Nothing in this article shall limit or otherwise restrict the power of the governing body of any municipality that has a retirement system under this article to adopt such vacation and sick leave policies for its employees as it deems necessary. Any such municipality having a vacation and sick leave policy that provides for the payment of unused accumulated annual leave, personal leave or both to employees at the time of their retirement shall be authorized to make such payments to any employee who retires or has retired after September 30, 1991.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 29 - Employees' Retirement and Disability Systems
Article 1 - General Municipal Employees' Retirement
§ 21-29-5. Creation of City Employees Retirement Fund; election to come under provisions of article
§ 21-29-9. Board of the General Retirement System; advisory board
§ 21-29-11. Powers and duties of board
§ 21-29-15. Statement of clerk of municipality; issuance of prior service certificates
§ 21-29-19. Cessation of membership
§ 21-29-21. Refunds to members withdrawing from service
§ 21-29-25. Expenses of operation of retirement system
§ 21-29-29. Discontinuance, reduction, or reassessment of taxes
§ 21-29-31. Service retirement
§ 21-29-33. Service retirement allowance
§ 21-29-35. Duty disability retirement
§ 21-29-37. Duty disability retirement allowance
§ 21-29-39. Non-duty disability retirement
§ 21-29-41. Non-duty disability retirement allowance
§ 21-29-49. Proration of payments
§ 21-29-51. Rights to any benefit under this Article governed by Section 21-29-307
§ 21-29-53. Other retirement laws not affected
§ 21-29-55. Effect of change in form of government
§ 21-29-57. Vacation and sick leave; payment for unused time