(a) Entitlement. County of Summit non-bargaining employees, as set forth in Section 169.24 (b), shall be entitled to holiday pay for those holidays set forth by resolution of the County Council.
(1) No appointing authority shall add, plan, schedule, create, change or modify the holidays established by the County Council.
(2) All full-time employees, with at least one (1) year of prior service credit shall be eligible for a birthday holiday.
(b) Eligibility.
(1) Full-time Employees. Full-time employees, as defined by Section 169.05(a)(1), in Active Pay Status during the week in which the holiday occurs shall receive eight (8) hours of holiday pay for those holidays set forth by resolution of the County Council.
(2) Part-time Employees. Part-time employees in Active Pay Status during the week in which the holiday occurs, shall receive holiday pay for those hours of any holiday for which they would normally have been scheduled to work. Part-time employees shall not be entitled to any "birthday holiday" established by the County Council.
(c) Unpaid Leaves. Employees on unpaid leaves such as an Unpaid Leave of Absence or Unpaid Administrative Leave are not considered to be in Active Pay Status and shall not be entitled to holiday pay during the period of leave. An employee who misses work the day before and the day after the holiday and does not receive compensation for those days shall not be entitled to holiday pay during the period of leave.
(d) Vacation /Sick Leave. Employees on approved vacation leave shall receive holiday pay and such hours shall not be charged against vacation leave. Employees using sick leave the day before or the day after a holiday, are required to furnish a certificate from a licensed physician stating that the employee was under said physician's care in order to receive pay for the holiday.
(e) Disciplinary Suspension. Employees who are serving a disciplinary suspension shall not be entitled to holiday pay.
(f) Overtime. Holiday pay will not be considered as time worked for the purpose of overtime calculations. Holidays are not considered a day worked for purposes of calculating overtime unless work is actually performed and pre-approved by management.
(g) Holiday pay is computed at an individual employee's base rate of pay.
(h) If an employee is scheduled to work on a holiday, he or she will be paid employee's regular rate of pay plus eight (8) hours of holiday pay.
(i) Employees will not be entitled to holiday pay if he or she is in a lay-off status.
(j) Time off may be granted to employees who desire to observe a religious holiday which is not recognized by the County of Summit. The appointing authority shall have the discretion to deny leave when it would work a manifest hardship on the appointing authority's operations, another employee or when the employee making the request has not discussed the request with their immediate supervisor or director or administrator if the supervisor is absent. Vacation time, personal time, or time off without pay may be used.
(Ord. 2004-596. Adopted 2-14-05; Ord. 2011-380. Adopted 11-7-11.)
(Ord. 2004-596. Adopted 2-14-05; Ord. 2011-380. Adopted 11-7-11.)