135.02 HOLIDAYS.
(a) Establishment. There are hereby established the following legal holidays of the City: New Year's Day (January 1), Martin Luther King Day (third Monday in January), President's Day (third Monday in February), Memorial Day (last Monday of May), Juneteenth (June 19), Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day (first Monday in September), Columbus Day (second Monday of October), Veteran's Day (November 11), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday of November), the day after Thanksgiving (fourth Friday of November), and Christmas Day (December 25). Such holidays with pay shall be given to all full-time employees of the City except as otherwise provided herein. In addition to the preceding, each full-time permanent employee shall be granted one (1) personal day off at the employee's discretion with the approval of the department head.
(b) Computation. Each full-time permanent employee working on any of such paid holidays, shall be entitled to an additional day off without reduction in pay provided such day off is utilized within the same calendar year in which such holiday is acquired. In the event that any of the holidays occur during a vacation period, such full-time permanent employee shall be credited with an additional day toward his or her vacation, without reduction in pay. All such days shall be taken as determined by each department head. In the event that a holiday occurs on a Saturday, it shall be observed on the preceding Friday. If the holiday occurs on a Sunday, it will be observed on the following Monday.
(c) Part-time Employees. All part-time permanent employees who work a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week on an annual basis, whether compensated by salary or by the hour, shall be granted the legal holidays with pay set forth in subsection (a) hereof, on a pro rata basis.
(d) Interpretation. Interpretations of this section, as may be required on a case by case basis, may be made by the Mayor, whose decision shall be final.
(e) Collective Bargaining Unit. The provisions set forth herein shall not apply to any employee of the City who is a member of a collective bargaining unit with which the City has a written collective bargaining agreement.
(Ord. 21-83. Enacted 8-23-21.)