Torrance Municipal Code Art. 35 Vacations

Only probationary or permanent employees who regularly work twenty (20) or more hours per week shall earn vacation. Vacation shall be earned only while an employee is receiving compensation from or through the City.

a) Fire Safety Employees:

1. Six (6) working shifts annual vacation with pay shall be earned at the rate of one-half (1/2) of a twenty-four (24) hours on duty period per month of service by all fire safety employees.

2. Commencing with the eleventh year of service, vacation shall be earned at the rate of three-fourths (3/4) of a twenty-four (24) hours on duty period per month of service, by all fire safety employees, to a maximum of nine (9) working shifts per year.

b) All other employees:

1. Twelve (12) working days annual vacation with pay shall be earned at the rate of one (1) day per month of service by each employee.

2. Commencing with the sixth year of service and until the completion of nine (9) years of service fifteen (15) working days annual vacation with pay shall be earned at the rate of one and one-quarter (1-1/4) days per month of service by each employee.

3. Commencing with the tenth year of service and until the completion of twenty (20) years of service, twenty (20) working days annual vacation with pay shall be earned at the rate of one and two-thirds (1-2/3) days per month of service by each employee.

4. Commencing with the twenty-first year of service, twenty-two (22) working days annual vacation with pay shall be earned at the rate of 1-83/100 days per month of service by each employee.

a) The right to annual vacation shall accrue on January 1st of each calendar year and may be accumulated over a two (2) year period with the permission of the department head.

b) The time of taking a vacation shall be determined by the department head, subject to review by the City Manager. An employee may take vacation only in increments of full days or shifts.

c) The maximum amount accrued to the credit of any employee shall not exceed the total vacation earned during the current year and last preceding year.

When authorized holidays occur during a vacation period, an additional working day for each such holiday shall be added to such vacation period, or the employee shall be compensated therefor at the regular daily rate.

a) Vacation taken: In the event that an employee is separated from his employment with the City after he has taken his vacation for the calendar year in which he is separated and before the anniversary date of his employment with the City, there shall be deducted from his final pay that portion of his vacation pay as the number of calendar days from the last day of duty to the said anniversary date bears to 365 days.

b) Vacation not taken: In the event an employee is separated from employment with the City before he has taken his vacation for the calendar year in which he is separated, he shall be paid that portion of his vacation pay as the number of calendar days from said anniversary date to the last day of duty bears to 365 days.

For the purpose of this Article 35, service shall be computed from the first date of continuous employment with the City as a regular employee (inclusive of any probationary period).

(Added by O-2101; Amended by O-3486)

The provisions of this Article shall not apply to employees in representation units where a Memorandum of Understanding covering these working conditions is in force.