Everett Police Officers Association 1/3/2020

ARTICLE 20 - HOLIDAYS 20.1 Holidays. 20.1.1 The following days are designated as holidays: New Year's Day—January 1 * Martin Luther King's Birthday President's Day Memorial Day Independence Day—July 4 * Labor Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day Day After Thanksgiving Day Christmas—December 25 * Two Floating Holidays * All other holidays except the floating holidays shall be observed pursuant to the City of Everett's annual published holiday schedule. 20.2 Paid Time Off. 20.2.1 In lieu of holiday time off, the City shall bank (provide each employee with) 120 hours of paid time off on the first of each year to be used or paid during that year. A. For employees hired after January 1St in a given year, the City may prorate the hours to be banked and shall bank(provide) the number of hours of pay calculated by multiplying the number of designated holidays remaining to be celebrated in that year by 12 hours (e.g., for an employee hired on March 1St, 84 hours calculated by multiplying the number of holidays remaining to be celebrated in that year- 7 by 12 hours). 20.2.2 Each employee shall have the option of: (a)requesting to use any or all of the hours in the bank to take time off, and/or, (b) requesting payment for any or all of the hours in the bank. A. In the event an employee requests to use the bank to take paid time off, the City shall attempt to grant such paid time off but such request may be denied where there are operational reasons for such denial. The paid time off shall be calculated using the employee's regular rate. B. No time off can be scheduled or used during the month of December of the year in which it was banked. In the event an employee has time left in his/her paid time off bank after December 1 of the year in which it was banked, the employee shall be cashed out for the hours remaining in the bank at his/her regular rate (salary and longevity or education) in the pay period in which the December 25th holiday occurs. 28