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RESOLUTION NO. 04- 43"1-
BY: Keith ßir¡{
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN,
SETTING FORTH CERTAIN FINDINGS AND PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR
AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 3.2 AND 4.1 OF THE STANDARD OPERATING
POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL PERTAINING TO HOLIDAY TIME
AND FLEX TIME FOR THE CITY OF MERIDIAN.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council have the authority [pursuant to I.C. § 50-
302] to establish resolutions not inconsistent with the laws of the state ofIdaho as may be
expedient, in addition to the special powers therein granted, to maintain the peace, good
government and welfare ofthe corporation and its trade, commerce and industry; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council have deemed it expedient and in the best
interests of the City of Meridian to amend the holiday time and flex time at sections 3.2
and 4.1 of the Standard Operating Policy and Procedure manual.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL as follows:
1. The holiday time and flex time provided within the Standard Operating
Policy and Procedure manual at numbers 3.2 and 4.1 shall be amended as provided for in
the attached Exhibit "A" consisting of six (6) pages.
2. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect
immediately upon passage.
t\ PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
~ day of --.Aug\ l'* , 2004.
rei APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
~daYOf~t.1S+- ,2004.
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CITY OF MERIDIAN
STANDARD OPERATING POLICY AND PROCEDURE
NUMBER 3.2
SUBJECT: HOURS OF WORK
PURPOSE: To outline the City's policy regarding hours of work, compressed
workweek, flextime, meal periods, atId reporting procedures for time
worked.
Every employee sba11 have designated work hours. Regular business
hours, for most City employees are 8:00 AM to 5:00 P.M. Monday
through Friday, excluding recognized holidays. However, some
departments within the City have diffeænt work periods and work hours.
It is the City's policy to establish time and duration of working hours as
required by workload, operational demands, customer service needs,
staffmg requirements and any applicable law(s). Compressed workweek
or flextime schedules may be available to non-bargaining unit regular full-
time employees with approval ftom the department director and the advice
of the Human Resources Director. wile have satisfieå their imreåaelery
peried 1ipeR re,ie'\" and appf6{1Il FeIB the åepllftllleHt àir-eeter. A
compressed and flexible workweek is a privilege and approval is based on
staffing needs, the employee's job duties atId work record.
AUTHORITY 01: RESPONSmn..ITY: Supervisors shall be responsible for scheduling
employees during appropriate working hours and ensuring that proper
records and timesheets are kept and submitted to record time worked.
POUCY:
PROCEDURES AND RELATED INFORMATION
I.
A
B.
C.
WORK PERIOD
Regular business hours are normally 8 LID. to S p.ID. Monday through Friday,
excluding recognized holidays. However, some departments within the City
have different work periods and work hours. It is the City's policy to establish
time and duration of working hours as required by workload, operational
demands, customer service needs, staffing requirements and any applicable
law(s).
A "work day" maybe 8,9,10, or 24 hoursofworkperfonned within a period
of (24) consecutive hours on any assigned shift, whether such shift is
contiDuous or split.
Non-exempt employees are responsible for monitoring the accuracy of hisJher
timecard for the hours worked in esch work period. For overtime approval
refer to SOP 3.6 (Overtime Compensation).
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D.
Firefighters are subject to the special exœption as provided under § 207(k) of
the Fair Labor Standards Act. Represented Fire employees should refer to the
union contract fur additional information regarding assigned work periods.
COMPRESSED WORK WEEK AND FLEXTIME
A.
A compressed workweek is one in which an employee works the same
number of standard hours as normal however in fèwer than the customary
number of days per week. .
B.
Flextime is a woIk schedule with time of anival and departure that differs
Û'om the standard operating hours. It allows employees to choose their work
hours within the limits established by the City.
Compressed workweek or flextime schedules may be granted in situations
where the job and business-related needs can continue to be met even under a
compressed or flextime schedule as long as this does not impact the
employee's productivity or adversely affect the efficient operation of the City.
1. The compressed workweek maybe one of the followiog:
A 4/10 - Employees work 10 hours fur 4 days per workweek within a 7
day period, Due to operational demands starting and ending dates will be
assigned by department.
B. 9/8 - Employees work 9 hours fur 8 days, 8 hours for 1 day with the
1 cf!' day oil: resulting in alternate three - day weekends.
