2004-05 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT - POLICE SERVICE

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ARTICLE 11 HOLIDAYS Section 1. Classified employees shall have time off with pay on the following holidays: New Year's Day Independence Day Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Labor Day Lincoln's Birthday Columbus Day Washington's Birthday Veteran's Day Good Friday Thanksgiving Day Police Memorial Day(May 1) Christmas Day Memorial Day Section 2. When an authorized holiday occurs on Saturday, the previous Friday shall be observed as the holiday and when an authorized holiday occurs on Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as the holiday. Section 3. If a holiday occurs during a classified employee's vacation period, the employee shall retain the holiday. Section 4. A classified employee required to work on any of the authorized holidays shall be given equivalent time off: Such time off shall be taken at the convenience of the employee and the Department. Section 5. To be eligible for holiday pay, the classified employee shall be in pay status and entitled to payment for the entirety of both his last scheduled work shift before the holiday and his first scheduled work shift after the holiday, unless an unpaid absence on the whole or any part of either or both is approved by the City Manager. Section 6. In the event of conflict between employees as to scheduling of holidays, preference shall be given to the employee with the greater departmental seniority. An employee who has scheduled a holiday in accordance herewith may only be bumped from such by a more senior employee prior to fourteen (14) days before such holiday is scheduled to be taken. However, scheduling of holidays for those with greater departmental seniority shall not have preference over the scheduling of vacations for those with lesser seniority. Civilian employees' holidays shall not interfere with holidays of classified police officers. 18