2.105.240 Holidays.
(1) The following are the official holidays for all regular employees of the City; provided, this section shall not apply to any employee who is a member of a collective bargaining unit having an agreement with the City. This subject shall be determined exclusively by the terms of the contract.
Holiday | Date to be Observed |
|---|---|
New Year’s Day | January 1st |
Martin Luther King’s Birthday | Third Monday in January |
Presidents’ Day | Third Monday in February |
Memorial Day | Last Monday in May |
Independence Day | July 4th |
Labor Day | First Monday in September |
Veterans Day | November 11th |
Thanksgiving Day | Fourth Thursday in November |
Day after Thanksgiving | Fourth Friday in November |
Christmas | December 25th |
Personal holiday | At employee’s choice |
(2) For those employees whose present legal holidays are not set forth in an existing contract between the employees and the City, each employee may select the day on which he desires to take one additional holiday, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The employee has been continuously employed by the City for more than six months;
(b) The employee has given not less than 14 calendar days of written notice to his immediate supervisor; provided, however, the employee and his supervisor may agree on an earlier date;
(c) The supervisor has approved the day;
(d) The day selected does not prevent a department from providing continued public service and does not interfere with the efficient operation of the department;
(e) The personal day must be taken during the calendar year or entitlement to the day will lapse, except when an employee has requested a personal holiday and the request has been denied.
(3) When any of these holidays falls on a Saturday, the Friday immediately preceding such holiday shall be observed as the holiday. When any of these holidays falls on a Sunday, the Monday immediately following shall be observed as the holiday.
(4) City Hall shall be closed on these official holidays. [Ord. 2628 § 1, 1986; Ord. 1809 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1458 § 4, 1971; Ord. 1306 § 43, 1968; Code 1970 § 2.42.290.]