(a) Compensation for Absence on Holidays. All employees of the City covered by this chapter shall receive their regular compensation for the holidays enumerated in the City of Freeport Employee Handbook or as otherwise specified by applicable collective bargaining agreement.
(b) Compensation for Holidays Falling on a Regularly Scheduled Day Off. Except for employees regularly scheduled to work on a shift basis, when a holiday listed in the City of Freeport Employee Handbook or as otherwise specified by applicable collective bargaining agreement falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as the legal holiday, and when a legal holiday listed in the City of Freeport Employee Handbook or as otherwise specified by applicable collective bargaining agreement falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as the legal holiday.
(c) Compensation for Work Performed on Holidays. Any permanent employee who shall be required to perform work or to render services on one of the holidays listed in the City of Freeport Employee Handbook or as otherwise specified by applicable collective bargaining agreement shall be compensated therefor in accordance with the City of Freeport Employee Handbook or as otherwise specified by applicable collective bargaining agreement provisions.
(d) Forfeiture of Holiday Pay. Any employee shall forfeit his or her right to payment for any holiday if he or she has an unexcused absence on the last regular work day preceding such holiday or on the next regular work day following such holiday.
(1977 Code §23-106; Ord. 80-51. Passed 6-16-80; Ord. 85-38. Passed 7-15-85; Ord. 90-34B. Passed 6-18-90; Ord. 2001-05. Passed 1-17-01; Ord. 2022-47. Passed 11-7-22.)