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Sec. 9-132. Longevity Vacation Each permanent employee is granted an additional working day of vacation leave with pay for each completed year of full-time, continuous city service in excess of ten (10) years. For uniformed members of the fire department assigned to the 24-hour shift schedule, the working day granted is a twelve- hour day. A period of earlier service does not apply toward longevity vacation accumulation when an employee has had a break in continuous service, unless the break in service is concluded by re-appointment, as provided in Section 9-114, or by re-employment within two years at a higher level classification in the former occupational field. Leave of absence without pay, as provided in Section 9-141 or 9-164, does not constitute a break in continuous service as used in this section; however, the leave of absence period shall not be applied toward the accumulation of longevity vacation. Absence on military leave followed by reinstatement, as provided in Section 9-116, does not constitute a break in service, and the period of absence on such military leave shall be applied toward the accumulation of longevity vacation. No employee shall be allowed more than 10 working days of longevity vacation leave with pay by reason of the provisions of this section, regardless of the number of completed years of city service. Sec. 9-133. Limitation on Vacation No employee is granted and no employee shall be allowed to take any vacation leave with pay in excess of fifty (50) working days in any one year by any combination of the vacations in these rules and regulations granted. Further, no employee may accumulate more than the equivalent of one longevity vacation period and the equivalent of one regular vacation period, from the previous year; and vacation not taken beyond that amount is forfeited. Therefore, the maximum vacation that an employee with less than ten (10) years' service could accumulate is thirty (30) working days, and only an employee with more than twenty (20) years' service could accumulate and take the authorized maximum of fifty (50) working days in any one year. Sec. 9-136. Holidays Shift Personnel Full-time employees whose regularly scheduled days off are other than Saturday and Sunday shall be entitled to holiday benefits equivalent to those provided in Section 9-135. Except as otherwise provided in this division, employees who do not take holidays as they occur shall be entitled to eight (8) working days off during the year in lieu of holidays. Such substitute holidays shall be scheduled by the department head, normally during the same month that the holiday is observed by other city employees. For uniformed members of the fire department assigned to the 24-hour shift schedule, the working day granted is a twelve-hour day. An employee entitled to time off in lieu of holidays shall receive that time off in proportion to his service at full pay in such capacity during the year. Sec. 9-139. Absence - Unauthorized Unauthorized absence from duty may be considered cause for dismissal. Absence from duty without leave for a consecutive number of working hours equal to the number of working hours in the employee's normal work-week, shall be deemed a resignation from the service; provided, if upon return the person so absenting himself makes an explanation satisfactory to his department head of the cause of his absence, the department head may restore him to his position, with the city manager's approval. - 3