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471.66 VACATIONS.
    Subdivision 1. With or without pay. The governing body of each city and town in the state
of Minnesota, however organized, may by resolution or ordinance provide for the granting of
vacations, with or without pay, to all its regularly employed employees or officers, upon such
terms and under such conditions as said governing body may determine, and subject to such
requirements as to length of service with such municipality as said governing body may require.
    Subd. 2. No retroactivity. Nothing in subdivision 1 shall be construed as retroactive in its
purpose or intent so as to give the governing body of any such city or town the right to grant
vacations based on service of its employees or officers rendered prior to the enactment of such
ordinance or resolution.
    Subd. 3. Elected officials. No elected official of a statutory or home rule charter city,
county, town, school district, metropolitan or regional agency, or other political subdivision
of this state, may receive monetary compensation for unused vacation or sick leave accruals.
Nothing in this subdivision shall restrict an elected official from taking vacation or sick leave
time that may be provided for by resolution or ordinance of the governing body of a statutory or
home rule charter city, county, town, school district, metropolitan or regional agency, or other
political subdivision of this state.
History: 1945 c 504 s 1,2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1992 c 592 s 10

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