C. Vacation block weeks will take precedence over individual vacation days, personal days,
swaps, etc.
Maximum Amount Taken During a Calendar Year:
Effective December 28, 2004, during a calendar year, members are limited to taking their annual amount
of accrued vacation leave, as specified under paragraph “Accrual Raies” above. Effective July 1, 2016:
An employee, in their final year of employment, will be entitled to use the amount of vacation time available
in their current vacation balance with no cap.
Callbacks:
An employee will be paid time and a half of his regular rate of pay for callback while on a vacation
block week and granted an additional day, which may be banked for future use. Should an
employee be called back to work or required to attend Court while on a vacation block week, he
shall receive time and one half his regular rate of pay for such duty day and further shall be
granted an additional day off for each day or fraction thereof, for which he was called back. The
additional day off may be banked for future use.
Unused Vacation Accruals:
Vacation shall be taken prior to the end of the calendar year in which it is received, however, up
to five (5) vacation days can be carried over into the next calendar year, but all days carried over
must be taken by May 1 of that year except that a vacation block week carry over may extend
beyond May 1 if begun before that date. This carry over provision shall not affect or change the
provisions regarding maximal accrual amounts or loss of accrual amounts contained in this
article. Vacation time accrued but not used shall, upon retirement, be paid in a lump sum to the
employee. Unused vacation time will be paid in a lump sum to the employee's estate if he dies
while employed by the Department.
Maximum Accrual Amount:
An employee shall be allowed to accrue a maximum of forty (40) work days vacation. The cash
value of such accrued vacation shall be paid in one lump sum (less appropriate withholding) at
retirement or separation from the Department. Should an employee die while employed by the
Department, his earned but unused vacation shall be paid to his estate. Effective July 1, 2016,
employees may elect fo receive a cash value payment of up to eighty (80) hours of unused
vacation time per calendar year. Such election shall be made prior to December 1% of each year
and such payment shall be made in one fump sum (less appropriate withholding) during the last
pay period of the calendar year. Such elections may not exceed forty (40) work days during that
individual's term of employment with the Nashua Police Department and any such election will
reduce that individual's maximum permitted accrual amount by an equal amount of days at time
of retirement or separation from the department. A maximum of 800 hours shall be paid out
during a fiscal year to all eligible members who elect to receive a cash value payment prior to
retirement or separation under this provision.
Loss of Accrual Amounts:
Employees shall not accrue more than forty (40) work days vacation. Any vacation time accrued
in excess of forty (40) work days shall be forfeited.
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