a. Regular full-time employees shall accrue annual leave at the following rates:

a. Regular part-time employees shall accrue annual leave at a ratio of the hours they work to a forty-hour work week.

a. Temporary and on-call employees will not accrue annual leave, unless regular employment occurs.

a. Annual leave will not accrue while an employee is on leave without pay status.

b. Annual leave may be taken for illness or an off-duty injury of an employee upon expiration of accumulated sick leave.

a. Annual leave may not be taken prior to the completion of the employee’s initial probationary period.

b. After completion of the probationary period, annual leave shall accrue retroactive to the date of employment.

a. Annual leave may be accumulated up to 480 total hours.

b. Employees will stop earning annual leave in excess of 480 hours.

a. An employee will be paid for all accrued and unused annual leave upon termination of employment with the City, unless the employee was terminated for cause.

b. A sum equivalent to accrued annual leave will be paid to employees who terminate at any time after ninety-one (91) days of service, based upon salary or wage on the date of termination.

a. Employees are responsible for managing their annual leave. It is important that employees plan ahead for how he will use his annual leave. This means developing a plan for taking vacations, as well as doctor's appointments and personal business. It also means holding some time in "reserve" for the unexpected, such as emergencies and illnesses.

a. Employees may not take less than 0.50 hours annual leave.

a. Annual leave shall be taken only with prior approval of the employee’s supervisor

b. Annual leave may be requested by completing a Leave Request using the time keeping system or Leave Request Form, at least three (3) days in advance.

c. If advance written notice cannot be given, verbal approval may be given by the employee’s supervisor and a form completed at a later time.

a. The amount of leave time accrued, used and available will appear on an employee’s paycheck stub.

b. Employees are required to record all annual leave time used on his timesheet.

a. Employees may utilize his accrued annual leave to make up the difference in time loss payments between the employee’s Workers Compensation payments and the employee’s compensation.