§ 5.28.350. Special Provisions.

A.

Department Authorization. No Participant shall be allowed to use Nonelective Annual Leave or Elective Annual Leave without the approval of his Department Head. Department Heads may require employees to use Nonelective Annual Leave hours in excess of the number of hours which may be carried over annually.

B.

Timing and Order of Usage. Subject to the provisions of subsection A above, Nonelective Annual Leave may be taken at any time, and Elective Annual Leave may be taken at any time in the current Plan Year; provided, however, that a Participant must use all Nonelective Annual Leave days issued to the Participant each pay period and all previously banked and available Nonelective Annual Leave, compensatory time off, vacation, holiday time, and if sick, sick leave (pursuant to Sections 6.09.030, 6.09.040, 6.09.050, and 6.09.060 for salaried employees), before the Participant can use any of the Elective Annual Leave days the Participant purchased for the year. Nonelective Annual Leave and Elective Annual Leave may be used for any purpose approved by the Department Head.

C.

Service During Part of a Plan Year. The earning and disposition of Nonelective Annual Leave and Elective Annual Leave for Participants who enter or exit the Plan during the course of a Plan Year, or who otherwise incur a break in continuous service, shall be determined in accordance with the Election Information.

D.

In no event shall a Participant earn Nonelective Annual Leave and vacation benefits provided for elsewhere in the County Code for the same period of service.

(Ord. 2016-0045 § 8, 2016: Ord. 2008-0073 § 7, 2008; Ord. 94-0079 § 8 (part), 1994.)