Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn Mr. William H. Law Polk County Auditor 101 West Church Street Livingston, Texas 77351

Re: Whether a county officer may be credited or compensated for unused vacation time he earned while a county employee (RQ-0067-JC)

Dear Mr. Law:

We understand from your letter that Polk County's personnel policy permits a county employee to be credited for unused vacation time each year. The unused vacation time is credited to the employee on the anniversary of the employee's starting date, and not before. As we understand the policy, if a regular…