R-2017-20 CITY OF CLERMONT
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, REPEALING PERSONNEL
POLICY CHAPTER 5:,EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, SECTION 2: HOLIDAY
LEAVE IN ITS 'ENTIRETY; REPLACING PERSONNEL POLICY
CHAPTER 5: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, SECTION 2: HOLIDAY LEAVE
AS ADOPTED HEREIN; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Clermont City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of
the City of Clermont, that changes be made to the Personnel Policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Clermont, Florida, Lake County, Florida as follows:
Section 1
The City Council of the City of Clermont does hereby adopt and implement the replacement to
Personnel Policy Chapter 5: Employee Benefits, Section 2: Holiday Leave as set forth in
Attachment A, attached hereto and incorporated herein and attached to this Resolution; and
Section 2
This resolution shall take effect May 1, 2017.
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CITY OF CLERMONT
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-20
DONE AND RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake County,
Florida, this 25th day of April, 2017.
CITY OF CLERMONT
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Danie Mantzaris, City Attorney
CHAPTER 5: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
SECTION 2: HOLIDAY LEAVE
A. The following days shall be observed as official City holidays.
The first day of January (New Year's Day)
The third Monday of January (Martin Luther King Day)
The last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
The fourth day of July (Independence Day)
The first Monday in September (Labor Day)
The eleventh day of November (Veterans Day)
The fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)
The fourth Friday in November (Day after Thanksgiving Day)
The twenty-fourth day in December(Christmas Eve)
The twenty-fifth day in December(Christmas Day)
B. When a holiday observed by the City falls on Sunday, such holiday shall
be observed on Monday after the holiday. When a holiday observed by
the City falls on Saturday, such holiday shall be observed on Friday before
the holiday.
C. Christmas Eve holiday may be observed on either the day before or after
Christmas at the discretion of the City Manager, in an effort to provide for
a long four(4) day weekend when possible.
D. All employees who meet the holiday pay eligibility requirements outlined in
this section shall be paid holiday pay equivalent to eight (8) hours at the
employee's regular rate of pay.
In the event that the observed holiday falls on a day that the employee is
regularly scheduled to work a shift of more than eight (8) hours and does
not work due to the observance of the holiday, the employee shall receive
the remainder of the hours as holiday pay.
In the event that the observed holiday falls on the employee's regularly
scheduled day off, the employee may request and, with Department
Director approval, be given off with pay the same number of hours worked
on a regularly schedule shift for that position in the same pay week, instead
of being paid the holiday pay.
All employees who are required to work on the observed holiday and do
not qualify for the overtime pay as noted in Chapter 4 of this policy shall be
paid for all hours worked on the holiday at the rate of one and one-half
times (1.5) the employee's regular rate of pay. In addition, the employee
must meet the holiday pay eligibility requirements outlined in Chapter 5,
Section 2, E of this-policy.
The observed holiday for Monday through Friday workers is the day in
accordance:with 'Chapter 5, Section 2, B. of this policy. The observed
holiday for all other employees is the:actual holiday.
E. To be eligible for holiday pay, an employee must meet the following
requirements:
1. Be a benefits eligible employee.
2. Must work on the scheduled days prior to and after the holiday; or
Be in an approved pay status both the work day before and the work
day after the holiday. Pay status includes employees on paid annual,
sick, or,conipensatory time; as well as workers' compensation and
personal days:
3. An employee who reports for work on the scheduled work date prior
to the holiday.will be considered to have worked that day, even
though he/she is unable, due to emergency or illness, to complete
the normal work.day. The same will apply to the first scheduled
workday after.'the holiday.