C. BJteæpt eæflleyees wil eeRlÍlftle te ftieei';e the _$ salary Hem ,','eek
to week FegftI'dIess ef the sekeiltlle wefkeà. Exempt employees must
have approval of the Department Director, or the Mayor for Department
Directors, to utilize any flex schedule. As needed, exempt employees
must depart from any oompressed or flextime schedule to perform
hislher job functions.
D. Work hours for flextime may start at 7:00 AM through 9:00 AM with an
endiog time of 4:00 PM through 6:00 PM.
2. The supervisor atId employee are responsible for ensuring the following
oonditioDII are met:
A. The change in hours does not adversely affect service to the public, the
City, departmental assignment/projects, customer relations, or other
work units.
B. There is adequate supervision and baek-up staffing to maintain service
to the public and customers between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily,
excluding recognized holidays.
C. The position is appropriate for a compressed or flextime work schedule.
D. Clear goals and objectives are determined in advance by the supervisor
and employee.
E. The employee observes the City's policies on attendance and the
employee has maintained a good work record prior to making hislher
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IV.
request for a compressed or flextime work schedule. Discipline of the
employee for any reason may be considered as a reason to temporarily
or permanently eliminate their flex schedule.
F. Non-Exempt employees may be asked to work overtime regardless of a
compressed or flextime work schedule.
G. The employee and hislher supervisor/lIUUlllgeI" and department director
must sign a compressed or flextime workweek authorization form.
c.
The department director will approve or deny the compressed or flextime
workweek based on staffing needs, the employee's job duties and the
employee's work record. aad the em.~IÐyee's alaility to tempoFB.Fily er
permltReødy retIifR te a stlmàllfå v.eFl¡ seileEktie Whell neeåed. An employee
may not ch&oge or revise any workweek schedule without prior
management approval.
D.
The supervisor &nd department director are responsible for evaluating
workflow, coordinaûng work activities and designating the workweek.
E.
The City reserves the right to suspend, cancel or amend this policy at any
time. we te business needs, Illak of preEkwâ8R Be the ¡¡¡ut of the empleyee,
er iR ...ieilitiell BfallJ efthe terms BftJli, peliey. The City alse reserves the
right te eaReei er saspenà ase ef StIeR aehewiB by my emple) ee ',vhe
e!lJ'l!fÍeeees perfel'lfllH!ee preblems. SliM ßÍf6\;JRlstanees will be e.alliated
ell a ease 'ay ease basis.
F.
For holiday, vacation atId sick pay refer to HR SOP 4.1 section m and V.
MEAL PERIODS
A
The normal workday consists of eight, nine (8, 9) or ten (10) consecutive
hours of work (or twenty-four (24) hour shifts for firefighters) with an unpaid
meal period for non-unifurmed employees. Operational demands and/or the
ability to maintain appropriate staffing levels may require some departments
to adjust their meal periods accordiÐgIy.
Represented fire personnel should consuh with the current labor agreement
regarding breaks &nd meal periods.
B.
MAKE-UP TIME (Non-Union Personnel)
A
Employees may be required to work after normal work hours, or the employee
may work less than eight, nine (8, 9) or ten (10) hours per day depending on
the reguJar work schedule. When possible, the employee and hislher
immediate supervisor will arrange the employee's schedule to assure assigned
hours of work fàll within the forty (40) hour workweek. Any exceptions to
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this procedure must have prior written approval /Tom the employee's
supervisor, and the Department Director.
B.
CircumstalK:es may also arise where an employee needs to work fewer hours
than hislher regularly schedule work period. Department Directors, at their
discretion, may allow non-exempt employees to make up lost work time
duriDg a given work week as long as the "make-up time" is completed within
the same workweek. However, make-up time will not be granted if-the-lest
"::Mk time is a fÐsuk sf eooàitislls the empleyee eeakt 6entftil; if there is no
work for the employee to perform; or if adequate supervision is not available.
c.
Make-up time does not waive the City's rights to discipline employees for
repeated violations of work rules or attendance.
REPORTING AND VERIFYING TIME RECORDS
A
It is the responsibility of each employee to properly record time that he/she
has worked during II payroll period and supervisors are responsible for
reviewing the completed timesheets for accuracy. Falsification of timesheets
andfor altering wOJk hour records is a serious offense subject to strict
disciplinary action up to and including termination.
B.
