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Council authorizes one‑time floating holiday hours for employees affected by exempt status change
Summary
Council approved a one‑time grant of floating holiday hours to make whole 13 employees whose exempt status changed; 12 full‑time employees will receive 40 hours and one part‑time employee 30 hours for calendar year 2025.
Council considered old business item 23, a follow‑up to a prior salary schedule change that reclassified six job classifications as non‑exempt, affecting 13 employees across the Library & Cultural Services and Recreation & Community Services departments. HR Manager Monique Getz told the council the change altered paid time‑off accrual and proposed a one‑time grant of floating holiday hours to offset the reduction for 2025. "We're requesting that the council approve 12 full time employees to receive 40 hours of paid floating holiday leave and 1 part time employee to receive 30 hours of floating holiday leave," Getz said, and noted the hours would be credited Jan. 4, 2025 and must be used by Dec. 31, 2025.
Getz said floating holiday hours do not carry over and are not paid out at separation, which reduces the city's unfunded liability relative to other leave types. Councilmember Wendy Bucknam moved and Councilmember Brian Goodell seconded the recommendation; the council approved the item unanimously. Payroll will credit the hours on Jan. 4, 2025 and staff will track any remaining balances as forfeited at year‑end.
