(a) Each regular full-time employee shall earn annual vacation leave according to length of service, as follows:

Length of service Vacation leave equivalent 1 through 2 years 5 workdays 3 through 9 years 10 workdays 10 or more years 15 workdays

(b) Vacation leave may be taken as earned (in increments of one-half day or more) subject to the approval of the department head. Vacation leave may not accumulate beyond 30 days. An employee resigning shall be compensated for vacation leave accumulated to the date of separation provided he has submitted notice to his immediate superior at least two weeks in advance of the effective date of resignation. An employee who is involuntarily separated from the service shall be compensated for vacation leave accumulated to the date of separation.
(Ord. of March 12, 1991, art. IV, § 5)