S11-09 • Ordinance No. S 11-09
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR
THE ACCUMULATION OF VACATION LEAVE
WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to amend the ordinance providing for the
accumulation of vacation leave.
NOW. THEREOFRE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that Ordinance No. S6-88, entitled "An Ordinance Providing for the
Accumulation of Vacation Leave" passed on June 8, 1988, and Ordinance No. S14-97, entitled
"An Ordinance Amending an Ordinance Providing for the Accumulation of Vacation Leave"
passed on October 8, 1997, be and are hereby amended in their entirety to read as follows:
Section 1. That the aimual vacation leave of officers and employees may not
accumulate except as herein provided.
Section 2. Any officer or employee of the city who has commenced employment
prior to July 1, 1988 may accrue vacation leave for a period not to exceed 320 hours if employed
on a normal 40 hour week basis; officers and employees of the fire department who do not work
• regular 40 hour weeks may accumulate vacation leave for a period not to exceed 480 hours.
Section 3. Any officer or employee who commences employment on or after July 1,
1988 may accrue vacation leave for a period not to exceed the equivalent of one year of vacation
accrual into a subsequent year.
Section 4. That all unused vacation leave in excess of the amount pennitted to be
accumulated which is not taken shall be forfeited.
Section 5. The limitation on the accumulation of vacation leave may be waived by
the City Manager when he shall determine in the City Manager's sole discretion that due to the
needs of the city or because of unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of an officer or
employee such officer or employee has been prevented from the timely use of vacation leave.
An officer or employee seeking the waiver of such a limitation shall make a written request to
the City Manager through the applicable department head, requesting to carry over a specified
amount of excess vacation time into the subsequent year. Such request must be received by the
City Manager prior to the end of the year in question. In the event the City Manager approves a
requested waiver of the limitation on the accumulation of vacation leave, such waiver shall be
effective for one (1) year only and the limitation on the accumulation on vacation leave as
provided in this ordinance shall thereafter apply unless a waiver of same is subsequently
approved by the City Manager.
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• Section 6. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and
publication in the manner provided by law.
Ed Schock; Mayor
Presented: December 16, 2009 T
Passed: December 16. 2009
Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 7 Nays: 0 FLft
Recorded: December 17. 2009
Published: December 18, 2009
Attest:
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Diane Robertson, City Merk
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