Sec. 25-12.04. Holidays.
a. Coverage.The provisions of this Section shall apply to all full-time employees. Compensation of employees who are unable to observe such holidays shall be governed by Section 11.05 of these Rules. The compensation of other eligible employees for work performed on a City holiday shall also be set forth in Section 11.05.
The provisions of this Section shall also apply to all Regular Part-Time employees at a prorated rate of 75%.
If a holiday falls of a Regular Part-Time employee’s regular scheduled work day, and the employee does not work, the employee will receive 6 hours of holiday pay at their straight time base rate of pay. If an employee works on a holiday that is their scheduled work day, they shall receive the holiday compensation mentioned above, plus the employee shall be paid at their straight time base rate of pay for the number of hours worked.
If a holiday falls on a Regular Part-Time employee’s scheduled day off, and the employee does not work, the employee will receive 6 hours of accumulated holiday time in their leave bank. This is subject to the limitations described in Section 12.04.b.3. If an employee works on a holiday that falls on their regularly scheduled day off, the employee will receive holiday compensation as mentioned in this paragraph, plus the employee shall be paid at their straight time base rate of pay for the number of hours worked.
b. Holidays Observed.
1.The City shall observe the following holidays. The work status of employees on these days shall be provided in the appropriate memorandum of understanding.
a.First day of January (New Year’s Day)
b.Third Monday of January (Martin Luther King’s Birthday)
c.Third Monday in February (Washington’s Birthday/ President’s Day) Ord. 3273, 1/00
d.Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
e.Nineteenth day of June (Juneteenth)
f.Fourth day of July (Independence Day)
g.First Monday in September (Labor Day)
h.Ninth day of September (Admission Day)
i.Eleventh day of November (Veteran’s Day)
j.Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)
k.Day following Thanksgiving Day
l.Twenty-fifth day of December (Christmas Day)
m.The employee’s last working day immediately preceding Christmas
n.The employee’s first working day immediately following Christmas
o.Every day appointed by the Governor of the State or the President of the United States as a memorial, public fast, thanksgiving or holiday when affirmed by the City Council.
2.When any of the aforementioned holidays falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as the holiday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday or other regularly scheduled day off, eight (8) hours of holiday time off shall be provided.
3.Holiday time off accrued under this Section shall be limited to 40 hours. Any time accumulated in excess of this limit shall be paid out at the employee’s base straight-time rate prevailing at the time of payment.
c. Floating Holiday.If the applicable memorandum of understanding provides, employees shall be eligible to receive a specified number of floating holidays per fiscal year. These days shall not be carried over to a subsequent fiscal year and may be used at the employee’s discretion subject to prior approval by the department head. Floating holidays shall have no cash value. (Ord. 3665 § 3, 2023)