HomeMy WebLinkAboutPO 5289:CITY FLOATING HOLIDAYCITY OF PORT ARTHUR
: CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor and City Council ff
Stephen B. Fitzgibbons,~City Manager
September 30, 2002
Designation of 12/26/02 as the City's Floating Holiday, P.O.# 5289
COMMENTS
Recommendation:
I recommend that the City Council adopt Proposed Ordinance No. 5289 which
designates Thursday, December 26, 2002 as the official Floating Holiday for City
employees for the 2002 calendar year.
Background:
In accordance with the City's Personnel Policy (Section 17-79 Holidays),
employees are typically given ten (10) official holidays each year, one of 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 which indicated that 75% of
respondents preferred Thursday, December 26, 2002 to be designated as the
official Floating Holiday. Attached is a copy of the survey questionnaire.
Budaetarv/Fiscal Effect:
None.
Staffing/Employee Effect:
None,
Summary:
I recommend that the City Council adopt Proposed Ordinance No. 5289
designating Thursday, December 26, 2002 as the official Floating Holiday for City
employees for the 2002 calendar year.
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"REMEMBER, WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR"
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ALL DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISION HEADS ¥~(x ~ '"~ ' ~1"~""" ~ ~
MARIE ~EL&NCON, HUMAN RE..,q]URCE ADMINIS-TRATIVE A$SIS-TANT
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
Please poll the employees in your departmentJdivision to determine which day a
Floating Holiday would be preferred - Tuesday, December 24, 2002 or Thursday,
December 26, 2002. Tabulate your results and return them to me by Friday, October 4,
2002.
Thank you for your assistance.
FLOf::ITID i HOLIP ¥ YURIJ '¥
Department/Division:
Number of employees preferring Tuesday, 12/24/02.
Number of employees preferring Thursday, 12/26/02.
(Please return this form to the Human Resource Dept. by Friday, 10/4/02.)
'R:ENEPtBER. WE AI~E FIEt~E TO SERVE THE CITZZENS OF PORT AI~TFIUR!'
TALLY - FLOATING HOLIDAY SURVEY
9~27~2002
t 2/24/2002 12/2612002
HUMAN RESOURCES 2 5
CASHIEPJFINANCE I 3
CREDIT UNION 4
CITY SECRETARY 4
CIVIC CENTER 4
COMMUNITY SERVICES 4
PURCHASING/FIN/ACCTG 8 4
PLANNING 3
CITY MANAGER 2
POLICE ADMIN. 6 1
FIRE ADMIN. 6 1
LIBRARY f 2 23
GARAGE/EMP. SERV. 14:
UTIL OP/WP/WD/WWCfWW-r 7 65
UTIL OP/ADMIN. 6 5
LEGAL I 2 2
LEGAL/COMMUN PROSEC 3
MUNICIPAL CT 4
PW/ELECTRICAL 10
PW/DRAINAGE 1 18
PW/STREETS 23
PW/ENGINEERING 4 2
PW/ADMIN. 5
PW/ClTY HALL 1
HEALTH 6 17
PARKS 3 5
RECREATION 3 1
TRANSIT I 1 25
GRANTS MGMT. 2
HOUSING/PLANNING 6
TOTAL 82 260
P. O. NO. 5289
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING
DECEMBER 26, 2002 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 December 26, 2002 as a legal holiday for City employees; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR:
Section.l. That the City Council does hereby approve and designate
December 26, 2002 as a legal holiday for City employees, but only as to the said
December 26, 2002.
Section 2. This 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., 2002, at a Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port
Arthur, Texas, by the following vote: AYES Mayor
Councilmembers
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P.O. No. 5289
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NOES:
A'I-rEST:
Oscar G. Ortiz, Mayor
Evangeline Green, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mark Sokolow, City Attorney
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
St~ph"en"~. Fi{zgibb(~ns, City Manager
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