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SECTION 6 LEAVE <br /> 6.1 Vacation Leave <br /> The city of Ramsey provides eligible employees vacation benefits to promote rest and relaxation <br /> away from work. Requests for scheduled vacation should be made to the Supervisor/Department <br /> Head by January 31 of each year. When considering whether to grant conflicting vacation requests <br /> submitted during January of each year, seniority by department will prevail; thereafter, vacation <br /> leave shall be initiated on forms submitted to the Department Head at least two weeks prior to <br /> requested vacation time off. Exceptions to this policy are granted on a very limited basis. To <br /> assure efficient functioning of the City, it is necessary to limit the number of employees on <br /> vacation at the same time. <br /> An employee's banked vacation leave must be within two times the yearly accrual by December <br /> 31 St, unless approved by the City Administrator. Once an employee has banked the maximum <br /> amount of vacation hours allowed, all additional hours accrued are forfeited. Employees are <br /> responsible for monitoring their own balances. Additional pay in lieu of vacation is not permitted. <br /> For the purposes of accumulating additional vacation leave, an employee using earned vacation <br /> leave, sick leave, compensatory time off, or paid holidays is considered to be working. <br /> At the discretion of the Department Head, an employee may use accrued vacation leave during the <br /> probationary period. An employee who separates from the City"in good standing," as that term is <br /> defined in Section 4.11 of this policy, shall be compensated for vacation accrued and unused <br /> through the last date of employment, per section 4.8 non-union post-employment healthcare <br /> savings plan. <br /> New employees will begin employment with a vacation balance of zero, followed by vacation <br /> accruals based on one of the following vacation accrual schedules. However, at the discretion of <br /> City Administrator, a one-time vacation credit may be negotiated and in order to: <br /> a. Mitigate recruiting obstacles. <br /> b. Hire a person with superior qualifications. <br /> C. Give credit for prior service. <br /> The bi-weekly accrual rate will not be accelerated due to any upfront vacation credits. <br /> Vacation Accrual Schedules <br /> 261Page <br />