N.Y. General Municipal Law § 92: Vacations, sick leaves and leaves of absence of officers and employees

§ 92. Vacations, sick leaves and leaves of absence of officers and

employees. 1. The governing board of each county, city, town, village,

school district, and of each fire district or other district corporation

and of each civil or political division of the state by local law,

ordinance or resolution, or in the city of New York the mayor by order

may grant vacations, sick leaves and leaves of absence to its officers

or employees with or without pay and adopt rules and regulations in

relation thereto. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any such

governing board or mayor may also in like manner provide for cash

payment of the monetary value of accumulated and unused vacation time or

time allowances granted in lieu of overtime compensation standing to the

credit of its officers and employees at the time of their separation

from the service, or in case of death in service, to be paid to their

beneficiaries.

2. An employee of a county, city, town, village, school district, and

of each fire district or other district corporation and of each civil or

political division of the state who is elected by an employee

organization certified or recognized by the employer pursuant to article

fourteen of the civil service law may be granted a leave of absence from

their regular position for the purpose of serving with such employee

organization.

3. The governing board of each county, city, town, village, school

district, and of each fire district or other district corporation and of

each civil or political division of the state may provide by local law,

ordinance or resolution or in the city of New York the mayor by order,

that vacations granted to its officers and employees shall be earned by

and credited to them for each day, week or month of service and for the

payment for such earned and credited vacations prior to the commencement

thereof.