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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK 28.03 For employees hired prior to the beginning of the first pay period after Union ratification and County approval of this Agreement, employer rules and regulations will apply regarding notification and/or pay for annual leave earned above 500 hours. Employees retiring after entering the DROP will be eligible to receive up to 300 hours of leave upon separation. Employees hired on or after the beginning of the first pay period after Union ratification and County approval of this Agreement will be eligible to receive payment for accrued annual leave up to 500 hours, or the maximum hours allowed by the Florida Division of Retirement at the time, whichever is less, in total. 28.04 Employees with the most time in total service years will be given preference when granting annual leave which shall be scheduled via the County's electronic scheduling software, during the seniority months (November, for January, February, and March; February for April, May, and June; May for July, August, and September; August for October, November, and December). Bargaining unit employees may cancel annual leave that has been approved through the Seniority Month selection process either during the Seniority Month in which it is granted, or at any time up to six (6) weeks prior to the date that the annual leave is to be taken, whichever is greater. Annual leave that has been approved through the Seniority Month selection process may not be cancelled other than as provided in Article 28.04, except as authorized in writing by the Fire Chief, or designee, in his sole discretion. The Fire Chief's decision to authorize or not authorize the cancellation of annual leave shall not be grievable. Notwithstanding their ability to cancel annual leave as provided in Article 28.04, bargaining unit employees who use the Seniority Month selection process via the County's electronic scheduling software shall continue to be required to use a minimum of one shift of annual leave. Annual leave approved outside the Seniority Month selection process (on a first come, first served basis) may be cancelled with at least twenty-four (24) hours' notice to the County. 28.05 Non -shift employees shall be allowed to utilize leave in one (1) hour increments. 28.06 In circumstances where the leave book is full and a request for annual leave falls outside the standard one -shift submission window, employees experiencing a genuine hardship 52