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DEPARTMENTAL POLICY<br />

COLLEGE STATION FIRE DEPARTMENT<br />

SUBJECT: Shift Employees Annual Leave POLICY: 100.6.50<br />

CATEGORY: Vacation, Holiday, & Military Leave Scheduling PAGE: 1 of 2<br />

APPROVED BY:<br />

Chief, Fire Department DATE: 4/01<br />

All members of the College Station Fire Department will be granted vacation and holiday time as<br />

established by the City of College Station Employee Handbook.<br />

Vacation and Holiday time will be scheduled during the month of September by the Shift<br />

Commander. Annual vacation and holiday periods will run from October 1 to September 30, for<br />

all Fire Suppression (56 hour) Personnel.<br />

Holiday time cannot be carried over from previous years.<br />

Holiday time will be scheduled per the city policy manual, 2 shifts the first six months and 2 shifts<br />

the last six months beginning October 1 st each year. Holiday time will be scheduled in twelve (12)<br />

and twenty-four (24) hour increments. The Fire Chief must pre-approve any variation of holiday<br />

scheduling. Employees leaving employment with the <strong>fire</strong> <strong>department</strong> will be paid for unused<br />

holiday time calculated at an 8 hour accrual rate per month not to exceed 96 hours.<br />

Only four (4) shift employees shall be scheduled off daily unless approved by the Shift<br />

Commander.<br />

Dates will be scheduled in three (3) rounds. The selection order will be determined by total time<br />

in the <strong>department</strong> (HIRE DATE). In case of a tie (SAME HIRE DATE), the employee who has<br />

the highest rank will choose first. If two or more employees have the same hire date and are the<br />

same rank a coin flip will determine the order of the selection.<br />

Chief Officers are not required to schedule vacation and holiday time.<br />

Round One (1) There are no maximum number of shifts scheduled, but a minimum of one (1)<br />

full twenty-four (24) hour shift must be selected if you pick. All shifts must run<br />

consecutively. You may pass on round one (1) but you will lose your pick for that round.<br />

Round Two (2) There are no maximum number of shifts scheduled, but a minimum of one (1)<br />

full twenty-four (24) hour shift must be selected if you pick. All shifts must run<br />

consecutively. You may pass on round two (2) but you will lose your pick for that round.<br />

Round Three (3) There are no maximum number of shifts scheduled, but a minimum of one (1)<br />

full twenty-four (24) hour shift must be selected if you pick. All Shifts must run<br />

consecutively. You may pass on round three (3) but you will lose your pick for that<br />

round.<br />

rev:4/94;3/99;9/99;re#’d 11/02

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