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<br />6.10 <br />Page 30 <br /> <br />9.6 Vacation Scheduling <br /> <br />Sign up will commence on November 1st of each year for the following year. <br />Sign up shall be according to seniority in rank on each shift. The senior Fire <br />Captain and the senior Fire Fighter/Engineer will make their pick, then the <br />second senior Rre Captain and the second senior Fire Fighter/Engineer will <br />make their pick, etc., until all personnel on that shift have made their first pick. <br />The second round pick is made in the same fashion. These first two rounds of <br />vacation picks shall be in four (4) shift increments at a minimum. See last <br />paragraph of this Section 9.6 with respect to Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and <br />Christmas Holidays. <br /> <br />Upon completion of the first two (2) rounds of vacation picks employees will be <br />permitted to schedule the balance of the earned vacation benefit in twelve (12) <br />hour increments, providing that the twelve (12) hour increments start at 0800 <br />hours or 2000 hours. <br /> <br />Vacation may be used in shorter than twelve (12) hour increments, with a <br />minimum of one (1) hour, except, during the hours of 0800 and 1600 vacation <br />must be taken in a four (4) hour minimum, starting at 0800 or 1200 hours, <br />provided that an employee fulfills the training requirements. If a four (4) hour <br />vacation through a twelve (12) hour vacation is requested and approved, the <br />leave requested by the employee will be used by the employee. <br /> <br />If a vacation of less than twelve (12) hours is requested and approved, and the <br />department will be in an overtime situation, the employee requesting the short <br />leave will be required to find his/her own relief up to the completion of his/her <br />last shift prior to the approved leave. If the overtime situation occurs after the <br />completion of his/her last shift prior to the approved leave, the Battalion Chief <br />will find the relief. The relief person will be paid the appropriate overtime. <br /> <br />Forty-eight (48) hours advance notice is required for vacation requests and <br />cancellations except in an emergency. Less than forty-eight (48) hour requests <br />will be accepted only at the Battalion Chiefs discretion. <br /> <br />Irrespective of the number of fire fighting personnel scheduled for work, <br />vacation leave shall be scheduled on a shift basis as follows: No more than two <br />(2) Fire Fighter/Engineers and one (1) Fire Captain may be on vacation leave at <br />the same time per shift for the purposes of annual vacation scheduling. After <br />annual vacation scheduling in completed, no more than three (3) employees <br />per shift, irrespective of rank, may be on vacation leave at the same time, <br />however, there shall be no more than two (2) Acting Fire Captains filling in at <br />anyone time. <br /> <br />During annual vacation picks and thereafter, if applicable, Fire Captains and <br />Fire Fighter/Engineers (maximum of 3) may select the following Holidays: <br />Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas. However, the employee(s) <br />requesting the respective Holiday leave will be required to find his/her own <br /> <br />23 <br />