Employees required to work a holiday shall receive one and one half (1.5) their usual straight
time rate of pay for hours worked. In addition they shall receive holiday pay unless, prior to
submission of the weekly payroll, the employee requests in writing to take the holiday time off on
a scheduled work day satisfactory to management, within three (3) months from the date of the
holiday.
When a holiday occurs during scheduled time off, the holiday shall be paid at straight time and
the employee will not be charged with earned time for that day.
If a holiday falls on a Saturday and is observed on a Friday, said Friday shall be a paid holiday. If
a holiday falls on a Sunday, and is observed on a Monday, said Monday shall be a paid holiday.
Article 15
Unpaid Leaves
A leave of absence is an unpaid, excused absence approved in advanced by the employees
immediate supervisor, department head, division director and the Human Resource Department.
Employees on a leave of absence shall receive no pay from the City.
Request for leave of absence shall be documented for approval on a personnel action form. The
City shall have no obligation to grant unpaid leave of absences, but will endeavor to do so where
reasonable and consistent with its operational needs.
Failure on the part of an employee on a leave of absence to report at its expiration, shall be cause
for termination of employment.
An employee on a leave of absence should not accept employment or conduct a business unless
the activity was previously approved by the Human Resource Department.
Employees who are absent because of non-occupational illness or disability may be granted
unpaid leave of absence after the expiration of all benefits, earned time and sick pool leave to
which the employee is entitled.
Employees shall not be entitled to bereavement leave pay or holiday pay while on an unpaid
leave of absence.
Earned time benefits will not accrue for the employee on an unpaid leave.
Payment of Health, Dental and Life Insurance Benefits While on Unpaid Leaves
During a leave of absence for personal illness, the City will continue to pay its portion of health,
dental and life insurance premiums, for up to six (6) months. The employee will continue to pay
their portion of the premiums during that period, and thereafter shall pay 100% of the cost to
continue coverage.
Payment of group insurance premiums during a leave of absence must be arranged in advance
with the Human Resource Department and the Risk Management Department.
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