and one-half (1-1/2) times his/her pay, calculated on the basis of an eight (8) hour day, for eighty (80) hours in each calendar year. Such compensation shall be issued in the amount of forty (40) hours on the first pay day on or immediately following June 1, and an additional forty (40) hours on the first pay day on or immediately following December 1. Holiday checks will be issued separately from the normal pay period checks. Employees who are laid off or whose service with the City is terminated prior to June 1 or December 1 shall have their holiday compensation pro-rated. For purposes of scheduling, the two (2) administrative holidays will be equal to two (2) vacation days. The administrative holidays must be taken in twenty- four (24) hour increments. In the event that one or both of the administrative holidays are not used by the last pay period in the calendar year (based on the preceding 26 pay periods), compensation for administrative holidays will be calculated on an eight (8) hour day at the forty (40) hour rate. The City will endeavor to make payment on the non-payroll Friday immediately following the first payroll Friday in January, however the payment will be made no later than the first pay period in February. SEcnON 9 - VACATIONS 9.1 Effective July 1, 2005, all regular full-time employees shall be entitled to vacation leave from the commencement of their employment with the City. The times during the calendar year at which an employee shall take vacation shall be approved by the Fire Chief, or designated representative, with due regard to the wishes of the employee and particular regard to the need of the service. All employees shall, on a form provided by the City, indicate their preference for vacation periods during November and December of each calendar year. Preference of vacation dates shall be given to employees according to their length of service in as reasonable a manner as possible. The Department will post a final vacation schedule by January 1 of each year. 9.2 All employees, other than those regularly assigned to twenty-four (24) hour duty shifts, shall be entitled to annual vacation leave as follows: Employees shall accrue vacation at a rate (3.077) hours per pay period) that yields eighty (80) hours of vacation at the end of each year of service from the first year through the fourth year. After completion of the fourth year of service, employees shall accrue vacation at a rate (4.615 hours per pay period) that yields one hundred twenty (120) hours of vacation at the end of each year through the ninth year of service. After completion of the ninth year of service, 21