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- Preamble
- Term
- Recognition
- Definitions
- Management Rights
- Association Rights
- Employee Rights
- Salaries and Administration of the Salary Schedule
- Special Compensation Benefits
- Bilingual Pay
- Uniforms and Equipment
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Deferred Compensation and Retirement
- Direct Deposit
- Hours and Overtime
- Standby and Callback
- Shift Differential Premium
- Meals and Rest Periods
- Health and Welfare Benefits For Active Employees
- Medical Benefits for Future Retirees
- Holidays
- Vacation
- Sick Leave and Family Leave
- Compassionate Leave
- Non Duty Court Leave
- Jury Duty
- No Break in Service
- Voting
- Employment in More Than One Position
- Staff Development
- Grievance Procedure
- Classification Information
- Labor Management Meetings
- No Strike
- Full Understanding Modification Acknowledgment
- Association Security
- Invalid Sections
- Sworn Staffing
- Distribution of Memorandum of Understanding and Enactment
- Appendix A Salary
- Appendix B
- News Index
- Back to 2023-2026 MOU
2023 - 2026 DSA Memorandum of Understanding: Article 20: Holidays
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20.1 Holidays – Paid
The County shall provide full-time and part-time County employees the following paid holidays provided that the employee is in paid status on the employee’s regularly scheduled workdays before and after the holiday.
20.2 Holidays – Scheduled
- New Year's Day, January 1*
- Martin Luther King’s Birthday, the third Monday in January
- Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12*
- President’s Day, the 3rd Monday in February
- Cesar Chavez Day, March 31*
- Memorial Day, the last Monday in May
- Independence Day, July 4th*
- Labor Day, the first Monday in September
- Veteran’s Day, November 11*
- Thanksgiving Day, as designated by the President*
- The day following Thanksgiving Day*
- Christmas Day, December 25*
- Each day formally recognized by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma as a day of mourning, thanksgiving or special observance.
* Date Specific Holidays
20.3 Holiday – Day Observed
If a date specific holiday listed in 20.2 falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be the County observed holiday. If a date specific holiday listed in 20.2 falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be the observed holiday. All other date specific holidays shall be observed on the date specified in Article 20.2.
20.4 Holiday – Compensation
A full-time employee whose assigned work schedule includes neither the scheduled holiday nor the observed holiday, shall receive 8 hours of compensatory time. All other full-time employees whose regular assigned work schedule includes either the scheduled holiday or the observed holiday shall receive 8 hours at their base hourly rate of pay.
20.5 Holiday Compensation – Day Worked
An employee who actually works on either the scheduled holiday or the observed holiday shall be entitled to overtime compensation for the hours actually worked. An employee who works on both the scheduled holiday and the observed holiday shall elect which day shall be at overtime. However, only one day shall be at overtime.
20.6 Holiday – Part-time Employees
Any part-time employee shall, for each holiday in the pay period, receive holiday pay equivalent to 1/10 of an hour for each hour regularly scheduled to be worked based on the employee's ongoing work schedule. If the employee's total hours in paid status (excluding the holiday benefit) exceed the hours regularly scheduled to be worked, the employee shall receive holiday pay equivalent to l/10 of an hour for each hour in pay status (excluding the holiday benefit).
20.8 Floating Holiday
Each regular, full-time employee will be granted eight floating holiday hours effective the first pay period of each year. The employee must be in paid status on the employee’s regularly scheduled workdays before and after using the floating holiday. The timing of the employee’s use of the floating holiday shall be subject to advance approval of the Department Head or designee. Effective January 1, 2024, the floating holiday will be donated by the employees of the DSA bargaining units to offset the cost of the salary of the DSA President on full release of their duties.