Employees sha11 record the total hours wolked for esch workday. Non-work
time (holidays, sick and annuaL leave, military leave, bereavement leave, civil
leave, leave without pay) shall also be recorded on the timesheet. Authorized
overtime shall be recorded.
c.
Each time sheetJcard shall bear the signature of the employee with a statement
verifying its accuracy and a counter signature by a supervisor indicating that
the hours claimed were actually worked.
Executive, administrIItive and professional employees, exempt under the
FLSA, are required to complete a timesheet for administrative purposes to
report non-work time of equal to or greater than one (1) work day such as sick
leave, vacation leave, personal leave, bereawment leave, ete-. or any other
leave as allowed by policy or law.
D.
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SUBJECT:
CITY OF MERIDIAN
STANDARD OPERATING POLICY AND PROCEDURE
NUMBER 4,1
HOLIDAYS
PURPOSE: To outline the holidays observed by the City and related leave and
compensation policies related to holidays.
POLICY:
The City shall provide paid holidays to eligible employees as listed below.
Eligible employees shall be granted ten paid holidays per year.
Emergency service personnel or others required to work on holidays shall
be compensated for holiday hours as outlined herein.
AUTHORITY & RESPONSIBILITY: Payroll shall ensure proper tracking and
payment of holiday hours for employees, including special arrangements
for emergency service and shift personnel required to work on holidays.
PROCEDURES AND RELATED INFORMATION
A holiday is a day of exemption from work, granted to employees as if they had
actually worked. The City observes ten (10) holidays with pay during the
calendar year:
1.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
New Year's Day (January 1)
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday/Human Rights Day (3rd Monday in
January)
President's Day (3rd Monday in February)
Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
Independence Day (July 4)
Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
Veteran's Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November)
Day after Thanksgiving
Christmas Day (December 25)
HOLIDAYS OCCURRING ON SA TURDA Y OR SUNDAY
Generally, holidays falling on a Saturday are observed on the preceding Friday;
those falling on Sunday are observed the following Monday. In celebrating the
above holidays, all City offices and departments will be closed with the exception
of those departments responsible for wastewater and emergency service.
II.
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III.
IV.
v.
VI.
HOLIDAY COMPENSATION FOR SHIFT OR COMPRESSED WORKERS
For employees required to work shifts of nine (9), ten (10) or more hours per day,
a maximum eighty (80) aolH'G of 10 holidays per calendar year will be given at the
employees scheduled work hours.
COMPENSATION FOR HOLIDAYS
A.
Non-Shift regular full-time employees are paid for eight (8) hours of
holiday pay for each holiday. Shift or compressed workweek employees
are paid holiday pay at his/her assigned hours worked.
B.
Temporary and seasonal employees are only paid for hours worked.
C.
An employee who is assigned to work on a recognized holiday will be
paid for hours worked on the holiday at the regular rate of pay plus (8, 9,
or 10) hours holiday pay at straight time depending on his/her assigned
work schedule. For example, if a non-shift employee is regularly
scheduled to work on Wednesday, December 25, and is assigned to work
three hours on that day, he/she would be paid for eight (8) hours of
holiday pay plus three (3) hours of straight time pay, for a total of eleven
(11) hours of pay. If a shift employee is regularly scheduled to work on
Wednesday, December 25, for their normal ten (10) hour shift, he/she
would be paid for ~ ten (10) hours of holiday plus ten (10) hours of
straight time pay, for a total of eighteen (18) twenty (20) hours of pay.
HOLIDAY AND LEAVE STATUS
Employees who are on leave status (vacation, sick, personal, worker's
compensation, military duty, FMLA, etc.) are not eligible for additional holiday
pay. For example, if an employee is on vacation leave during the week of
December 23 through December 27, that employee's pay would reflect four (4)
days of vacation leave and one (1) day of holiday pay. Holidays falling within
approved leave time will not be counted as part of the leave time.
BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES
Holiday leave for bargaining unit employees shall be governed by the provisions
of the bargaining agreement. Represented employees shall reference the current
labor agreement for related information.
