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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DENTON ADOPTING POLICY NO. 107.02
"HOLIDAYS" OF THE CITY OF DENTON PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
MANUAL; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on August 21, 1984, the City Council initially approved a resolution adopting
Administrative Policy No. 107.02 "Holidays"; and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton values its employees and wishes to offer competitive
benefits to recognize and retain talented and dedicated employees; and
WHEREAS, during a City Council work session on November 2, 2021, Council provided
direction to staff to add two (2) City observed holidays for Juneteenth and Veterans Day, and to
also add two (2) personal floating holidays for employees per calendar year beginning January 1,
2022; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends adoption of a revised policy and the City
Council desires to adopt such policy; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. The Policy Statement in "Policy No. 107.02 Holidays" shall be replaced with
the following and shall be the official policy of the City of Denton with the new calendar year
beginning January 1, 2022. -
POLICY STATEMENT:
The following eleven (11) holidays are declared observed holidays for regular full-time and
regular part-time employees:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day*
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Friday after Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Regular full-time and regular part-time employees shall also be provided two (2) personal
floating holidays per calendar year (i.e., January 1 through December 31).
For the purposes of this policy, a holiday is defined as a period of eight (8) hours at the
regular rate for regular full-time employees. Regular part-time (includes one-half (1/2) and
three-quarter (3/4) time) employees who work twenty (20) hours or more per week shall be
entitled to holiday pay at a rate equivalent to the budgeted pay classification of either one-
half (1/2) or three-quarter (314) time.
Holidays occurring on Saturday will be observed on the preceding Friday, and holidays
occurring on Sunday will be observed on the following Monday.
All regular full-time and part-time employees are eligible for holiday pay after the completion
of one (1) day of work.
Seasonal and temporary employees will be paid their regular rates on a holiday only if required
to work.
NOTE: In the case of firefighters who work by shifts rather than a 40 -hour work week,
holidays will be considered to be 12 hours to avoid re -computing the hourly rate for
the holiday.
*Texas Local Government Code §142.0013(c) states; "a firefighter shall be granted the same
number of vacation days and holidays, or days in lieu of vacation days or holidays, granted
to other municipal employees, at least one of which shall be designated as September 11th."
Pursuant to this section, the City has designated Labor Day as the holiday for the observance
of September 11th for firefighters.
SECTION 2. This Resolution only adopts and approves the "Policy Statement" portion
of the Holidays Policy included in No. 107.02 of the City of Denton Personnel Policies and
Procedures Manual. The "Administrative Procedures" portion of the Holidays Policy is not a
policy of the City Council, but rather, an administrative procedure describing the means and
methods by which City management implements the Holidays Policy. The City Manager is
authorized to amend and issue such administrative procedures and directives as deemed necessary
to implement the Holidays Policy related to personnel and internal operational matters.
SECTION 3. The Holidays Policy shall be filed in the official records with the City
Secretary.
SECTION 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
The motion to approve this resolution was made by and
seconded by , the resolution was passed and approved by
the following vote
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Aye Nay
Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:
Vicki Byrd, District 1:
Brian Beck, District 2:
Jesse Davis, District 3:
Alison Maguire, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place S: -!
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place b:
Abstain Absent
PASSED AND APPROVED this the -1 tb- day of 1D 2C-g—m)2 g , 2021.
ATTEST:
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
MACK REINWAND, CITY ATTORNEY
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GERARD HUDSPETH, MAYOR