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Dear Mr. Hue:

This office is in receipt of your request for an Attorney General's opinion on the issue of whether or not a Parish Council on Aging can retroactively increase the rate at which an employee earns leave time.

According to your correspondence, the Director of the St. Martin Parish Council On Aging had a long-term illness and was away from her job beyond her accrued leave time in FY 2000. The Board of Directors approved payment of her salary beyond her earned leave time. The amount paid above her earned leave time was $7,312.00. Subsequently, the independent audit of the St. Martin…