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CERTIFICATE OF CLERK
OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify:
I. That I am the duly appointed and elected Clerk of the City of Meridian,
a duly incorporated City operating under the laws of the State ofIdaho, with its principal office at
33 East Idaho, Meridian, Idaho.
2. That as the City Clerk of this City, I am the custodian of its records and
minutes and do hereby certify that on the ~ day of AI 19U5' ,2004, the following
action has been taken and authorized.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, SETTING
FORTH CERTAIN FINDINGS AND PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS
TO SECTIONS 3,2 AND 4,1 OF THE STANDARD OPERATING POLICY AND
PROCEDURE MANUAL PERTAINING TO HOLIDAY TIME AND FLEX TIME FOR
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN,
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council have the authority [pursuant to LC. § 50-302] to
establish resolutions not inconsistent with the laws of the state of Idaho. as may be expedient, in
addition to the special powers therein granted, to maintain the peace, good government and
welfare of the corporation and its trade, commerce and industry; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council have deemed it expedient and in the best interests of
the City of Meridian to amend the holiday time and flex time at sections 3.2 and 4.1 ofthe
Standard Operating Policy and Procedure manual.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
as follows:
1. The holiday time and flex time provided within the Standard Operating Policy and
Procedure manual at numbers 3.2 and 4.1 shall be amended as provided for in the attached Exhibit
"A" consisting of six (6) pages.
: ss:
2. EFFECTIVE DATE:
immediately upon passage.
STATE OF IDAHO,
County of Ada,
On this ~ day of A~u.5 +- , in the year 2004, before me a Notary Public,
appeared WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., kno or identified to me to be the City Clerk ofthe City of
Meridian, Idaho, that executed the said instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same on
behalf of the City of Meridian.
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CITY OF MERIDIAN
STANDARD OPERATING POLICY AND PROCEDURE
NUMBER 3.2
SUBJECT: HOURS OF WORK
PURPOSE: To outline the City's policy regarding hours of work, compressed
workweek, flextime, meal periods, atId reporting procedures for time
worked.
Every employee shall have designated work hours. Regular business
hours, for most City employees are 8:00 AM to 5:00 P.M. Monday
through Friday, excluding recognized holidays. However, some
departments within the City have diffeænt work periods and work hours.
It is the City's policy to establish time and duration.ofworking hours as
required by workload, operational demands, customer service needs,
staffmg requirements and any applicable Iaw(s). Compressed workweek
or flextime schedules may be available to DOn-bargaining unit regular full-
time employees with approval ITom the department director and the advice
of the Human Resources Director. wile !lave s&êSÉeå tHeir Îlltf6åaelery
perieà IipeR review &lid appm {Ill Û'em ~ àepllF!ll1.eRt æreot-ar. A
compressed and flexible workweek is a privilege and approval is based on
staffing needs, the employee's job duties and work record.
AUTHORITY 01; RESPONSJBILlTY: Supervisors shall be responsible for scheduling
employees during appropriate working hours and ensuring that proper
records and timesheets are kept atId submitted to record time worked.
POUCY:
PROCEDURES AND BELATED INFORMATION
I.
A
B.
C.
WORK PERIOD
Regular business hours are normally g a.m. to S p.rn. Monday through Friday,
excluding recognized holidays. However, some departments within the City
have different work periods and work hours. It is the City's policy to establish
time and duration of working hours as required by workload, operational
demands, customer service needs, staffing requirements and any applicable
law(s).
A "work day" may be 8, 9, to, or 24 hours ofwork performed within a period
of (24) consecutive hours on any assigned shift, whether such shift is
continuous or split.
Non-exempt employees are responsible for monitoring the accuracy ofhislher
timecard for the hours worked in each work period. For overtime approval
refer to SOP 3.6 (Overtime Compensation).
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II.
D.
Firefighters are subject to the special exception lIS provided under § 207(k) of
the Fair Labor Standards Act. Represented Fire employees should refer to the
union contract fur additional information regarding assigned work periods.
COMPRESSED WORK WEEK AND FLEXTIME
A.
A compressed workweek is one in which an employee works the same
number qf standard bours as normal however in kwer than the customary
number of days per week. .
B.
Flextime is a work schedule with time of arrival and departure that differs
ftom the standard operating hours. It allows employees to choose their work
hours within the limits established by the City.
Compressed workweek or flextime schedules may be granted in situations
where the job and business-related needs CIID continue to be met even under a
compressed or flextime schedule as long as this does not impact the
employee's productivity or adversely affect: the efficient operation of the City.
1. The compressed workweek maybe one of the following:
A 4/10 - Employees work 10 hours for 4 days per workweek within a 7
day period, Due to operational demands starting and ending dates will be
assigned by department.
B. 9/8 - Employees work 9 hours for 8 days, 8 hours for 1 day with the
lQ'h day ofl; resulting in alternate three - day weekends.
C. EKempt eæpleyees will eeati- te reeeŸ;e the same salB.Fy Hem 'Neek
to 'week regardless chIle seheàale -,¡erlted. Exempt employees must
have approval of the Department Director, or the Mayor for Department
Directors, to utilize any flex schedule. As needed, exempt employees
must depart ftom any compressed or flextime schedule to perform
hislher job functions.
D. Work bours for flextime may start at 7:00 AM through 9:00 AM with an
ending time of 4:00 PM through 6:00 PM.
2. The supervisor atId employee are responsible for ensuriDg the following
conditions are met:
A The çbange in hours does not adversely affect service to the public, the
City, departmentBl assignment/projects, customer relations, or other
work units.
B. There is adequate supervision and back-up staffing to maintain service
to the public and customers between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily,
excluding recognized holidays.
C. The position is appropriate fur a compressed or flextime work schedule.
D. Clear goals and objectives are determined in advance by the supervisor
and employee.
E. The employee observes the City's policies on attendance and the
employee bas maintained a good work record prior to making hislher
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IV.
request fur a œmpressed or flextime work schedule. Discipline of the
employee for MY reason may be considered as a reason to temporarily
or permanently eliminate their flex schedule.
F. Non-Exempt employees may be asked to work overtime regardless of a
compressed or flextime work schedule.
G. The employee and hislber supervisor/Dl8Jlllge1" atId department director
must sign a compressed or flextime workweek authorization form.
c.
The department director will approve or deny the compressed or flextime
workweek based on staffing needs, the employee'sjob duties and the
employee's work record IIJIEI tile emp!eyee's eility te teDlleffil'ily 8£
leHIIlJReBtly 1'et1:IfR te a I!IImåIlfEl 'NElFk sel!edale wkelllleeded. An employee
may not chaoge or revise any workweek schedule without poor
management approval.
D.
The supervisor and departmeDt director are responsible for evaluating
workflow, coordinating work activities and designating the workweek.
E.
The City reserves the right to suspend, cancel or amend this policy at MY
time. daB te htlsiness needs, leek ef pr-adaeâeft eft ilie pllft ef the empleyee,
er in ...ielatieø ef!llly efthe temw efthis peliey. The City alse reGerves the
fight te _I er SlllIpenå ase ef SHeil. seheàul-e By œry ample) lie ..he
eJiperienees pelÍeflllllllee !!I'e9!eIBG. StHJh eiretllRGt&Bees vlill be evaluated
en a ellSe by ease basis.
F.
For holiday, vacation atId sick pay refer to HR SOP 4. I section m and v.
MEAL PERIODS
A
The normal workday consists of eight, nine (8, 9) or ten (10) consecutive
hours of work (or twenty-four (24) hour shifts for fJrefighters) with an unpaid
meal period for non-uniformed employees. Operational demands and/or the
ability to maintIIin appropriate staffing levels may require some departments
to adjust their mes1 periods accordingly.
B.
Represented fire personnel should consult with the current labor agreement
regarding breakll and meal paiods.
MAKE-UP TIME (Non-Union Personnel)
A
Employees may be required to work after normal work hours, or the employee
may work less than eight, nine (8, 9) or ten (10) hours per day depending on
the reguJar' work schedule. When possible, the employee and hislher
immediate supervisor will arrange the employee's schedule to IISSure assigned
hours of work filII within the forty (40) hour workweek. Any exceptions to
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B.
this procedure must have prior written approval from the employee's
supervisor, and the Department Director.
Circumstances may also arise where an employee needs to work fewer hours
than hislher regularly schedule work period. Department Directors, at their
discretion, may allow non-exempt employees to make up lost work time
during II given work week as long as the "make-up time" is completed within
the same workweek. However, make-up time will not be granted if-the-.le9t
':16m time is a resak ef eelHlitieas the eœpleyee ee1:lkl eemrol; if there is no
work for the employee to perform; or if adequate supervision is not available.
c.
Make-up time does not waive the City's rights to discipline employees for
repeated violations of work rules or attendance.
