2015/08/19 Council Agenda Packet

ARTICLE 8 - HOLIDAYS Section 1: HOLIDAY Date Observed 2015 2016 New Year's Day January 1 January 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 19 January 18 President's Day February 16 February 15 Memorial Day May 25 May 30 Independence Day July 4 July 4 Labor Day September 7 September 5 Veteran's Day November 11 November 11 Thanksgiving Day November 26 November 24 Day After Thanksgiving November 27 November 25 Christmas Day December 25 December 25 Two Floating Holidays At employee's choice with concurrence of the City Floating Holiday Prorating for New Hires: In the first year of employment, full time regular employees hired before June 1 will receive two floating holidays. Employees hired between June 1 and September 30 will receive one floating holiday. Employees hired between October 1 and November 30 will receive 4 hours floating holiday. Section 2: Holiday pay shall be eight (8) hours regular pay for all employees unless there is an election under Section 3 or Section 7 of this Article. The intent of this provision is to ensure that employees receive not more than ninety six (96) hours of holiday pay per year. Those employees who work a 4/10 shift and the holiday falls on their regular work day have the option of filling the remaining two (2) hours of their holiday by taking vacation time or leave without pay. Section 3: The employee may elect to receive eight (8) hours credited to his/her vacation accrual in place of holiday pay, upon written request prior to each holiday. Section 4: Any employee who shall work any day designated as a holiday under Section 1 hereof shall be paid at one -and -one-half times the employee's hourly rate of pay.