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Dear Mr. Mallet:

On behalf of Mr. Fred Hayes, Chief of Police of the Town of Henderson, you have requested an opinion of this office regarding the legality of the Town's decision to compensate Chief Hayes for unpaid vacation and sick days. According to your letter, the Henderson Board of Alderman has decided to reimburse Chief Hayes for unpaid vacation and sick days from 1988 to Spring 1996. Further, your letter states that the Board recognizes that no policy defining its employees' entitlement to benefits, such as sick leave and vacation pay, was in effect for the period 1988 to Spring 1996.

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