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Council unanimously changes holiday-pay rules for shift workers to match police contract language
Summary
Council approved an amendment to Employee Handbook Section 2.78 to ensure shift and relief workers receive holiday pay for the actual holiday day when it falls on a weekend, aligning handbook language with the police collective bargaining agreement.
City staff presented a redlined change to Employee Handbook Section 2.78 that would make an exception for shift or relief workers: when a holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday, shift workers would receive holiday pay for the actual holiday day rather than a substituted weekday. The presenter told council the change mirrors language already in the police collective bargaining agreement and is intended to cover call-center employees and other staff whose schedules require weekend work.
Vice Mayor Dan Henderson moved to approve the amendment and Councilwoman Stephanie Grassett seconded; the motion passed unanimously. As staff described it, the change does not alter overtime rules but changes which calendar day is designated as the paid holiday for shift employees. "Shift workers or relief workers shall receive holiday pay for the day of the actual holiday, irrespective of whether the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday," the presented language read.
