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11 <br />10. Christmas Eve Day <br />11. Christmas Day <br />7.3 Floating Holiday <br />Represented employees working a 40 hour schedule shall be credited with seven floating holidays (56 <br />hours) on January 1 of each year. Employees hired January 1 through June 30 shall be credited with <br />seven floating holidays (56 hours) upon hire. New employees hired July 1 through December 31 shall <br />be credited with three floating holidays (24 hours) upon hire. <br />Employees will need to use all Floating Holiday hours by the last payroll period for the calendar year <br />(instead of December 31) otherwise they will be lost. Battalion Chiefs will be provided and may use <br />the next calendar year’s allotment of Floating Holiday hours in the same payroll period. <br />Section 8. Documentation Regarding Organized Mess <br />In order that all members of each fire company are available at all times to respond to emergencies as <br />quickly and efficiently as possible, and in order to provide for harmony and fellowship among the <br />members of fire companies, there shall be a common organized mess at each fire station to which all <br />bargaining unit employees assigned to that station shall be required to contribute on a daily basis. The <br />Captain on each shift at each station shall normally make all assignments as to the duties to be <br />performed by those employees in regard to the common mess. The Employer shall not be responsible <br />for financially supporting or otherwise paying the cost of any on duty meal. Employees may be <br />exempted from the common mess only for valid medical or religious reasons that have been verified <br />to the City’s satisfaction. <br />This provision is intended to satisfy Internal Revenue Service requirements as to the existence of a <br />requirement that employees contribute to an organized mess. <br />Section 9. Vacations <br />9.1 Vacation Eligibility <br />All employees accrue paid vacation leave from their date of hire and may begin using accrued paid <br />vacation leave after six (6) months of continuous service with the Department. <br /> I. Vacation Accrual <br />A. Employees assigned to a fifty-six (56) hour work schedule shall accrue paid vacation <br />leave in accordance with the following schedule: <br /> Years of Continuous Service Monthly Accrual Rate <br /> First through fourth year 12 hours <br /> Fifth through ninth year 16 hours <br /> Tenth through twelfth year 20 hours <br /> Thirteenth through fifteenth year 22 hours <br /> Sixteenth year and above 24 hours