Full-time appointed city officers shall be entitled to take their vacation as it is earned and shall not be permitted to accumulate unused vacation beyond the calendar year following the calendar year in which it is earned; except that, failure to take and receive vacation time due to the failure of the city council to approve the assignment of the same based upon the needs of the city for the officer’ s services shall entitle the officer to accumulate a like number of days of vacation to be taken the succeeding calendar year or as soon thereafter as practicable. For example, during the first calendar year of the officer’ s employment, after the first six months of employment with the city the officer shall be entitled to five days’  vacation, which he can take during the first calendar year of his employment and which he must take not later than the second calendar year of employment unless denied the vacation time because of the needs of the city for the officer’ s services; in which event, the officer shall take the vacation the succeeding calendar year or as soon thereafter as practicable. (Ord. 935 § 4, 1991)

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