§ 515-12. Vacation leave.

A. 

Vacation leave with pay will be granted in accordance with the provisions of this section to each full-time or part-time employee, including department heads, commensurate with the length of his continuous employment with the Town beginning with the date of hire as a full-time employee.

B. 

Full-time or part-time employees shall be entitled to vacation leave as follows:

	Length of Continuous Employment	Length of Paid Vacations
	6 months but less than 1 year	1 workweek
	1 year but less than 5 years	2 workweeks
	5 years but less than 10 years	3 workweeks
	10 years but less than 20 years	4 workweeks
	15 years or more	5 workweeks

(1) 

For purposes of this section "workweek" shall be defined as the average number of regularly scheduled hours the particular employee works or is expected to work per week during the fiscal year.

C. 

Each eligible employee shall accrue vacation leave at the rate of 1/12 of that amount in Subsection B to which he may be entitled for each month that he is in a pay status. The department head shall determine the time when an employee shall be granted his vacation leave. Seniority as well as work requirements will be the determining factors in the granting of vacation leave.

D. 

Vacation leave shall be taken in the fiscal year in which it is earned and shall not be accumulated from year to year, except for department heads who will be allowed to carry over a maximum of 10 days of vacation leave, subject to prior approval of the Board of Selectmen.