Policy
Vacation time is accumulated at a rate determined by existing labor agreements. Leaves in excess of the number of days allotted by individual labor contracts will not be recorded and shall be considered lost.
Vacation periods shall be selected by rank and by seniority within rank and will be administered by the precinct, unit or division commander in order to maintain sufficient staffing levels.
Employees who split their vacations may apply seniority preference to either part, but not to both. Vacation shall mean four or more consecutive vacation days.
Employees who wish to take vacation time in excess of two weeks (including compensatory time and off days) must obtain prior approval from their respective Bureau Head and Commander.
Seniority among persons having identical dates of employment or promotion shall be determined by their relative positions on the eligibility/promotion list from which they were appointed.
Each shift, unit or division supervisor will not permit more than ten percent of their staff to be on vacation between June 1st and August 31st annually. A .5 percent will be rounded to the next highest number (e.g., 1.5 will permit 2 to be on vacation).
In the precincts, no more than one supervisor per shift or unit can be on vacation at the same time from June 1st through August 31st. Single vacation days or small periods of vacations (two or three days) will not normally be allowed from June 1st to August 31st. Rare exceptions will only be permitted with the commander's approval.