HomeMy WebLinkAboutPO 6661: CITY'S FLOATING HOLIDAY CITY OF PORT ARTHUR
CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dr. Jimmie Johnson, Acting City Manager
DATE: November 16, 2017
SUBJECT: Designation of 12/26/17 as the City's Floating Holiday, P.O. No. 6661
COMMENTS
Recommendation:
I recommend that the City Council adopt Proposed Ordinance No. 6661 , which
designates Tuesday, December 26, 2017 as the official Floating Holiday for City
employees for the 2017 calendar year.
Background:
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 Tuesday, December 26, 2017 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. 6661 designating
Tuesday, December 26, 2017 as the official Floating Holiday for City employees for
the 2017 calendar year.
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: All Departments and Division Heads
FROM: Trameka A. Williams, Safety & Risk Management Coordin
DATE: October 24, 2017
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 22, 2017 or
Tuesday, December 26, 2017. Tabulate your results and return them to the
Human Resources Department by Friday, November 10, 2017.
Thank you for your assistance.
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Floating Holiday Survey
Department/Division:
Number of employees preferring Friday, 12/22/17.
Number of employees preferring Tuesday, 12/26/17.
(Please return this form to the Human Resources Dept. by November 10, 2017.)
"REMEMBER, WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR."
P.O. NO. 6661
11/16/17—TAW
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 26, 2017, 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 Tuesday, December 26, 2017 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 Tuesday,
December 26, 2017 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., 2017, at a Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur,
Texas, by the following vote: AYES Mayor
Councilmembers
P.O.No. 6661
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NOES:
Derrick Ford Freeman, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sherri Bellard, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
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TALLY FOR FLOATING HOLIDAY SURVEY
OCTOBER 2017
DEPT/DIVISION Friday, 12-22-17 Tuesday, 12-26-17
Human Resources 0 5
Cashier/Finance/Accounting/Meter Readers 4 16
City Secretary 1 4
Civic Center 0 6
Purchasing 0 0
Planning 0 6
City Manager 0 2
Code Enforcement 1 24
Police Administration 2 7
Library 0 12
PAEDC 0 6
Util. Oper. - WW Conveyance 0 31
Util. Oper. - Administration 0 2
Util. Oper. - Water Distribution 0 20
Util. Oper.- Water Purification 0 13
Util. Oper. - WW Treatment 4 7
City Attorney 0 7
Municipal Court 0 10
PW-Solid Waste/Drainage/Streets 8 38
PW-Electrical/Engineering 2 9
Health 3 29
Parks/Recreation 1 13
Transit 6 9
Grants Management 0 2
Housing 0 6
Fire Administration 0 7
Equipment Services 0 8
Mayor 0 1
One Block at a Time 0 0
Landfill 0 0
Pleasure Island 0 0
Information Technology 0 3
Total 33 303