Knox County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 2. ADMINISTRATION |
Article X. PERSONNEL PLAN |
Division 1. BASE PERSONNEL POLICIES |
§ 2-755. Holidays.
Permanent employees who work at least 18.5 hours per week are eligible for paid holidays. County employees will observe the holidays listed below. Any other holidays will be announced by the county mayor. Offices may be closed without further notice on the following days:
(1)
New Year's Day.
(2)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
(3)
President's Day.
(4)
Spring Holiday.
(5)
Memorial Day.
(6)
Independence Day.
(7)
Labor Day.
(8)
Veteran's Day.
(9)
Thanksgiving Day.
(10)
Day after Thanksgiving.
(11)
Winter Holiday (a two-day holiday, the 25th of December and one other day to be announced annually by the county mayor.)
If a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the county mayor shall determine the day to be taken. Employees who wish to observe religious holidays may work out a suitable arrangement with the supervisor. Persons choosing to take time off for a religious holiday shall use annual leave for that day. If the employee has no accrued annual leave, he/she will use available compensatory time, sick leave, or leave without pay in that order.
(Ord. No. O-16-8-101 , § 1(Exh. A), 9-26-16)