All employees except employees covered by collective bargaining agreements, department heads, division managers, and the City Manager, shall receive vacation credit subsequent to regular appointment at the rate of one work day for each month of continuous service starting from the date of their probationary employment. After entering their sixth year of continuous service each employee shall earn vacation credit at the rate of one and one-fourth work days per month. After entering their tenth year of continuous service each employee shall earn vacation credit at the rate of one and one-half work days per month. After entering their fifteenth year of continuous service, each employee shall earn vacation credit at the rate of one and seven-tenths work days per month. Each employee after entering their tenth year of continuous service may convert up to five days accrued vacation to cash in December of each year, provided the employee has maintained satisfactory work performance as shown on their last performance evaluation and has used at least 10 vacation days during the calendar year in which the cash-out is taken. [Ord. 3948, 2009; Ord. 3046 § 1, 1994; Ord. 2950 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2941 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2680 § 1, 1988; Ord. 1458 § 2, 1971; Ord. 1306 § 35, 1968; Code 1970 § 2.42.180.]