Item 44 - Public Hearing Regarding Impasse Pursuant to Government Code 3505.7

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33 A. Option 1 - Employees can use their eleven twelve 8-hour holidays, i.e., 96 holiday hours during the calendar year by scheduling it as time off. If this option is chosen, the following provisions apply: 1. The employee will not be cashed out for any of the ninety-six (96) holiday hours at the end of the year if any of the hours are not used. 2. If an employee leaves City employment during the year and has not used all of the holiday hours earned during the year at the date of separation the remaining holiday hours earned to date will be paid to the employee on their final check. This pay will not be reported to CalPERS as Special Compensation. 3. If an employee leaves City employment during the year and has used more holiday hours in the calendar year than they have earned as of that date, they must pay the City the cash value for such used but unearned holiday time off benefits prior to or at the time of separation. 4. Employees can use holiday leave in increments as small as one half (1/2) hour with fractional usage rounded upward to the next higher multiple of one half (1/2) hour. B. Option 2 – Employees may make an irrevocable election to receive holiday pay in lieu (paid at the regular rate of pay at straight time) of time off for the holiday. If this option is chosen, employees must submit their irrevocable election by December 15 of each calendar year (the first year being 2020) to the Police Department Human Resources Division who will then forward it to City Payroll. Employees will receive eight (8) hours of holiday pay in lieu for each holiday. The employee will receive the pay on the payday following when each of the twelve (12) holidays occur. If this option is chosen, the parties agree that to the extent permitted by law, this holiday pay in lieu is special compensation and shall be reported to CalPERS pursuant to Title 2 CCR, Section 571(a)(5) and 571.1(b)(4) Holiday Pay. An employee who does not irrevocably elect option 2 by December 15 of the previous calendar year will receive holidays per Option 1. 9.3 All employees must actually work at least one day preceding the day a holiday listed in Section 9.1, actually occurs in order to receive credit for such holiday. The employee will then be credited with all remaining holidays in the year occurring after the appointment. An employee separating from the service of the City must actually work at least one day following the day a holiday listed in Section 9.1, actually occurs in order to receive credit for that holiday. A newly appointed employee must complete six (6) months of continuous, full-time service in order to receive credit for the Floating Holiday listed in Section 9.1 above.