(A) Holidays to be observed with pay are: New Year’s Day, Presidents’ Day (as observed nationally), Good Friday, Town of Cedar Lake Primary Election Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Town of Cedar Lake Election Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve from 12:00 noon, and Christmas Day. When any such holiday falls on a Saturday the previous Friday shall be considered the holiday, and on Sunday, the Monday next following shall be considered such holiday. To receive holiday pay, employees must work the last scheduled departmental work day preceding and the first departmental scheduled work day following the holiday, unless the employee has previously scheduled a vacation or compensatory day for the day before or after a holiday. Holiday pay shall be limited to the regular scheduled hours of the normal work day for the un-worked holiday and shall be counted as time worked for the purpose of computing weekly overtime pay. Whenever it is necessary for an employee to work on a holiday, he shall be entitled to compensatory time off at a time approved by the Department Head. If compensatory time off is not practical, the employee shall be compensated by straight time payment for the holiday in addition to regular payment for hours worked. The Town Hall and Clerk-Treasurer’s office shall be closed on the above listed holidays.
(B) That full-time members and full-time civilian employee of the Police Department are required to work on the holidays designated above, when scheduled, to conduct police business and affairs for the welfare and ,safety of the residents of the Town. All full-time members and full-time civilian employees are hereby granted personal days for each of the specific holidays designated above. The personal days shall be taken at a time and date approved by the Chief of Police, or his designate. In no event shall there be compensation given in lieu of the personal day. Each personal day shall be taken only when permitted by the Chief of Police. In the event the personal day is not taken and exercised during the calendar year as required herein, the right to the personal day by the full-time member or full-time civilian employee shall lapse.
(Ord. 733, passed 10-22-98; Am. Ord. 838, passed 11-26-03)