REPORTING AND VERIFYING TIME RECORDS
A
It is the responsibility of eaçh employee to properly record time that helshe
has worked during II payroll period and supervisors are responsible for
reviewing the completed timesheets for 1ICCUI'Iq. Falsification of time sheets
andfor altering work hour records is a serious offense subject to strict
disciplinary action up to atId including termination.
B.
Employees shall record the total hours worked for each workday. Non-work
time (holidays, sick and annual leave, military leave, bereavement leave, civil
leave, leave without pay) shall also be recorded on the timesheet. Authorized
overtime shall be recorded.
c.
Each time sheetJcard shall bear the signature of the employee with a statement
verifying its accuracy atId a counter sigœture by a supervisor indicating that
the hours claimed were lIctoally worked.
D.
Executive, administrative and professional employees, exempt under the
FLSA, are required to complete a timesheet for administrative purposes to
report non-work time of equal to or greater than one (1) work day such as sick
leave, vacation leave, personal leave, bereavement leave, ere,. or any other
leave as allowed by policy or law.
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SUBJECT:
CITY OF MERIDIAN
STANDARD OPERATING POLICY AND PROCEDURE
NUMBER 4,1
HOLIDAYS
PURPOSE: To outline the holidays observed by the City and related leave and
compensation policies related to holidays.
POLICY:
The City shall provide paid holidays to eligible employees as listed below.
Eligible employees shall be granted ten paid holidays per year.
Emergency service personnel or others required to work on holidays shall
be compensated for holiday hours as outlined herein.
AUTHORITY & RESPONSIBILITY: Payroll shall ensure proper tracking and
payment of holiday hours for employees, including special arrangements
for emergency service and shift personnel required to work on holidays.
PROCEDURES AND RELATED INFORMATION
A holiday is a day of exemption from work, granted to employees as if they had
actually worked. The City observes ten (10) holidays with pay during the
calendar year:
I.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
New Year's Day (January I)
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s BirthdaylHuman Rights Day (3rd Monday in
January)
President's Day (3rd Monday in February)
Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
Independence Day (July 4)
Labor Day (lst Monday in September)
Veteran's Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November)
Day after Thanksgiving
Christmas Day (December 25)
HOLIDAYS OCCURRING ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY
Generally, holidays falling on a Saturday are observed on the preceding Friday;
those falling on Sunday are observed the following Monday. In celebrating the
above holidays, all City offices and departments will be closed with the exception
of those departments responsible for wastewater and emergency service.
II.
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III.
IV.
V.
VI.
HOLIDAY COMPENSATION FOR SHIFT OR COMPRESSED WORKERS
For employees required to work shifts of nine (9), ten (10) or more hours per day,
a maximum eighty (80) Beam of 10 holidays per calendar year will be given at the
employees scheduled work hours.
COMPENSATION FOR HOLIDAYS
A.
Non-Shift regular full-time employees are paid for eight (8) hours of
holiday pay for each holiday. Shift or compressed workweek employees
are paid holiday pay at his/her assigned hours worked.
B.
Temporary and seasonal employees are only paid for hours worked.
C.
An employee who is assigned to work on a recognized holiday will be
paid for hours worked on the holiday at the regular rate of pay plus (8, 9,
or 10) hours holiday pay at straight time depending on his/her assigned
work schedule. For example, if a non-shift employee is regularly
scheduled to work on Wednesday, December 25, and is assigned to work
three hours on that day, he/she would be paid for eight (8) hours of
holiday pay plus three (3) hours of straight time pay, for a total of eleven
(11) hours of pay. If a shift employee is regularly scheduled to work on
Wednesday, December 25, for their normal ten (10) hour shift, he/she
would be paid for etght-f&j ten (10) hours of holiday plus ten (10) hours of
straight time pay, for a total of eighteefl (18) twenty (20) hours of pay.
HOLIDAY AND LEAVE STATUS
Employees who are on leave status (vacation, sick, personal, worker's
compensation, military duty, FMLA, etc.) are not eligible for additional holiday
pay. For example, if an employee is on vacation leave during the week of
December 23 through December 27, that employee's pay would reflect four (4)
days of vacation leave and one (1) day of holiday pay. Holidays falling within
approved leave time will not be counted as part of the leave time.
BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES
Holiday leave for bargaining unit employees shall be governed by the provisions
of the bargaining agreement. Represented employees shall reference the current
labor agreement for related information.
Revised 3/04
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