(A) The following designated days shall be legal holidays for all employees:
(1) New Year’s Day;
(2) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day;
(3) Presidents’ Day;
(4) Memorial Day;
(5) Independence Day;
(6) Juneteenth National Freedom Day;
(7) Labor Day;
(8) Veteran’s Day;
(9) Thanksgiving and day after;
(10) Christmas Day; and
(11) Good Friday.
(B) If any of the above holidays fall on Saturday, then the immediate preceding Friday shall be considered the holiday. If any of the above holidays fall on a Sunday, the next succeeding Monday shall be considered the holiday.
(C) (1) The following designated days shall be legal holidays for all employees and the city offices shall be closed for one-half day on such days:
(a) Christmas Eve; and
(b) New Year’s Eve.
(2) Since a full day consists of eight hours, a half-day shall consist of four hours.
(D) If Christmas or New Year’s falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered the holiday and Thursday shall be considered the Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve holiday. If Christmas or New Year’s falls on Sunday, the following Monday shall be considered the holiday and the preceding Friday shall be considered the Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve holiday. If Christmas or New Year’s falls on a Monday, the preceding Friday shall be considered the Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve holiday.
(E) The provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Police Department, Fire Department and shift operators at the city’s sewer treatment plant. Such employees shall be governed by the provisions of their respective union contracts.
(1960 Code, § 3.211) (Ord. 3264, passed 12-2-1974; Ord. 4788, passed 11-19-1990; Ord. 9030-2022, passed 2-22-2022)