Holiday Accruals

Eligible City of Mesa employees enjoy ten (10) paid holidays each year. The holidays observed are: 

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King Jr./Civil Rights Day

• President's Day

• Memorial Day

• Independence Day

• Labor Day

• Veteran's Day

• Thanksgiving Day

• Day after Thanksgiving

• Christmas Day 

Probationary full-time and regular full-time City employees are eligible to be absent with pay for eight (8) hours on any City holiday unless required to work to maintain essential City services.  

Benefited part-time employees shall receive four (4) hours of holiday pay for all holidays designated in the Human Resources Rules. 

In addition, benefited part-time employees who work on a City designated holiday will receive one and one half ( 1 1/2) times the employee's pay at the current range and step for each hour worked on the holiday.

Seasonal and non-benefited part-time employees who work on City paid holidays will be paid at one and one half (1 1/2) times the employee's pay at the current range and step for each hour worked on the holiday.

Probationary full-time and regular full-time City employees working a ten (10) hour schedule shall receive eight (8) hours of holiday pay for holidays not worked, and may take two (2) hours of vacation leave for that day. 

All benefited part-time employees shall receive four (4) hours holiday pay for all holidays.