684ORDINANCE NO. 684
AN ORDINANCE PROMULGATING AND
SETTING FORTH A VACATION
SCHEDULE AND POLICY FOR THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY
OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, INCLUDING
DISPATCHERS, SETTING FORTH
OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS FOR SAID POLICE
DEPARTMENT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFOR.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That all full time regular police officers for
the City of Edgewater, Florida shall be entitled to twelve (12)
paid vacation days per year after said police officer has been
employed as a regular full time policeman by the City for one (1)
year.
SECTION 2. That all full time Police Dispatchers for the
City of Edgewater, Florida shall be entitled to (5) paid vacation
days per year after said police dispatcher has been employed as
a full time police dispatcher by the City for one (1) year.
No police officer or police dispatcher shall be entitled to
any vacation period unless and until said policeman or dispatcher
has completed the required full year's duty as a regular full
time policeman or dispatcher, except that the City Council may
make exception upon just cause.
A full time patrolman or police officer for the City of
Edgewater, Florida shall be defined as one who works an average
minimum of forty-eight (48) hours per week during the year.
A full time police dispatcher shalt be defined as one who
works an average minimum of Fourty (40) hours per week during
the year.
For the purpose of calculating accrued vacation time, the
date of employment by the City shall be the date the police officer
or dispatcher begins his employment. All
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vacation leaves must be used during the year immediately
following the anniversary date for which vacation time
has accrued or else said police officer or dispatcher
shall lose the vacation time to which he would normally
have been entitled. No police officer or dispatcher
shall be paid for any vacation unless he actually uses
said leave from his employment by the City of Edgewater,
Florida. Any police officer or dispatcher desiring to
take vacation leave must first clear said vacation period
with the Chief of Police and obtain his permission prior
to taking said vacation. Any sickness during the police
officer's or dispatcher's vacation period may not be
charged to sick leave.
Any police officer or dispatcher who quits prior to
accruing vacation time shall not be entitled to any
vacation pay as severance pay, or otherwise.
Upon the termination of employment of any police
officer or police dispatcher by the City of Edgewater,
Florida said employee shall be due as severance pay any
accrued vacation time.
SECTION 3. That so far as the Police Department,
including Police Dispatchers, is concerned, there shall
be five (5) official holidays recognized by the City of
Edgewater for said policemen and dispatchers: New Year's
Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas Day.
In the event any police officer or police dispatcher
is required to work on any of the above designated holi-
days, said policeman or dispatcher shall be entitled to
take another day off in lieu of that particular holiday
he had to work, or, he shall have the option of working during
the said official holiday and receiving double pay for that
day.
SECTION 4. That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances
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in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption by the City Council and
approval by the Mayor.
The above Ordinance was read in full and passed by
vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida
at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 19th day
of April A.D., 1971.
Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the
requirement of reading said Ordinance upon second reading
was waived and the Ordinance was ordered put upon final
passage.
Passed by vote of the City Council of the City of
Edgewater, Florida at a regular meeting of said Council
held on the 19th day of April, 1971 and approved as
provided by law; the vote of said Council being as follows:
AST:
City ClerK,
Approved this 19th day
of April A.D., 1971.
pl/Aun Al
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This Ordinance was prepared by
Charles A. Hall, City Attorney.
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