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Ordinance committee recommends shortening vacation waiting period, adds personal days for ordinance employees
Summary
The ordinance committee on Aug. 7 voted to recommend changes to the city’s vacation ordinance that would make vacation available after 90 days and add up to four personal days for ordinance‑level staff.
BROCKTON, Mass. — The ordinance committee on Aug. 7 voted to recommend changes to the city’s ordinance on vacation leave for "ordinance employees," shifting the initial eligibility for vacation from one year to 90 days and adding up to four personal days that must be used in the year granted, Chief Financial Officer Dr. Troy Clarkson told the committee.
Committee members were told the change is intended to make senior city leadership positions more competitive when recruiting. "This proposal adjusts that and makes vacation available after 90 days, and it also adds in the ability to take up to 4 personal days," Dr. Clarkson said during the meeting.
The measure amends Article 3, Division 2, Section 2‑137 (vacation leave) and retains a carryover cap of two weeks (14 days), councilors were told.…
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