(a) The official paid holidays of the city are as follows:
(1) New Year's Day - January 1;
(2) Martin Luther King Day - third Monday in January;
(3) Presidents' Day - third Monday in February;
(4) Memorial Day - last Monday in May;
(5) Juneteenth - June 19 (provided, however, that in 2021 said holiday shall be celebrated on November 26);
(6) Independence Day - July 4;
(7) Labor Day - first Monday in September;
(8) Veterans Day - November 11;
(9) Thanksgiving Day - fourth Thursday in November; and
(10) Christmas Day - December 25.
(b) In addition to the ten holidays set forth in division (a) hereof, all employees covered by this chapter shall, after one continuing year of service, receive two floating holidays per calendar year, which shall be taken off anytime during the calendar year and prior to December 31 of any given year. An employee must clear his or her date selection with the Mayor or department head. Each department head shall keep accurate records of all time taken off within his or her department.
(c) An employee shall be paid the holidays as aforesaid and shall not be required to work any such holidays, unless, in the opinion of the Director of Public Service, failure to work on the holiday would impair public service or safety. Each employee working on such a holiday shall receive compensation time in lieu of overtime pay.
(Ord. 20-95, passed 11-20-1995; Ord. 60-2003, passed 12-15-2003; Ord. 3-2017, passed 2-21-2017; Ord. 19-2021, passed 8-2-2021)