Scheduling of Vacation Time. A Member may take vacation time subject to the following rules: 1. Scheduling of vacation time shall be done on a seniority basis with members having the greater number of years of continuous active service given priority. The most senior member of the shift shall have first request of vacation time not to exceed a total of 96 consecutive shift hours. After the most senior members pick it will then be the next senior members turn to pick, and again not to exceed 96 consecutive shift hours. This shall continue down to the member with lowest seniority, then shall rotate back to most senior member. CTFD officers or firefighter riding OOC can approve 2nd person on vacation the day of the vacation providing it does not cause overtime at the time of scheduling. 2. Scheduled vacation preferences may be changed, provided, that such change does not result in changing, altering, or otherwise affecting the previously scheduled vacation preference of any other Member; 3. A Member who fails to schedule his vacation preference on November 1st of each calendar year may, subject to the approval of the Fire Chief, schedule his vacation after such time. However, such scheduling shall not result in any change, alteration, or otherwise affect the previously scheduled vacation preference of any other Member; Members shall submit a Request For Leave for desired vacation leave using separate forms for each pay period for open calendar vacation days (Those days open after annual picks). Vacation leave for open calendar vacation days shall be granted on a first come basis; provided that scheduling preferences shall be given to those Members having a greater number of years of continuous active service with the Township when two requests with the same date of filing occurs.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement