Paid Leave

PSEA Employees shall accrue vacation hours at regular intervals beginning at eighty-eight (88) hours during their first year of service. Refer to the accrual table in the PSEA MOU for more information.

POA Employees shall accrue vacation time at regular intervals beginning at eighty-eight (88) hours upon completing their first year of service. Refer to POA MOU for more information.

FFA Employees shall accrue vacation time at regular intervals beginning at eight (8) SHIFTS during the first two (2) years of service. Refer to the accrual table in FFA MOU for more information.

Management Employees shall accrue vacation hours at regular intervals based on years of service beginning at one hundred and twenty (120) hours per year during years 1-5. Refer to Management Employees MOU for subsequent accrual rates.

Management employees hired after July 1, 2022 may recuperate vacation accruals accumulated at other public agencies at the discretion of the City Manager. Relevant and verifiable documentation of public service is required for the recuperation of vacation accruals.

The City grants the following holidays to all employees (including permanent part-time employees):

Winter Holiday Closure

City Hall shall close each year from December 25th to January 1st. Each unit employee shall receive three additional days off with pay during that period, in addition to December 25th and January 1st. 

PSEA Employees shall accrue paid sick leave at the rate of 3.69 hours per pay period. Unused sick leave shall accumulate with no limit maximum and can be converted to service credits upon retirement.

POA Employees shall accrue paid sick leave at the rate of 3.69 hours per pay period.

FFA Employees shall accrue paid sick leave at the rate of 5.54 hours per pay period.

Management Employees shall accrue paid sick leave at the rate of eight (8) hours per month of service to the City. Unused sick leave shall accumulate with no limit maximum and can be converted to service credits upon retirement.

PSEA Employees shall receive three (3) days of paid bereavement leave.

POA Employees shall receive three (3) shifts of paid bereavement leave each fiscal year after being employed by the City for six (6) consecutive months.

FFA Employees shall receive four (4) shifts of bereavement and Family Illness Leave each fiscal year.

Management Employees shall receive three (3) days of paid bereavement leave.

If an employee is required to be absent from work to report for jury duty, the employee will notify their supervisor of the absence as soon as possible.

There will be no reduction in pay for an employee who is required to be absent from work for jury duty.