Los Angeles Municipal Code § 4.245 Monthly Vacation Credit - Length of Vacation

Each employee, excluding general managers, as defined in Section 4.321, and non-represented assistant general managers, who has completed the employee’s Qualifying Year shall be entitled to the following number of vacation days with full pay, based on the number of Years of Service completed, accrued and credited at the rates indicated subject to deductions for absences as provided in Section 4.246 of this Code:

Number of Monthly Accrual Rate

Years of Service Completed Vacation Days In Hours/Minutes

Number of Monthly Accrual Rate

Years of Service Completed Vacation Days In Hours/Minutes 1 11 7.20 5 17 11.20 13 18 11.20 14 19 11.20 15 20 11.20 16 21 11.20 17 22 14.40 18 23 14.40 19 24 16.00 25 25 16.40

The number of vacation days and the monthly accrual rate for half-time employees shall be prorated based on hours worked in the preceding three pay periods in relation to full-time employment of 80 hours per pay period.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord, No. 90,365. Amended by: Ord. No. 129,656; Ord. No. 154,343, Eff. 7-1-80, Oper. 7-1-30; In Entirety, Ord. No 165,210, Eff. 9-21-89, Oper. 8-21-89; In Entirety, Ord. No. 170,101, Eff. 11-17-94, Oper. 7-1-94; In Entirety, Ord. No. 170,864, Eff. 1-22-96, Oper. 7-1-94; In Entirety, Ord. No. 171,270, Eff. 9-10-96; Ord. No. 171,780, Eff. 11-17-97, Oper. 11-23-97; In Entirety, Ord. No. 172,175*, Eff. 8-28-98; In Entirety, Ord. No. 175,048, Eff. 1-23-03; Ord. No. 176,952, Eff. 10-2-05, Oper. 7-1-05; Ord. No. 187,436, Eff. 3-17-22. * Editor's note: The provisions of Ord. No. 172,175 never took effect (see Sec. 8 re operative date). Hence, this section has been restored to appear as it did prior to adoption of Ord. No. 172,175 and any subsequent amendments thereto. An amending, clarifying ordinance is forthcoming.

(a) General Managers, as defined in Section 4.321 of this Code, persons who receive an initial appointment to a non-represented position in the Department of Water and Power exempted from Civil Service under Section 1001(a)(4)(9) and 1001(c) of the City Charter, and employees in the following non-represented classes and pay grades shall be entitled to vacation in accordance with Subsection (b) below:

Class Code Class Title 3232 Airport Police Chief 3234 Assistant Airport Police Chief 0196 Assistant Chief Legislative Analyst 0011 Assistant City Administrative Officer 9722 Assistant Executive Director, Department on Disability 0160 Assistant General Manager Airports 7319 Assistant General Manager, Civil, Human Rights and Equity Department 9807 Assistant General Manager Economic and Workforce Development Department 9269 Assistant General Manager - LAFPP 1745 Assistant General Manager Personnel Department 1554 Chief Administrative Analyst 0403 Chief Executive Assistant to Mayor 1579 Chief Grants Administrator 9483 Chief Legislative Representative 0407 Chief of Staff, Mayor 1741 Chief Personnel Analyst 2334 Chief Physician 1854 City Procurement Officer 0408 Deputy Mayor 0556 Executive Assistant City Attorney 0013 Executive Director, City Ethics Commission 0748 Executive Director - Office of Public Accountability 0600 Executive Director Police Commission 1552-5 Finance Specialist V 0605 Independent Assessor, Fire Commission 0601 Inspector General 0195 Legislative Analyst V 0657 Managing Physician 9202-3 Senior Labor Relations Specialist III

(b) Persons employed in the non-represented classes listed in Subsection (a) shall be entitled to the following number of vacation days with full pay accrued and credited at the rates indicated, subject to deduction for absences as provided in Section 4.246 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code:

Number of Years of Service Completed Vacation Hours Number of Years of Service Completed Vacation Hours Upon permanent appointment, with less than 15 years of job-related work 120 experience, as certified by the Personnel Department Upon permanent appointment, with 15 or more years of job-related work 160 experience as certified by the Personnel Department 1 year in a class identified in Subsection (a) 168 2 years in a class identified in Subsection (a) 176 3 years in a class identified in Subsection (a) 184 4 years in a class identified in Subsection (a) 192 5 years in a class identified in Subsection (a) 200

(c) Employees who currently have or will receive a permanent appointment to a class listed in Subsection (a) who are accruing vacation at a higher rate than the rate provided for by Subsection (b) shall continue to accrue at the higher rate.

(d) Employees who currently have or will receive a permanent appointment to a class listed in Subsection (a) who are accruing vacation at a lower rate than provided by Subsection (b) shall have their vacation accruals adjusted to be in conformance with Subsection (b). Such employees shall be credited with additional vacation equal to the difference between the lower annual rate and the appropriate annual rate provided for in Subsection (b), in addition to accruing at the higher monthly rate.

(e) Persons who receive an initial appointment to the City in one of the classes listed in Subsection (a) shall receive the total number of vacation hours provided for in Subsection (b) in the pay period following the completion of 160 hours worked, excluding City-paid holidays. Monthly accrual for these employees shall be effective on the one- year vacation anniversary date, which for purposes of this subsection shall be one year (12 months) from the date of initial appointment to the City in one of the classes listed in Subsection (a).

(f) Persons who have completed a minimum of six (6) months of City service, but separate from City service prior to completing their initial year of City service, will receive cash payment for any unused vacation hours proportionate to the number of months worked in that service year. Employees must work the entire month, excluding paid City holidays, in order for the month to be included in the calculation.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 146,826, Eff. 12-30-74. Deleted by Ord. No. 170,864, Eff. 1-22-96, Oper. 1-22-96. Reenacted by Ord. No. 171,270, Eff. 9-10-96. Amended by: In Entirety, Ord. No. 172,175*, Eff. 8-28-98; Title and Sec., Ord. No. 172,791, Eff. 9-3-99, Oper. 6-1-99; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 175,048, Eff. 1-23-03; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 175,311, Eff. 7-5-03; Subsec. (f) added, Ord. No. 176,518, Eff. 3-9-05; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 176,952, Eff. 10-2-05, Oper. 7- 1-05; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 177,666, Eff. 7-13-06; Ord. No. 178,161, Eff. 1-13-07; Ord. No. 178,176, Eff. 1-13-07; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 178,589, Eff. 4-20- 07; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 178,814, Eff. 6-3-07; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 178,986, Eff. 7-26-07; Ord. No. 179,994, Eff. 7-11-08; Ord. No. 180,006, Eff. 7-14-08; Ord. No. 180,334, Eff. 11-14-08; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 180,742, Eff. 6-16-09; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 180,845, Eff. 8-24-09, Oper. 7-1-09; In Entirety, Ord. No. 181,782, Eff. 7-19-11; Subsecs. (a) and (f), Ord. No. 182,789, Eff. 11-19-13; Subsecs. (a) and (e), Ord. No. 182,971, Eff. 4-18-14; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 184,262, Eff. 5-5-16; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 185,753, Eff. 9-11-18; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 185,907, Eff. 12-17-18; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 187,933, Eff. 7-10-23; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 188,085, Eff. 1-2-24. * Editor's note: The provisions of Ord. No. 172,175 never took effect (see Sec. 8 re operative date).