ARTICLE 16: PERSONAL LEAVE P 16.1
This article shall apply to all permanent, probationary and provisional employees employed on or after January 10, 1989.
16.2
Method of Earning and Accruing Personal Leave: A.
Employees shall accrue personal leave with pay for straight time hours worked in accordance with the following schedule: Upon Completion of Continuous Hours Accrued Per Year Service 0 months through 4 years 160 5 years through 9 years 184 10 years through 14 years 208 15 years through 19 years 232 20 years through 24 years 256 25 years or more 280
B.
Employees shall earn leave time based on time actually worked and time on approved leave with pay.
C.
Personal leave will be credited to the employee at the rate stated in Section 16.2 (a) on a bi-weekly basis. The leave shall be credited on the last day of the pay period.
D.
The rate of accrual shall change to the higher rate at the start of the pay period in which the anniversary date of employment occurs.
16.3
Personal leave shall accrue to a maximum of six hundred (600) hours. At the end of the fiscal year, an employee with accrued and unused personal leave in excess of six hundred (600) hours will be paid for, accrued and unused personal leave in excess of six hundred (600) hours at the employee's rate of pay at the end of the fiscal year.
16.4
Upon retirement or termination following the completion of ten (10) years of service, the employee shall be paid for all unused accrued personal leave on an hour-for-hour basis. Such employees shall have the option of using accrued personal leave immediately after or prior to their desired eligible retirement date and then be paid for the remainder of such leave at the employee's option.
16.5
Upon termination of employment with less than ten (10) years of service for other than retirement, the employee shall be paid for seventy-five per cent (75%) of all unused accrued personal leave on an hour-for-hour basis.
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