insurance coverage until such time as the spouse remarries. (Note: the Town accepted MGL c. 32B, §9G at the annual town election on April 12, 1993.) If legally permissible, dispatchers would be covered under this Agreement if that employee were injured or killed in the performance of his/her duties. 7.3 In the event the Town enters into an agreement to change the Town's proportion of cost or coverage of health, dental, or life insurance, the eligible employees of the department shall be included in such revised conditions. 7.4 The Town offer Life Insurance for active members in the minimum amount of $5,000. Retirees will continue receive the $1,000 life insurance benefit. ARTICLE 8 VACATION 8.1 Employees shall be paid their regular pay as vacation pay in accordance with the following: After 6 months full-time continuous service 5 days After 1 year full-time 10 days After 5 years full-time continuous service 15 days After 10 years full-time continuous service 20 days 15 years and thereafter 25 days 8.2 Vacation benefits accrue after six months continuous full-time service based on the employee’s anniversary date. Any vacation time accrued must be taken within the employee’s ensuing anniversary year, except that the Chief of Police may allow an employee additional time to utilize the accrued vacation, should circumstances dictate, not to exceed five (5) days. At no time, will an employee have more than twenty-five (25) total accumulated days. If an employee chooses not to utilize this earned vacation time, the employee will be paid in lieu of taking earned vacation for those vacation days. 8.3 Days off shall be requested in writing to the Chief of Police or his designee at least fourteen days prior to the work week in which the requested day(s) off are in. The Chief shall use seniority and his discretion in considering the approval of time off. 8.4 The Chief of Police may grant time off at any time after the fourteen day time period as long as (a) there are sufficient officers in the Chief's judgment already scheduled to work such shift and (b) the granting of the request shall not incur any overtime or cost to the Town. These approvals shall ordinarily be given to the officer whose request is received first, provided that the Chief may change the order if in his judgment necessary to maintain departmental operations. ARTICLE 9
insurance coverage until such time as the spouse remarries. (Note: the Town accepted MGL c. 32B, §9G at the annual town election on April 12, 1993.) If legally permissible, dispatchers would be covered under this Agreement if that employee were injured or killed in the performance of his/her duties. 7.3 In the event the Town enters into an agreement to change the Town's proportion of cost or coverage of health, dental, or life insurance, the eligible employees of the department shall be included in such revised conditions. 7.4 The Town offer Life Insurance for active members in the minimum amount of $5,000. Retirees will continue receive the $1,000 life insurance benefit. ARTICLE 8 VACATION 8.1 Employees shall be paid their regular pay as vacation pay in accordance with the following: After 6 months full-time continuous service 5 days After 1 year full-time 10 days After 5 years full-time continuous service 15 days After 10 years full-time continuous service 20 days 15 years and thereafter 25 days 8.2 Vacation benefits accrue after six months continuous full-time service based on the employee’s anniversary date. Any vacation time accrued must be taken within the employee’s ensuing anniversary year, except that the Chief of Police may allow an employee additional time to utilize the accrued vacation, should circumstances dictate, not to exceed five (5) days. At no time, will an employee have more than twenty-five (25) total accumulated days. If an employee chooses not to utilize this earned vacation time, the employee will be paid in lieu of taking earned vacation for those vacation days. 8.3 Days off shall be requested in writing to the Chief of Police or his designee at least fourteen days prior to the work week in which the requested day(s) off are in. The Chief shall use seniority and his discretion in considering the approval of time off. 8.4 The Chief of Police may grant time off at any time after the fourteen day time period as long as (a) there are sufficient officers in the Chief's judgment already scheduled to work such shift and (b) the granting of the request shall not incur any overtime or cost to the Town. These approvals shall ordinarily be given to the officer whose request is received first, provided that the Chief may change the order if in his judgment necessary to maintain departmental operations. ARTICLE 9
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