(a) The head or chief of each police department shall:(1) Grant each full-time employee annual vacation leave of not less than fifteen (15) working days with full pay; and(2) Approve the use of annual vacation leave before the annual vacation leave is used.
(1) Grant each full-time employee annual vacation leave of not less than fifteen (15) working days with full pay; and
(2) Approve the use of annual vacation leave before the annual vacation leave is used.
(b) Unused annual vacation leave may accumulate to a maximum allowance as determined by ordinance of the municipality.
(c) Upon the first day after the end of the term of service or retirement, a full-time employee who has accumulated vacation time under this section may be paid for his or her unused accumulated vacation leave at the full-time employee's regular rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum allowance under ordinance of the municipality.