Title 12 - Holidays

12.1 Paid Holidays

New Year's Day
Martin Luther King's Birthday
Washington's Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Friday following Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Special Holiday (Christmas/New Year)
Birthday Holiday (Floating)

12.2 Procedures

When any of the above holidays fall on a Sunday, the Monday following shall be observed as the holiday. When any of the holidays fall on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be the holiday. For Dispatchers, Ditchtenders, Night Tenders, Main Canal and Reservoir Tender, Power System Schedulers, Senior Water Treatment Plant Operators, Water Treatment Plant Operators and Woodland Generation Technicians; if a holiday occurs during the employee’s normal time off, the employee may elect either to receive eight (8) hours holiday pay in the pay period in which the holiday occurred or to take eight (8) hours off with straight time pay later in the calendar year in which the holiday occurred. If the Relief Dispatcher and/or Relief Dispatching Shift Supervisor have had a schedule change, at the District's request, and a holiday occurs during the time period when the Relief Dispatching Shift Supervisor or Relief Dispatcher is scheduled to work following the schedule change, the Relief Dispatching Shift Supervisor or Relief Dispatcher will be permitted to defer the holiday time in accordance with this paragraph as it applies to Dispatchers.

Dispatchers, Dispatching Shift Supervisor, Relief Dispatchers, Relief Dispatching Shift Supervisors, Ditchtenders, Night Tenders, Main Canal and Reservoir Tender, Power System Schedulers, Senior Water Treatment Plant Operators, Water Treatment Plant Operators and Woodland Generation Technicians shall observe the actual holiday.

Holiday pay shall be at the rate of straight time for eight (8) hours on such days. Non-exempt employees, required to work on holidays shall receive compensation at the overtime rate for the actual hours worked in addition to their holiday pay.

Employees who are not receiving pay for time worked or authorized paid time off on the work day preceding and the work day following a paid holiday are not eligible for the benefit. Long Term Disability is not considered regular pay status.

Part-time regular employees except those individuals who are employed in a work experience or student intern classification, receive holiday pay on a pro rata basis.

Special holiday (Christmas/New Year)- One half of the employees will receive a holiday, with pay, at Christmas and the remaining one half of the employees will receive a holiday, with pay, at New Years. The splitting of personnel will be at the discretion of the department head and his/her supervisors, keeping in mind that the District will remain in operation and must have a balanced work force. The General Manager shall specify the exact days each year. The Special Holiday for Dispatchers and Woodland Generation Technicians shall be the Christmas Special Holiday.

Employee Birthday Holiday is designated as a floating holiday and must be taken prior to the end of the last bi-weekly pay period which is paid in that calendar year, subject to supervisory approval. New employees will be eligible for this holiday during their first calendar year of employment only in their birthday falls on or after their hire date.