Exh 8CAGENDA ITEM #8C
NOVEMBER 11, 2002
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSIONER MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Authorize Christmas Eve as a holiday for All City employees.
SUBMITTED BY: George Foster, Human Resource Manager
DATE: November 4, 2002
BACKGROUND: On October 28th, the City Commission approved Christmas Eve as
a holiday for Police union members. This action results in Police
union members receiving 11 holidays; whereas, other City
employees receive 10 holidays.
As all Police union members, except Detectives, work a 10 hour
workday, this provides Police union members with 110 hours of
paid holiday time off as opposed to the current 80 hours for other
City employees. Approving Christmas Eve as a paid holiday for
other City employees will provide them with 90 hours of paid
holiday time off.
Past practice of the City has been to "close" the City government
and provide all City employees with Christmas Eve as a day off
whenever Christmas did not fall on a weekend.
FUNDING: It is estimated that the additional cost of this holiday for All other
City employees is $2,734. The additional cost for Police union
members is estimated to be $8,800. Unless an employee is required .
to work on Christmas Eve or Christmas, there is no additional
direct cost to the City for this action, only a reduction to the total
'hours that an employee works. However, the total employee
budgeted cost for each workday is currently $28,293. This action
increases the overall budgeted cost for Christmas Eve to $39,827.
FUNDING: The above funds will need to come from current departmental
budgets.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Commission authorize Christmas Eve as a holiday
for All City employees.
CITY MANAGER: