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13.2 Vacation Allowance Commencing with his /her next anniversary date following April 1, 1981, each eligible employee on a fifty -six (56) hour work week shall accrue vacation with pay in accordance with the following schedule: Years of Continuous Service Monthly Accrual Rate First through fourth year 12 hours Fifth through eleventh year 16 hours Twelfth through fourteenth year 20 hours Fifteenth through sixteenth year 22 hours Seventeenth year and above 24 hours Accrued vacation shall be credited to the employee's account biweekly. Any employee except a probationary employee, may be allowed to incur a fifty -six (56) hour deficit beyond the vacation leave credited to his /her account on his /her anniversary date. A probationary employee may incur a fifty -six (56) hour deficit in vacation leave after six (6) months full -time satisfactory service. Except as provided below, vacations must be used in increments of either twenty -four (24) or twelve (12) hours. When used in twelve hour increments, vacations must be taken from either 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., or 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. The Fire Chief may, however, approve vacation requests in less than twelve hour increments to accommodate employee enrollment in college or university courses. The courses or classes attended must, however, be appropriate to employee development. The decision of the Fire Chief shall be final. 13.3 Vacation Accumulation Any eligible employee may defer up to a maximum of one and one -half (1 -1/2) times his /her annual vacation entitlement to the year succeeding his /her anniversary date. 13.4 Vacation Scheduling Prior to March 31st each employee in order of department seniority shall be granted an opportunity to sign -up for vacation time for the remainder of the year. Vacation time off requested may be split more than once annually provided, however, that vacation time is taken in a - 14 -