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Labor Day, first Monday in September <br />Veteran's Day, November 11 <br />Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November <br />Friday following Thanksgiving Day <br />Christmas Day, December 25 <br />One day between December 18 and January 8 (to be mutually agreed upon by the supervisor and <br />the employee) <br />Holidays are observed on the preceding Friday, if they fall on Saturday, and on the following <br />Monday, if they fall on Sunday. This applies to City operations that are scheduled Monday through <br />Friday only. <br />Holiday Pay <br />To receive holiday pay, you must work the last scheduled work day before and the first scheduled <br />work day after the holiday or be on authorized leave with pay for both of these days. Holiday pay <br />for full-time, regular employees is eight (8) hours. Holiday pay for part-time employees shall be <br />prorated to their regular work schedule. Holidays which occur during vacation or sick leave are not <br />charged against the leave. <br />Non-represented/Confidential employees who are required to work on a holiday will be <br />compensated for all hours worked on the holiday at 1-1/2 times their straight-time rate in addition to <br />holiday pay. This premium pay shall be due for working on either the actual holiday or the observed <br />holiday, but not both. All other non-represented employees (except those in the Police and <br />Fire/EMS) required to work on the operation's designated holiday should take an alternate day off <br />within sixty (60) days following the holiday. Part-time employees receive a prorated "alternate" <br />holiday to betaken within sixty (60) days following the holiday or prorated holiday pay at the end of <br />the sixty (60) day period <br />Shift Holiday for Non-represented Police and Fire/EMS Employees <br />Non-represented Police and Fire/EMS employees working in a 24-hour, 7-day perweek operation <br />who are designated shift employees will earn shift holiday since they may be required to work on a <br />City-sanctioned holiday. These employees accrue 9.33 hours (13.06 hours for 56-hour <br />Fire/Emergency Medical Services employees) of holiday time per month. <br />Vacations <br />Eligibility <br />AFSCME and Non-represented employees are eligible for vacation time after they have been <br />employed for 6 consecutive months. EPEA- and IAFF-represented employees are eligible after <br />twelve consecutive months of employment. Vacation is accrued based on regular hours worked <br />and paid leave time. Overtime hours are excluded. Supervisory, professional and managerial <br />employees are also eligible for management vacation days. <br />Taking Vacation <br />Vacations must be scheduled in advance and are subject to supervisory approval. You cannot take <br />vacation not yet accrued. <br />Accrual <br />Vacation accrual varies by bargaining unit. Refer to collective bargaining agreements or, for non- <br />representedemployees, the APPM for accrual schedules. Your maximum vacation accrual amount <br />Page 22 <br />