§ 2-43. Holidays  


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  • (a) Regular full-time employees shall be granted the following paid holidays:

    New Year's Day .....January 1
    Martin Luther King's Birthday .....3rd Monday in January
    President's Day .....3rd Monday in February
    Good Friday .....variable
    Memorial Day .....Last Monday in May
    Independence Day .....July 4th
    Labor Day .....1st Monday in September
    Veteran's Day .....November 11
    Thanksgiving Day .....4th Thursday in November
    Day After Thanksgiving Day .....4th Friday in November
    Christmas Eve .....December 24
    Christmas Day .....December 25

     

    (b) Should one of the above holidays fall on a nonwork day (Saturday or Sunday), or should public offices, schools and stores close in observance of a particular holiday or to commemorate a local event, the secretary, upon direction of the police jury, may close the office the preceding or following day and the public works director and/or solid waste superintendent, at their discretion and with approval of the police jury, may declare a holiday for their respective employees.

(Ord. of 3-20-74, § 9, Amend. of 5-21-80; Ord. No. 29, § 7, 12-15-83; Mo. of 2-18-04)