ARTICLE 14
HOLIDAYS
Employees:
All employees who work 32 hours per week or more will receive a day’s pay at their
regular straight time rate for the below holidays. Employees are eligible to receive
twelve (12) holidays per year, plus the Presidential Election Day (every fourth year).
Standard Holidays: Nine (9) of the holidays are the same from year to year. The nine
standard holidays are:
NEW YEAR'S DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY VETERANS DAY
CIVIL RIGHTS DAY LABOR DAY THANKSGIVING
DAY
MEMORIAL DAY COLUMBUS DAY CHRISTMAS DAY
Floating Holidays:
Three (3) holidays are determined by the Board of Police Commissioners or the Chief of
Police in January of each year.
Employees who work less than 32 hours per week will receive the following holidays
NEW YEAR’S DAY LABOR DAY CHRISTMAS DAY
MEMORIAL DAY VETERANS DAY
FOURTH OF JULY THANKSGIVING DAY
Holiday Policies:
A. In order to qualify for holiday pay. full-time and part-time employees who
are off-duty on the day of the holiday, must have worked their last
scheduled duty day prior to the holiday and the first scheduled duty day
after the holiday, or been absent on authorized leave on either or both of
these days. “Authorized leave" is defined as an occupational injury.
bereavement leave, vacation or sick leave, jury duty, military reserve or
National Guard duty. court appearance by subpoena, or other
compensatory time off, determined by your supervisor.
B. Holidays that fall on Saturday are celebrated on Friday, and ones that fall
on Sunday are celebrated on Monday.
Holiday Pay for Non-Essential Employees:
