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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 or their des i at least two <br /> weeks prior to requested vacation time off. Exceptions to this policy are granted on a very limited <br /> basis. To assure efficient functioning of the City,it is necessary to limit the number of employees <br /> on 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 or their designee,an employee may use accrued vacation <br /> leave during the probationary period. Vacation leave may be taken no sooner than the next pay <br /> period after earned.Vacation hours may not be used to extend an employee's actual termination <br /> date. <br /> An employee who separates from the City"in good standing,"as that tel:ffl is <br /> defined in Seeti <br /> '' '' � °+L i QIXXXLY�A'iVllxx shall be compensated for unused accrued vacation aee e and i through <br /> the last date of employment,per section 4.8 non-union post-employment healthcare savings plan. <br /> New employees will begin employment with a vacation balance ofe five days,followed by Commented[CL21]:To be discussed with the city council. <br /> vacation accruals based on one of the following vacation accrual schedules. However,at the <br /> discretion of 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 /> 321 <br />