SANTA ANA POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION (4)

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this Agreement shall be entitled to receive eleven (11) working days off during the calendar year in lieu of the holiday benefits specified in Section 1, supra. Said substitute holidays may be taken at any time during the calendar year with prior permission of the employees' supervisor and subject to the operational needs of the department. However, if an employee who separated from the service of the City has taken time off for holidays in advance of the date or day the holiday actually occur, he/she must pay the City the cash value for such used but unearned holiday time off benefits prior to or at the time of separation. Section 3. A newly appointed employee must actually work at least one day preceding the day a holiday listed in Section 1, supra, actually occurs in order to receive credit for such holiday during the month in which it occurs. An employee separating from the service of the City must actually work at least one day following the day a holiday listed in Section 1, supra, actually occurs in order to receive compensation for that holiday. A newly appointed employee must complete six (6) months of continuous full—time service in order to receive credit for the Floating Holiday listed in Section 1 above. Section 4. Holiday time off may only be taken in increments of eight (8) hours. Section 5. Holiday benefits may not be carried over from one calendar year to the next. ARTICLE X — VACATION Section 1. Purpose. It is the policy of the City to grant employees vacation leave in order to provide them with a break in their regular work schedule and this purpose will be used as a guide in the administration of the provisions of this Article. Section 2. Regular Vacation Period. A. Regular vacation with pay is granted to each full—time permanent or probationary employee at the rate of 15 working days for each completed year of service, accrued at the rate of 10 working hours for each completed month of service. Employees hired after August 9, 1979 shall be granted regular vacation at the rate of 10 working days for each of his or her first and second completed year of service, accrued at the rate of 6 2/3 hours for each completed month of service. Thereafter, all such employees shall be granted regular vacation at the rate of 15 working days for each completed year of srevices, accrued at the rate of 10 working hours for each completed month of service. B. An employee who has completed less than one year's service 17