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School committee approves up to $116,000 cash‑out to reduce employee vacation overages
Summary
The Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School Committee voted to allow a one‑time cash‑out of employees' vacation days that exceed contract caps, up to a calculated maximum of $115,979 (rounded to $116,000), and to give employees the option to use excess days before June 30.
The Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School Committee voted to authorize a one‑time cash‑out of employees' vacation-day overages by June 30, up to a calculated maximum of $115,979 (rounded to $116,000), or allow employees to use those excess days instead of taking the payout.
The measure was brought after months of discussion about accumulated time that many staff accrued during the COVID period. Superintendent Watson explained that the committee needed to choose among three paths: extend the current carryover policy, buy out the excess days, or a combination of both. He told the committee that simply extending the policy would “have a…
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