(A) Except to the extent that a furlough plan adopted pursuant to § 3-1-18 may be inconsistent with respect to holidays, in which case the furlough plan shall control over this section:
(1) The Chief Administrative Officer shall annually announce the legal holidays for city employees which shall be generally consistent with United States, New Mexico State, and Bernalillo County government holidays.
(2) Employees may take any holiday as a floating holiday at any time during the year with the prior written approval of the department head.
(B) Departments which must furnish service on legal holidays shall have formal arrangements for offering employees who must work on legal holidays appropriate compensation. Holiday pay shall be computed in accordance with the Personnel Rules and Regulations. If a designated legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the day off will be observed on the previous Friday. If a designated legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the day off will be observed the following Monday.
('74 Code, § 2-9-13) (Ord. 52-1978; Am. Ord. 61-1988; Am. Ord. 30-1989; Am. Ord. 29-1998; Am. Ord. 8-2010)