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Melbourne Beach commission approves harmonized 240-hour leave cap amid fiscal concern
Summary
The Town Commission voted 3-2 on April 15 to set a uniform 240-hour cap on accrued annual leave and compensatory time for most employees, a change town manager Marie Smith said will help staff manage heavy workloads; opponents warned the move could create a large unfunded liability.
The Melbourne Beach Town Commission voted 3-2 on April 15 to harmonize accrued annual leave and compensatory-time caps at 240 hours for most town employees, excluding officers covered by the police pay system.
Town Manager Marie Smith, who recommended the change, said the move is intended to address an "immense amount of work" staff are handling and to give employees a fair way to accrue time off. "We just wanted to move the annual leave cap…
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