Council approves personnel policy changes to vacation accrual, affecting firefighters on 48/96 schedule

The council approved updates to the personnel policy and procedure manual amending how vacation pay is accrued. Staff explained the change moves accrual from a front-loaded annual allotment to accrual by pay period, with specific accrual rates tied to years of service and new rollover brackets to allow some employees more carryover. The revisions were described as particularly important for firefighters working a 48/96 schedule, where earlier rules forced them to burn large amounts of vacation to take a single shift off; staff said the change allows comp-time and flexible rollover.

A council member moved to approve the policy updates, the motion was seconded and the chair declared the motion carried.