HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD2023-003 Updating SCC 3.50 Holidays Sponsored by: Bower
Introduction: February 13, 2023
Public Hearing: February 27, 2023
Enactment: February 27, 2023
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE 2023-003
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, AMENDING SEWARD CITY CODE CHAPTER 3.50 --
HOLIDAYS
WHEREAS, this ordinance enacts language to provide for holidays falling on an
employee's regular scheduled day off and allows employee to move the holiday to a designated
date in the same pay period as the holiday; and
WHEREAS, the language permits, at the department head's discretion, which will not be
reasonably withheld, an employee to move a holiday to a different day within the same pay period;
and
WHEREAS,the language incorporates the Seward Public Employees Association(SPEA)
language concerning holiday hours being equal to the number of hours worked in the employee's
assigned shift and being paid at the shift differential the employee is assigned to work.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF SEWARD ORDAINS that:
Section 1. Seward City Code Chapter 3.50 is amended to read as follows (new language is
in bolded italics and underlined and deleted language is stricken):
3.50.010 Recognized city holidays.
A-. The following holidays shall be recognized as holidays with pay for all regular full-time and
regular part-time employees
New Year's Day President's Da Seward's Da
Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Da
Alaska Da Veterans Day Thanksgiving Da
Day after Thanksgiving Day Christmas Eve Day Christmas
B. Regular full fifne effipleyees shall be paid eight houfs at their eurrent rate of pay for eae-h
holiday-.
3.50.015 Holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday.
A. When a recognized holiday falls on a Saturday, the pr-eeedingFriday shall be r-eeegaiz
Friday hinnediately
precedin the holidav shall be considered the reco nixed holiday.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE 2023-003
B-. When a recognized holiday falls on a Sunday, the followin Monday f'ems shall be
considered the recognized holiday.
3.50.017 Holiday—use of.
A. Holiday falling on an employee's scheduled day off
1. Department heads shall allow an employee to take a di erent day off durino the Sallie
' „ „falls orr a recognized holiday.
period if an_employee s scheduled day off „•,••,-
2. The emr to ee's timesheet will reflect the holiday on the alternate date with all other
cop erasable time recorded as per the ern la ee's normal schedule.
B. Holida --alternate date requested by eni to ee.
1. At the discretion of the department head, which will not be unreasonably withheld, the
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partmaent head may permit an employee to pave the recognized holiday to another day
within the same pay period as the holiday.
2. The en: to ee's thnesheet will reflect the holiday on the alternate date with all other
compensable time recorded as per the employee's normal schedule.
3.50.020 Holiday during annual leave.
A recognized city holiday which occurs during an employee's annual leave shall not be counted as
a day of annual leave.
3.50.025 Holiday falling between two days of leave without pay. -
A holiday oee,,i�ag between two days of lea-ve withaut pay shall iiet be paid.
Employees shall forfeit their ri ht to pavinent for any holiday i the employee is on leave without
pay (to include iniuffji_zilitary,_or other non-compensahle leave status) or has an unexcused
absence on the employee's last regularly scheduled workday,........ ..---.,d before the holiday or on the
employee's next regularly-scheduled workday following the holiday.
3.50.030 Computation of holiday pay.
A. Full-time employees.
1. Full-time employees shall receive their regular straight time rate of pay for all recognized
holidays.
2. Holiday, ay hours are equal to the number of hours worked ill the emr la ee's assi ned
shift and shall be paid at the shift di erential the employee is assi ned to work.
3. Holiday pay hours are not counted as hours worked for the purposes of calculation of
overtime pay,
B. Part-time employees.
1. A regular part-time employee shall be paid based on their position's percentage of a full-
time position.
2. Holiday a hours are equal to the number of hours worked in the employee's assigned
shift and shall be paid at the shift differential the employee is assigned to work.
3. HolidaE payhours are not counted as hours worked for the ur Qs o calculation o '
oyertlnre pay.
CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
ORDINANCE 2023-003
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days upon enactment.
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA, the
27th day of February, 2023.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Sue McClure, Mayor
AYES: Finch, Barnwell, DeMoss, Calhoon, Osenga, Wells, McClure
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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Brenda J. Ballo'UkMMC
City Clerk
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City Council Agenda Statement
Meeting Date: February 27, 2023
To: City Council
From: Janette Bower, City Manager
Agenda Item: Ordinance 2023-003: Amending Seward City Code Chapter 3.50 Holidays
Background and justification:
The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Chapter 3.50 Holidays to:
• Enact language providing for holidays falling on an employee's regularly scheduled day off,
allowing the employee, with department head approval, to move the holiday to a designated
date within the same pay period.
• Enact language that allows, at the discretion of the department head, an employee to move
the holiday to another date in the same pay period.
• Integrates Seward Public Employee Association (SPEA) language regarding holiday pay hours
being equal to the number of hours worked in the employee's assigned shift and pays the
shift differential the employee is assigned to work.
• Clarify and codify current practices.
Amended Ordinance
code section Page # Amendment
Strikes"in regular full time and regular part-time who are in pay status the
3.50.010 1 day before and the day after the recognized holidays"because it is moved
to 3.50.025. Subsection B is struck because it has been moved to 3.50.030
and has been amended.
3.50.015 1 Grammatical amendments.
3.50.017 2 New section. Clarifying the use of the holidays. (Note the explanation
above).
3.50.025 2 Expands on the existing language and addresses the language struck from
3.50.010 A.
3.50.030 2 Incorporates the SPEA language as described above.
Comprehensive and Strategic Plan Consistency Information
This legislation is consistent with (citation listed):
Comprehensive Plan:
Strategic Plan:
Other:
Certification of Funds
Total amount of funds listed in this legislation: $ 0
This legislation (✓):
Creates revenue in the amount of: $
Creates expenditure in amount of: $
Creates a savings in the amount of: $
82
M Has no fiscal impact
Funds are (✓):
Budgeted Line item(s):
Not budgeted
✓ Not applicable
Fund Balance Information
Affected Fund (✓):
General SMIC Electric Wastewater
Boat Harbor Parking F1 Water F1 Healthcare
Motor Pool Other
Note: amounts are unaudited
Fund Balance/Net position — restricted $
Fund Balance/Net position — unrestricted/unassigned $
Available Unrestricted Cash Balance: $
Finance Director Signature: _
Attorney Review
e✓ Yes Attorney Signature:
Not applicable Comments:
Administration Recommendation
e✓ Adopt ordinance
Other:
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