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payment for fifteen (15) hours in the following calendar quarter, according to their hourly rate for conver- <br />sion of leave to cash not to include any supplemental pay provided by this Agreement. <br />14.02 All full-time employees covered under this contract who complete one (1) year (January Ist through <br />December 31st) with one (1) or less days absent for any reason whatsoever (excluding time off as a direct <br />result of an on-the-job injury lasting no more than four (4) 24-hour shifts (consecutive or intermittent) for <br />each separate and district injury, shall be entitled to one (1) tour off during the following year. Employees <br />retiring on December 31st who would be entitled to one (1) holiday off the next following year, shall be <br />permitted to convert said holiday to cash at their current hourly rate for conversion of leave to cash in effect <br />on December 31 st. <br />ARTICLE 15 <br />VACATIONS <br />15.01 Personnel <br />A. Employees who have completed one (1) or more years of service as of June I" shall cam vacation time <br />according to the following schedule: <br />Years of Service Vacation Tours Must Take Annually <br />1 through 6 6 2 <br />7 through 12 9 3 <br />13 through 18 12 4 <br />19+ 15 5 <br />B. A vacation tour is defined as one (1) twenty four (24) hour scheduled tour of duty. Members <br />are considered to be on vacation forty eight (48) hours prior to and after scheduled vacation <br />and holiday tours, including FLSA days when used in conjunction with vacation and holiday. <br />C. As shown above, all members must select one-third (1/3) of the vacation time earned during <br />the previous calendar year. Members retiring during the calendar year are exempt from this <br />provision. <br />D. For purposes of determining years of service, as identified in Paragraph A above, effective January 1, <br />2003, Paramedics shall receive credit for service as a Paramedic with Lakewood Hospital. Said credit for <br />this service shall be determined on the basis of a 1:5 ratio, that is, for every 1.5 full years of service with <br />Lakewood Hospital, the employee shall have one (1) full year of credit for purpose of determining years of <br />service for vacation accrual. <br />15.02 Accumulation. <br />A. All members may accumulate up to, but not exceed, twenty-two (22) vacation tours (528 <br />hours). <br />B. Accrued vacation time in excess of accumulation permitted in Paragraph A, which is <br />carried over to the next calendar year, shall be forfeited. <br />10 <br />