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Effective January 1, 2012, the vacation cap shall change to Four Hundred (400) hours. Thereafter, at any time an employee reaches Four Hundred (400) hours, the employee will cease accruing vacation until such time as the balance falls below the cap. After January 1, 2012, no employee will be allowed to accrue vacation hours above the cap. B. Implementation During June 2011, the City will notify all employees of the number of hours the employee has accrued and of the need to plan vacations in order for the employee to be under the 400 hour cap as of January 1, 2012. The City agrees that all supervisors will work with employees who have accrued in excess of Four Hundred (400) hours to schedule time for the employee to take sufficient vacation to reduce the accruals to below the cap. In the event an employee has requested to take vacation but been denied or there were other circumstances that prevented the employee from taking vacation, the employee may submit a written request to the City Manager, or designated Assistant City Manager, for special consideration. 12.6 Creation of Vacation Bank Effective July 1, 2011 any accrued vacation in excess of four hundred (400) hours will be placed in a separate Vacation Bank for each affected employee. Employees shall be entitled to use or sell the hours in the Bank for vacation or for extended leave in the same manner as regular vacation hours. The hours shall be paid out at the pay rate of the employee when utilized. 12.7 Vacation Sell Back Effective upon adoption of this Agreement, employees may request to sell back up to one hundred twenty (120) hours of accrued vacation in each calendar year. Employees may sell accrued time in one (I) hour increments with a minimum of eight (8) hours on the first pay day in June and December of each year. 12.8 Vacation Schedule The times during a calendar year at which an employee may take his/her vacation shall be determined by the Department Head or his/her designee with due regard for the wishes of the employee and particular regard for the needs of the service. Vacations may not be taken, however, in connection with an employee leaving City employment. If the requirements of the service are such that an employee can not take part or all of his/her annual vacation in a particular calendar year, such vacation shall be taken during the following calendar year. 12.9 Vacation Pay at Termination -17 -