HomeMy WebLinkAboutPO 6595: DESIGNATING A LEGAL HOLIDAY CITY OF PORT ARTHUR
HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: Brian McDougal, City Manager
FROM: Trameka A. Williams, HR Administrative As..i. ,: I
DATE: November 9, 2016
SUBJECT: Results of Floating Holiday Survey
The Floating Holiday Survey conducted recently has been
completed. Survey requests were distributed to all departments.
Thirty-two (32) departmental surveys were completed and
returned, 155 employees preferred Friday, December 23, 2016 as
the Floating Holiday, and 147 employees chose Tuesday, December
27, 2016.
Upon your approval, please initial the attached CAM designating
Friday, December 23, 2016 as the Floating Holiday, sign the
Proposed Ordinance No. 6595 and return to me.
Thank you for your assistance.
Attachments:
Memorandum from 10/03/2016
CAM for P.O. No. 6595
P.O. No. 6595
Tally for Floating Holiday Survey
"Remember, we are here to serve the citizens of Port Arthur."
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR
CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Brian McDougal, City Manager
DATE: November 9, 2016
SUBJECT: Designation of 12/23/16 as the City's Floating Holiday, P.O. No. 6595
COMMENTS
Recommendation:
I recommend that the City Council adopt Proposed Ordinance No. 6595, which
designates Friday, December 23, 2016 as the official Floating Holiday for City
employees for the 2016 calendar year.
Backg round:
In accordance with the City's Personnel Policy (Section 17-79 Holidays), employees
are typically given eleven (11) official holidays each year, one which is a floating
holiday to be designated annually by the City Council. Approval of this
recommendation satisfies the referenced policy.
A survey of all City departments was conducted and the majority of the employees
who voted preferred Friday, December 23, 2016 to be designated as the official
Floating Holiday. Attached is a copy of the survey questionnaire.
Budgetary/Fiscal Effect:
None.
Staffing/Employee Effect:
None.
Summary:
I recommend that the City Council adopt Proposed Ordinance No. 6595 designating
Friday, December 23, 2016 as the official Floating Holiday for City employees for the
2016 calendar year.
P.O.NO. 6595
11/09/16—TAW
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 23, 2016, AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY
WHEREAS, the schedule of legal holidays for City employees includes a floating
holiday to be designated by the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has deemed it would be fitting and proper to
designate Friday, December 23, 2016 as a legal holiday for City employees; now,
therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
ARTHUR:
Section 1. That the City Council does hereby approve and designate Friday,
December 23, 2016 as a legal holiday for City employees.
Section 2. That being an Ordinance not requiring publication it shall become
effective upon its passage.
Section 3. That a copy of the caption of this ordinance be spread upon the
Minutes of the City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this day of
A. D., 2016, at a Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur,
Texas, by the following vote: AYES Mayor
Councilmembers
P.O. No. 6595
Page 2
NOES:
Derrick Freeman, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sherri Bellard, City Secretary
APP'OVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
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V.7 iz= o, Cit ilr ey Brian McDougal, City Manager
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: All Departments and Division Heads
FROM: Trameka A. Williams, Human Resource Admin. Assistant
DATE: October 3, 2016
SUBJECT: Floating Holiday Survey
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Please poll the employees in your department/division to determine which
day a Floating Holiday would be preferred- - Friday, December 23, 2016 or
Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Tabulate your results and return them to the
Human Resources Department by Friday, October 14, 2016.
Thank you for your assistance.
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Floating Holiday Survey
Department/Division:
Number of employees preferring Friday, 12/23/16.
Number of employees preferring Tuesday, 12/27/16.
(Please return this form to the Human Resources Dept. by October 14, 2016.)
"REMEMBER,WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR."
TALLY FOR FLOATING HOLIDAY SURVEY
OCTOBER 2016
DEPT/DIVISION Friday, 12-23-16 Tuesday, 12-27-16
Human Resources 2 3
Cashier/Finance/Accounting/Meter Readers 10/3/1 2/1
City Secretary 0 4
Civic Center 0 6
Purchasing 4 0
Planning 3 0
City Manager 0 1
Code Enforcement 3 6/4/4
Police Administration 10 0
Library 3 4
Economic Development 4 2
Util. Oper. - WW Conveyance 23 0
Util. Oper. - Administration 1 1
Util. Oper. - Water Distribution 23 0
Util. Oper.- Water Purification 0 12
Util. Oper. - WW Treatment 0 11
City Attorney 0 6
Municipal Court 0 8
PW-Solid Waste 0 0
PW-Electrical/Engineering 0/3 5/2
PW-Drainage 7 18
PW-Streets 3 8
PW-Administration 0 4
Health 23 11
Parks/Recreation 0 7
Transit 10 6
Grants Management 1 0
Housing 4 0
Fire Administration 7 1
Equipment Services 0 5
Mayor 1 0
One Block at a Time 0 0
Landfill 1 5
Pleasure Island 5 0
Total 155 147