General Orders: 103.01 Leave Policy

Question 1

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

A discrepancy between employee’s record of vacation leave hours and the City’s official record, the employee shall notify the_(WHO)_______ immediately.

Answer 1

Operations Chief

Question 2

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

Vacation leave taken by an employee without appropriate amount of hours shall be considered an _________. Hours not covered by employees vacation time will be without pay.

Answer 2

UNAUTHORIZED (BOLD) leave of absence…..

Question 3

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

During what month_____ does the Ops. Chief administer the annual vacation leave sign up?

Answer 3

NOVEMBER

Question 4

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

• ___(how many)_______ weeks advance notice will be distributed to all personnel advising them to be prepared to make a vacation selection.

Answer 4

2 Weeks Notice

Question 5

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

• Employees will be limited to a total of ________ vacation days in the first round of vacation sign up.

Answer 5

TEN (10) vacation days

Question 6

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

TRUE or FALSE?

. Employees will not be limited on the number of vacation days they can select in the second round of vacation sign up.

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

After first and second choice vacations have been scheduled, all additional vacation requests will be scheduled on a SENIORITY BASIS.

Answer 7

FALSE

first come first serve basis

Question 8

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

Employees must notify the Operations Chief that they have a vacation request within _____weeks after changing shifts.

Answer 8

two (2) weeks after changing shifts

Question 9

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

The Vacation Guidelines will be posted in the__(where)_________ and will be in effect from January1 through December 31 of the calendar year.

Answer 9

Communications Log

Question 10

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

TRUE or FALSE?

*The Operations Chief, at his discretion and based on departmental needs, may modify the number of employees allowed scheduled leave per shift.

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

TRUE or FALSE?

• Unscheduled vacation leave requests shall be made by PHONE CALL to the Operation Chief.

Answer 11

FALSE:

• Unscheduled vacation leave requests shall be made by E-MAIL to the Operation Chief.

Question 12

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

• No vacation will be granted for less than______hours on any day.

Answer 12

FOUR (4) hours

Question 13

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

Employees must e-mail the Operations Chief, or designee, within a minimum \_\_\_\_\_\_of  DAYS prior, to request cancellation of vacation leave.

Answer 13

SEVEN (7) days prior

Question 14

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

Which H.R. Policy and procedure covers BENEFITS?

Answer 14

H.R. Policy : # 401

Question 15

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

TRUE or FALSE:

Holiday pay for sworn fire personnel with the rank of Firefighter to Captain will be eight hours x a factor of 1.3, for a total of 10.4 hours.

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

National Guard Duty provides for military leave “up to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ days in any two (2) consecutive years.”

Answer 16

30 days (30) in any 2 consecutive years.

Question 17

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

Regarding MILITARY LEAVE:

Employees can be compensated at their regular rate of pay up to a maximum of _______hours for any 2 consecutive federal fiscal years

Answer 17

240 hours

Question 18

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

REGARDING EDUCATION LEAVE: not a question….

In scheduling education, the first due areas of all engine and ladder companies must be considered.  Two adjacent first due company areas shall not have three-man crews.  The exceptions are:  FS151, with one engine company running three persons, along with FS154, FS157 OR FS152 running one engine as a three man company.

Answer 18

KNOW THAT

Question 19

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

TRUE or FALSE?

• Education Leave (EL) takes precedence over School Leave (SL).

Answer 19

TRUE

Question 20

G.O. 103.01…Leave Policy

Accrued Compensatory Time MUST be used within _____ days of the accrual date or the employee will be cashed out for any remaining time on the books.

Answer 20

90 Days