Fraternal Order of Police
Fort Lauderdale Lodge # 31

735 NE 3rd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
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Fort Lauderdale FOP Lodge 31

ARTICLE 39 - VACATION LEAVE

Section 1.  Eligibility - Each full-time employee shall earn vacation leave at the rate of one (1) working day per month of continuous service provided that the maximum vacation leave earned during one (1) year shall not exceed twelve (12) days.  An employee with over five (5) years of service shall be credited on the anniversary date of employment, with an additional day of vacation for each full year of continuous service over five (5) years.  Such longevity vacation leave for any employee shall not exceed ten (10) days.

 

Section 2.  Disqualification - Vacation leave shall accrue only in those months in which an employee has worked three-quarters (3/4) or more of his/her regular days.  Days worked shall include days for which leave with pay was authorized.

 

Section 3.  The Police Chief shall make every effort to ensure that earned vacation leave is used on a current yearly basis in order to provide employees with vacation and proper rest and relaxation.  However, employees may, at their option, accrue vacation leave to a maximum of the leave earned in two (2) anniversary years.

 

Section 4. Annual leave is intended to be used to provide a periodic vacation.  However, earned vacation leave may be used for any other purpose when authorized by the Police Chief.  Vacation leave will only be used with the prior approval of the Police Chief and shall not be authorized prior to the time it is earned by the employee.  Vacation leave shall not be unreasonably denied.  The supervisors primary concern will be manpower and assignments when approving vacations.  As manpower allocation and demands for service differ between shifts and districts, the number of employees allowed on vacation at any given time on any shift will not be limited by a fixed number.  The final appeal of a complaint will be at the District Commander level.  Vacation leave shall not be granted to employees with less than six (6) months of continuous service.

 

Section 5.  Holidays occurring while an employee is on vacation leave shall not be charged against the employee's vacation leave balance.

 

Section 6.  The minimum charge for vacation leave shall be in units of one-half (1/2) hour.

 

Section 7.  In the event of a resignation in good standing, the employee shall be paid for any unused vacation leave.  In the event of a layoff, the employee shall have the option of being paid for any unused vacation leave.  In the event of the death of the employee, the beneficiary, estate, or other designee as provided by law shall be paid for any unused vacation at the employee's current rate of pay.

 

Section 8.  During the life of this Agreement the City may convert from its daily vacation leave accrual program as provided in this Article to an hourly leave accrual program.  This conversion from the daily to hourly leave accrual program is not intended to change the amount of vacation leave an employee is eligible to earn in a twelve month period, rather it is intended to simplify the administration of the vacation leave accrual program.