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13.2.1 Vacation Accrual <br />A. Employees assigned to a fifty-six (56) hour work schedule shall accrue paid vacation leave in <br />accordance with the following schedule: <br />Years of Continuous Service <br />First through fourth year <br />Fifth through ninth year <br />Tenth through twelfth year <br />Thirteenth through fifteenth year <br />Sixteenth year and above <br />Monthly Accrual Rate <br />12 <br />hours <br />16 <br />hours <br />20 <br />hours <br />22 <br />hours <br />24 hours <br />B. Employees assigned to a forty (40) hour work schedule shall accrue paid vacation leave in <br />accordance with the following schedule: <br />Years of Continuous Service <br />First through fourth year <br />Fifth through ninth year <br />Tenth through twelfth year <br />Thirteenth through fifteenth year <br />Sixteenth year or more <br />Monthly Accrual Rate <br />8.57 hours <br />11.43 hours <br />14.29 hours <br />15.71 hours <br />17.14 hours <br />Accrued vacation leave shall be credited to each employee's account biweekly. <br />13.3 Vacation Accumulation <br />Eligible employees may accumulate and maintain up to a maximum of four hundred thirty-two (432) hours <br />of accrued vacation leave. <br />Employees are not allowed to accrue vacation hours above the cap. At any time an employee reaches four <br />hundred thirty-two (432) hour cap, the employee will cease accruing additional vacation leave until such <br />time as the balance falls below the cap. However, in the event an employee has requested to take vacation <br />but been denied or otherwise prevented from using vacation leave due to extenuating circumstances, the <br />employee may submit a written request to the City Manager, or designee, for special consideration to carry <br />over vacation balances beyond four hundred thirty-two (432) hours. <br />Effective September 15, 2012, any accrued vacation leave in excess of three hundred sixty (360) hours <br />was placed in a separate Excess Vacation Bank for each affected employee. Employees shall be entitled <br />to use the hours in the Excess Vacation Bank for vacation or for extended leave in the same manner as <br />regular vacation hours. The hours shall be paid out at the pay rate of the employee when utilized. <br />13.4 Vacation Scheduling and Use <br />Vacation selection will be subject to the procedure stated in the department policy except for those areas <br />specifically stated differently in this article. <br />A. During January of each year, employees shall be granted an opportunity to choose vacation time <br />in order of Department seniority. The January selections shall be for the period from February 1 <br />16 <br />