Agenda - 09-01-20; 6-b - Resolution to Adopt Juneteenth as a County Holiday

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7 regular work schedule, the employee receives Holiday Pay for the Holiday which falls outside of the work schedule and does not receive time off. In this way, each eligible employee receives the 12 authorized holidays. Example: Bernice Jones, Deputy Sheriff, is scheduled to work Tuesday through Saturday. The Memorial Day holiday falls outside of her work schedule. She does not work on Memorial Day. She receives Holiday Pay for the Memorial Day holiday and does not receive time off on another date. (6) Holidays which occur during an employee's Sick Leave or Vacation Leave are not charged as Sick or Vacation Leave. Exception: For an EMS or Sheriffs Department employee, approved leave is required for any absence on a scheduled holiday and such leave is paid in addition to holiday pay. (7) Holiday Pay is not included in any lump sum payment to an employee for accumulated Vacation Leave upon separation. (d) Compensation for Holiday Worked. (1) The department head approves in advance that the employee's services are required on any scheduled holiday. (2) Each eligible non-exempt employee under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) who is required to work on a holiday receives Holiday Pay as well as compensation for the hours worked on the holiday. Compensation for hours worked on a holiday normally is as pay. Example: Bob Smith, Telecommunicator, is regularly scheduled to work 12 hours each workday. Mr. Smith is required to work 12 hours on Independence Day. He receives: -12 hours pay for the 12 hours worked on the holiday and -Holiday Pay (equivalent to 12 hours straight time pay)for the holiday. The Department Head may allow the employee to elect time off in lieu of pay if department operating requirements permit. Any such time off must be taken by the end of the calendar year or it is paid. (3) If the hours worked on the holiday are less than the employee's regularly scheduled hours, the employee is compensated for the regularly scheduled hours. Example: Bob Smith, Solid Waste Collector, is regularly scheduled to work eight hours each workday. Mr. Smith is required to work six hours on Independence Day; that is, two hours less than his regular work schedule. He receives: -Eight hours pay for the six hours worked on the holiday and -Holiday Pay (equivalent to eight hours straight time pay)for the holiday. (4) In urgent operating circumstances, the Manager may authorize pay for holiday work as provided in Subsection 28-21 for an eligible FLSA exempt employee. (5) Holiday Pay is a separate consideration from and has no bearing on overtime pay. An eligible employee who works on a holiday receives Holiday Pay and compensation for the hours worked as noted in Subsections 28-33(d)(2) and 28-33(d)(3). In addition, he or she receives overtime pay for which eligible, if any.