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\ a , - ; , MEETING DATE: February 6, 2017
&iia: HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SUBJECT: Amendment to Harnett County Personnel Ordinance
REQUESTED BY: Joseph Jeffries, Administration
REQUEST:
Request approval of an amendment to the Harnett County Personnel Ordinance, Article VI.
Leaves of Absence, Section 2. Holidays to change the way shift workers are compensated for
holidays.
FINANCE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION:
COUNTY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION:
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ARTICLE VI. LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Section 1.Introduction
Harnett County wishes to provide County citizens and employees with a safe,efficient,
and productive County. In order to provide such a service,the County offers the
following leaves of absence for use by County employees, as long as activities
conducted during any leave of absence are not directly contrary to the County mission.
County employees are, however,cautioned not to retain excess accumulations of
leave time in hopes to use these accumulations late in the calendar year. Even during
holiday season the County must remain open,to allow multiple employees leave for
extended periods of time during this busy season will not suit this end.
All leave granted to employees by the County is given with the understanding that this
leave is not a right,but a privilege that may only be used with permission.All
employees should submit any form of leave they wish to take to the appropriate
authority for consideration no later than 1 workday before a leave is to be taken. In
emergency situations an employee should submit any form of leave they wish to take
no later than 2 hours before the start of the workday.
Section 2.Holidays
The following days,and any others that the BOC may designate,are considered
holidays with pay for any full-time County employees or Administrator working within the
confines of the established Harnett County workweek.The amount to be paid to each
employee for every holiday is described below.Whatever day the holiday falls on shall
be observed as a paid holiday off by the County.When,however,a holiday(other than
Christmas Day)falls on a weekend, Friday shall be the County's observed holiday.
Holiday_ Number of Days Off .
New Year's Day 1
Martin Luther King,Jr.'s Birthday 1
Good Friday I 1
Memorial Day 1
Independence Day 1
Labor Day I 1
Veterans Day I 1
Thanksgiving I 2
Christmas 3
Christmas Holiday Schedule:When Christmas Day falls on any of the following days of
the week,the County shall observe the following:
Christmas Day Falls On: I Days Off Include:
I Monday Monday,Tuesday,&Wednesday
t Tuesday Monday,Tuesday,&Wednesday
Wednesday Tuesday,Wednesday,&Thursday
I Thursday Wednesday, Thursday.&Friday
Friday Wednesday,Thursday,&Friday
I Saturday I Friday, Monday,&Tuesday
Sunday I Friday, Monday,&Tuesday
. Religious Observances:Harnett County,in reverence of citizens'First Amendment
rights, shall make every reasonable effoil to accommodate an employee's request to be •
away from work for certain religious holiday observances;however,nothing shall
obligate the County to make accommodations if.in accommodating the request,it would
result in undue hardship on the County or other County employees. Such a request will
not be granted if it(1)creates a risk to the health and safety of other employees,(2)
causes undue expense to the County, (3)causes hardship on the scheduling and work
of other County employees,and(4)creates an unnecessary division among employees.
Termination:Any County employee that is terminating,is terminated,or resigns on a
holiday will not be paid for that holiday,unless they physically work the holiday.
Effects on Other Types of Paid Leave: Holidays which occur during an employee's use
of any amount of their accumulated leave shall not be charged against them as part of
that accumulated leave.
Compensation for Holidays:
A. Full-time employees,who work a regular 40 hour workweek,will be
compensated eight(8)hours of paid time for each day off for any of the
holidays above.
B. Full-time employees on the four day—10 hour per day—workweek will be
compensated eight(8)hours of paid time for each day off for any of the
holidays above.To recover the missing two(2)hours,such an employee must
take two(2)hours of their accumulated leave.
C. Full-time employees who work on rotating shifts;suchas8a>ecqericy-Secvices
will be compensated eight(8)hours of paid time eff-for any of the holidays
above.
D. Full time employees who work a nine(9)hour rotation shift will be off the
recognized County holiday and will be compensated
eight(8)hours of-holidaypay paid time. To recover the missing one(1)hour
such an employee must take one(1)hour of their accumulated leave . i Coenmentecl(ALCM Added to be m,rseuem with
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Compensation for Holidays Worked:
A. Full-time employees,who work a regular 40 hour workweek,that are required
to work on a regularly scheduled holiday will earn eight(8)hours of time for
each day off for any of the holidays above,along with compensatory time off
equal to the hours worked based on their status under the FLSA and in
accordance with Article III.Section 9 of this policy.
B. Full-time employees on the four day—10 hour per day—workweek that are
required to work on a regularly scheduled holiday will earn eight(8)hours of
time for each day off for any of the holidays above,along with compensatory
time off equal to the hours worked based on their status under the ELSA.
C. Full-time employees who work on rotating shifts. .
which work on a recognized County holiday,regardless of what day said
holiday falls on,will be compensated feu.(4-additioaalheerste-the-akeady
aliened-eight(8)hours of paid timeeff for any of the holidays above in addition
to their regular shift compensation.
D. If lime off cannot be provided,the County Manager may approve monetary
compensation for any holiday(s)worked.
E. Full time employees who work a nine(9)hour rotation shift on the recognized
County holiday will be paid the standard eight(8)hours of holiday pay and paid
for any hours worked.
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Termination Any employee who has accumulated holiday leave upon complete
termination shall be paid for all unused holiday time