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Z .. J VACATION LEAVE New Section 5 .4 - Accumulatinci Vacation Leave Currently Vacation Leave may not accumulate beyond 240 hours . On a monthly basis, any leave in excess of 240 hours is canceled. This revision provides that Vacation Leave may accumulate without maximum until January 31 of each calendar year. On that date any accumulated Vacation Leave in excess of 240 hours is canceled. As stated in new Section 5 . 8 . 1, the maximum amount of Vacation Leave paid out on termination continues to be 240 hours . The effect of the change is to provide more flexibility to employees and departments in scheduling Vacation Leave. The Board asked the number of employees with Vacation Leave balances of 240 hours . As of July 1991, 23 employees had balances of 240 hours . During Fiscal Year 1991-92, the number of employees at month' s end with Vacation Leave balances of 240 hours has averaged 52 . These employees represent a range of occupational groups . The chart below shows the distribution of these employees by occupation for December 1990 and July 1991 . Category Dec. 1990 July 1991 Administrative 9% 13% Support Officials and 9% 4% Administrators Paraprofessional 0% 9% Professional 24% 4% Protective Services 43% 44% Service/ 0% 22% Maintenance Skilled Craft 6% 0% Technicians 9% 4% The Board asked the financial impact of the proposed policy change. Because the policy stipulates that payment on termination will not be made in excess of 240 hours, there is no direct financial impact on the County. Such leave over 240 hours is not reported as a liability on the County' s financial statement. An indirect impact is that of scheduling and permitting employees to take leave that heretofore might have been cancelled because it could not be scheduled and taken