A. The following days shall be recognized and observed as holidays for covered employees. Eligible employees will receive pay for non-worked holidays equal to their regular rate of pay times the total number of hours which make a regularly scheduled shift.
1. New Year's Day, the first day of January.
2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the third Monday of January.
3. President's Day, the third Monday in February.
4. Memorial Day, the last Monday of May.
5. Independence Day, the fourth day of July.
6. Pioneer Day, the twenty-fourth day of July.
7. Labor Day, the first Monday in September.
8. Columbus Day, the second Monday of October (only for eligible employees assigned to the Justice Court Division)
9. Veteran's Day, the eleventh day of November.
10. Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November.
11. The Friday after Thanksgiving Day
12. Christmas Day, the twenty-fifth day of December.
13. One personal holiday per calendar year, taken upon request of an employee and as approved by a supervisor.
B. When any holiday listed above falls on a Sunday, the following business day shall be considered a holiday. When any holiday listed above falls on a Saturday, the preceding business day shall be considered a holiday. In addition to the above, any day may be designated as a holiday by proclamation of the mayor and/or the city council.
C. All holiday hours, including personal holidays, shall be used in no less than regular full day or shift increments.
D. No employee shall receive in excess of the equivalent of one work day or a regular scheduled shift as holiday pay for a single holiday. Employees must work or be on authorized paid leave their last scheduled working day before and the next working day following the holiday to qualify for holiday pay.
E. Holiday exception: Employees may observe the following holidays up to 50 days before the actual holiday, with prior management approval: 1) the Friday after Thanksgiving Day (for all eligible employees except for those assigned to the Justice Court Division); or, 2) Columbus Day (only for eligible employees assigned to the Justice Court Division).
F. Police sergeant holiday hours worked: When a day designated as a holiday falls on a scheduled work day, a police sergeant may elect to take the day off work, subject to the approval of their supervisor, or receive their regular wages for such days worked and designate an alternate day off work to celebrate the holiday. For those whose assignment requires staffing on either the graveyard shift prior to, or the day and afternoon shift on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day, all hours worked shall be compensated at a rate of one-and-one-half (1 ½) times the employee’s regular base wage rate.
G. Police sergeants, lieutenants, captains and deputy chiefs who retire or separate from city employment for any reason shall be compensated for any holiday time accrued and unused during the preceding 12 months. Employees shall not be compensated for any unused holiday time accrued before the 12 months preceding the employee’s retirement or separation.
1. Any Police sergeant, lieutenant, or captain who is transferred or promoted to a higher level position within the department, including Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief, or Police Chief, or to a position in another city department will be paid out at their current base pay rate for any holiday time accrued and unused during the preceding 12 months.