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4.22 Vacation Planning: As much as possible, employees should be encouraged to plan their
vacation requests so that department needs are maintained. for temporary hire are maintained at a
minimum. In no case shall an appointing authority be required to grant a leave request without at
least two weeks notice from the employee. Appointing authorities may however, grant such requests
if they determine same to be in the interest of the county. No vacation shall be granted to, nor taken
by, an employee without the consent of the appointing authority.
4.23 Separation from County Service: At the time an eligible employee is separated from the
County Service, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, he/she shall be paid, within the following
limits, the monetary value of all accumulated vacation to which he/she is then entitled including
vacation credit based upon his/her paid service during the pay period in which the separation occurs.
The limits on paid vacation at time of separation shall be:
a. Non-law enforcement employees will be paid at their current rate of pay for up to 96
hours of vacation leave credit.
b. Law enforcement employees will be paid at their current rate of pay for up to 102
hours of vacation leave credit.
SICK LEAVE:
4.24 Computation of Sick Leave: Sick leave shall be earned and computed at the following rates:
a. For non-law enforcement personnel, at the rate of eight (8) hours for each increment
of 173.3 hours actually worked not counting overtime.
b. For law enforcement personnel, at the rate of eight point six and one half (8.6) hours
for each increment of 185.25 hours actually worked not counting overtime.
c. Sick leave hours earned shall be credited to each employee's sick leave bank at the
beginning of a pay period and may be carried forward from the year in which it was earned
by an eligible employee and kept for use by that employee.
d. Sick leave may be used only by the employee who earned it. Sick leave credit may
not be loaned or traded to be used by another employee.
4.25 Use of Sick Leave: Sick leave may be used for any of the following reasons:
a. Sick leave credit shall not be available for use until the first day of the pay period
following the pay period in which it was earned. All eligible employees must complete six
months of service prior to being entitled to their sick leave privileges.
b. Sick leave must be approved by the appointing authority. In cases where the
employee will be off from work for more than seven consecutive calendar days, the
Department of Human Resources will be notified. Departments may use the remarks section
of the county personnel action form (NCF-1) to transmit this information.
c. Sick leave may be used in one-hour increments.
c. No paid sick leave shall be granted in excess of the employee's accrued sick leave
credit.
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