(a) Each full-time employee of the City shall be entitled to thirteen (13) paid holidays each year. Unless otherwise stated herein, the holidays are to be paid at the regular rate for such full- time employee and are to be allowed in accordance with the schedule set forth in subsection (b) hereof, to be effective as of the first day of each calendar year. Employees who are required by their supervisor to work a holiday may be allowed to take the holiday on another day. Such compensation will be at straight time.
(b) The paid holidays for full-time employees of the City permitted each year shall be as follows:
Holiday | Holiday |
New Year’s Day | Labor Day |
Martin Luther King Day | Veteran’s Day |
President’s Day | Thanksgiving Day |
Good Friday | Day After Thanksgiving |
Memorial Day | Christmas Eve |
Fourth of July | Christmas Day |
New Year’s Eve | |
(c) Subject to the approval of the Safety Director and based upon the staffing needs of the Police and Fire Departments, the Chief of Police and the Chief of Fire shall have the option of banking the holidays granted in Section 157.06 (b) for use at a later date at the rate of eight (8) hours for each holiday granted. Any unused Holiday Leave remaining to either Chiefs credit on December 31st each year shall be deemed to be forfeited without compensation. If either Chief leaves the employ of the City prior to December 31st, the Chief shall only be entitled to payment for banked Holiday Leave for the holidays that occurred prior to the date the Chief leaves the employ of the City. Any holiday leave paid to the Chief that is in excess of this amount shall be deducted from the Chiefs final pay or payout.
(Ord. 2021-015. Passed 9-23-21.)