Common use of Scheduling Time Off Clause in Contracts

Scheduling Time Off. All scheduled leave time must be scheduled in accordance with Department policy, and may be approved for a greater than twenty-four (24) hour period, with (5) five days advance notice. Approval for periods of twenty-four (24) hours or less may be granted with prior approval. When anticipated staffing is ten (10) or less, approval for use of time off will be withheld until such time as staffing of the shift is assured (conditional time off). The City and Association also agree that scheduling time may allow more than one person to be off on scheduled leave at a time, provided that minimum staffing is maintained, and the time off policy does not provide for two people to obtain advance approval to be off on scheduled leave.