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If an employee is on leave and using vacation on a basis of less than the regular eight hour day, and so not receiving full vacation pay for each day, the accrual is calculated on a pro rata basis. Regular part-time employees accrue paid vacation under this schedule on a pro rata basis. Temporary and seasonal employees are not eligible for paid vacation. Employees must request time off for vacation as far in advance as feasible. When possible, employees willbe granted vacation time of their choice. However scheduling of vacation time is subject to the operating needs of the Utilities. Unused vacation days may be carried over from year-to-year, but only to a limited extent, as follows. Unused vacation carryover will be limited to the number of hours accrued during the previous year. Accrued vacation days beyond the carryover limit are lost. For example, if an employee with 2 years of service has accrued but not used 15 vacation days by the end of the payperiod containing his or her anniversary date, he or she will only be permitted to carryover 10 days to the next year. employment with the Utilities or for retaining a full-time equivalency percentage that is Employees who voluntarily end their employment and who give the Utilities proper (generally at least two-weeks) notice shall be paid out for the amount of earned but unused vacation time in their account as of the date of separation, provided they sign and do not rescind an agreement releasing claims arising out of their employment, in a form prescribed by the Utilities. Employees involuntarily terminated by the Utilities for any reason other than lack of work shall not be paid out any unused vacation time. Employees who retire immediately eligible to claim their pension and who give the Utilities proper notice (generally at least two-weeks) shall have 100% of unused vacation time converted into cash and deposited into their Post Employment Health Care Savings account, but only on the condition thatthey sign and do not rescind an agreement releasing claims arising out of their employment, in a form prescribed by the Utilities. The Operations Director, Electric Superintendentand WaterSuperintendentaccrue paid vacation at the rate set forth above and are generally subject to this Vacation policy; but they each shall also receive an additional 40 hours of paid vacation per year, the balance of which will be paid out at their respective then-current base rates of pay if not used by the end of the year. No such balance may be carried over from year to year. 38. PURCHASED VACATION TIME (PVT) Upon starting employment and duringeachannual open enrollment period, an employee may purchase up to 40 hours of additional paid vacation time. If an employee decides to purchase vacation time, the employee pays for the hours on a pre-tax basis. The cost of 38 April 2021 113