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Buckner council adopts ordinance clarifying holiday pay hours for employees
Summary
Council approved Ordinance 1104 (Bill 2509) to amend personnel policy section 700.5, specifying that holiday pay (time-and-a-half) applies only to hours worked after midnight on the holiday; council passed the ordinance following second reading.
The City Council adopted Ordinance 1104 (Bill 2509), amending the municipal personnel policy to clarify when holiday pay applies for employees who work through a holiday.
Staff member (S7) explained the amendment adds language specifying that holiday overtime pay applies only to hours worked on the actual holiday date (for example, if an employee works 9 p.m. Dec. 24–5 a.m. Dec. 25, only the hours between midnight and 5 a.m. would be paid at the holiday rate). "This really, I believe, only applies to our police officers who would work over the midnight hour into the next day," S7 said. The change also adds a sentence that limits paid holiday hours to a maximum of four hours of a shift that falls on the holiday.
Council voted to suspend the rules and proceed to a second reading; the ordinance then moved forward and was approved. The transcript indicates 'Aye' responses and a roll-call sequence but does not record a complete named vote tally for every member.
The ordinance revises the personnel manual (section 700.5) and will be reflected in the personnel policy maintained by the city. Staff said they would ensure ordinances are posted online and will provide updated language if needed.
