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A. Paid Holidays

The City grants full-time employees the following holidays with pay:

New Year's Day
Martin Luther King's Birthday
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day following Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Day designated by City Manager

If one of these holidays occurs on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed.
When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed.

Holiday leave will accrue based upon the employee’s regularly scheduled work day. For
work on holidays, employees who are eligible for said benefit will be compensated for the actual
hours worked at their regular rate of pay. The actual hours worked will be used in determining
overtime compensation for non-exempt employees in accordance with FLSA. An eligible
employee may be granted and may receive, in addition to compensation for the actual hours
worked, another day off equivalent to their regular work day provided said day is at the approval
of the department head, and is taken within ninety (90) days from accrual. Failure to take the
said day off within ninety (90) days will result in loss of the accrued holiday.

At the end of the calendar year, all accrued unused holiday leave is automatically carried
forward into the next year, up to but not to exceed 6 work days based upon the employee’s
regular scheduled work day. Any accrued unused holiday leave in excess of 6 days will be
canceled as of the end of the year.

You may choose to use accrued paid holiday leave in conjunction with unpaid FMLA
leave. In accordance with the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act, whenever
holiday leave is used to cover an absence due to sickness or injury, the medical examination
and/or certification requirements of the sick leave policy shall apply.

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