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.. 6 <br /> Total Years Of Vacation Hours Earned <br /> Oran a Count <br /> Service Per Month Per Year <br /> Less than 2 8 .0 96 . 0 <br /> 2, but less than 5 9 . 6 115 . 2 <br /> 5 but less than 10 12 .0 144 . 0 <br /> 10 but less than 15 14 .4 172 . 8 <br /> 15 but less than 20 16 . 8 201 . 6 <br /> 20 or more 19 .2 230 .4 <br /> 5 . 3 . 3 Vacation Leave earning is prorated for a <br /> Permanent employee working a regular work <br /> schedule other than 40 hours . The <br /> Personnel Department calculates such a <br /> prorated leave earning rate and provides it <br /> to the operating department involved. <br /> 5 . 3 . 4 Vacation Leave is earned in any month <br /> ('OLD 5.1 during which the employee works or is on <br /> REVISED) paid leave one-half or more of the work <br /> days in the month. <br /> 5 .4 Accumulating Vacation Leave <br /> Earned Vacation Leave may be accumulated without a <br /> (OLD maximum until January 31 of each year. On that <br /> 5.6 date, any accumulated Vacation Leave in excess of <br /> REVISED) 240 hours is cancelled. The maximum amount of <br /> Vacation Leave that can be carried forward to <br /> February 1 is 240 hours . <br /> 5.5 Approving Vacation Leave <br /> 5 .5 . 1 Vacation Leave may be taken only with the <br /> (OLD 5.7 approval of the employee's supervisor. The <br /> REVISED) department head may require his or her <br /> approval for any Vacation Leave. <br /> 5 .5 .2 The scheduling of Vacation Leave must <br /> (NEW) take the department' s operating <br /> requirements into account. <br /> (OLD 5 .5.3 Vacation Leave is taken in increments of <br /> 5.7 one-half hour (30 minutes) . <br /> REVISED) <br /> 5 .5 .4 A holiday is not charged as Vacation Leave <br /> (NEW) when it occurs during a period of scheduled <br /> Vacation Leave. <br /> 5 . 6 Responsibility <br /> The department head is responsible for maintaining <br /> (NEW) accurate Vacation Leave records, including the <br />