Official City Holidays

Official paid holidays for all regular and probationary employees are determined by the City Council.  The following days are official holidays for City employees:

       New Year's Day               January 1

       Good Friday                     Friday preceding Easter

       Memorial Day                  Last Monday in May

       Independence Day          July 4th

       Labor Day                        First Monday in September

       Thanksgiving Day           4th Thursday in November

       Thanksgiving Friday        4th Friday in November

       Christmas Eve                  December 24th*

       Christmas Day                 December 25th

 *This holiday will not be observed when it falls on a Saturday or Sunday.

 (a)  Holidays falling on weekend days.  If a holiday falls on a Saturday, it will be observed on the preceding Friday; if a holiday falls on a Sunday,  it will be observed on the following Monday.

 (b)  Holidays not coinciding with City holidays.  Employees desiring to observe religious holidays not coinciding with official City holidays may be authorized to use other accrued leave such as vacation leave, compensatory time or their floating holiday.

Holiday Pay

All ful-time regular, temporary, and probationary employees are eligible for eight (8) hours of holiday pay.  Regular part-time employees shall receive four (4) hours of holiday pay.  Police department employees assigned to 10 or 12 hours will receive equal number of hours of holiday pay depending on the amunt of hours in the assigned shift.

Floating Holiday

  All full time regular employees receive a floating holiday on the first of January that must be used within the calendar year.  Unused floating holiday time shall not be rolled over to the next calendar year.  The floating holiday shall not be granted in intervals of less than one (1) day (8 hours).