d. Personnel Overview Comm/uniform leave

CASS COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL 6.00 SUBJECT: ANNUAL LEAVE, SICK LEAVE, FUNERAL LEAVE, AND HOLIDAYS POLICY EFFECTIVE DATE: PAGE 1 OF 5 ANNUAL LEAVE Annual leave is a benefit granted to full time and part time employees. Employees are encouraged to use their annual leave on a regular basis so as to provide time for rest and relaxation away from the work environment. Annual leave must be approved in advance by the department head and/or designee. Employees will accrue annual leave from the first day of work. If employee works 40 hours a week, he/she will accrue at the schedule below. Part time employees will accrue annual leave on a prorated ba~is. Annual leave is accrued based on the following schedule: Years of Service Through 5 full years 6 through 14 years 15 or more years Per Month 8 Hours 12 Hours 16 Hours Per Year 12 Days 18 Days 24 Days A maximum of 240 hours (30 days) may be carried beyond January 15th of each year. Annual leave over 240 hours may be carried beyond January 15 in cases of extreme hardship or emergency with prior approval from the County Commission. Any annual leave over 240 hours must be used within 90 days. This procedure may not be used two consecutive years. At time of resignation, retirement, dismissal or death the unused annual leave will be paid to the employee or beneficiary. Annual leave can be transferred from one department to another. SUGGESTED MOTION: Move to ratify Personnel Overview Committee action of June 20,2005 to amend Personnel Policy Section 6.00, uniform vacation schedule.