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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 21-21
TO: MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE
CLERK OF THE LEGISLATURE
FROM: FRANK WHITE, JR.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
DATE: JUNE 11, 2021
RE: AMENDMENT TO PERSONNEL RULES
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Pursuant to section 706.1, Jackson County Code, 1984, I hereby promulgate the following amendment to section 9.1 of the Personnel Rules relating to holidays for Jackson County Associates. The amendment shall be effective immediately.
Drafter
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Frank White, Jr., County Executive
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Date
Members of the Legislature
Clerk of the Legislature
June 11, 2021
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RULE 9 - HOLIDAYS AND OTHER LEAVE
Section 9.1 - Holidays
All employees shall receive paid holidays on those days established as official County holidays.
When the County holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered the
holiday. When the holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be considered the
holiday. The following twelve (12) days are hereby established as the official County holidays for each year:
New Year's Day - the first day of January
Martin Luther King Day - the third Monday of January
President's Day - the third Monday of February OR the day before/after Christmas [to be
determined by the County Executive annually (not both) and coordinated with
Memorandums of Understanding with Bargaining Units.
Truman Day - the eighth day of May
Memorial Day - the last Monday in May
Juneteenth Day - the third Friday in June
Independence Day - the fourth day of July
Labor Day - the first Monday in September
Veteran's Day - the eleventh day of November
Thanksgiving Day - the fourth Thursday in November
The Friday following Thanksgiving
Christmas Day - the twenty-fifth day of December
All County departments and offices shall remain open and normally staffed for business on all
election days, except as otherwise required by law.