Holidays, Vacation & Sick Time

Holidays
The City of Federal Heights observes the following 11 paid holidays:

New Year’s Day	Labor Day
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Veterans Day
President’s Day	Thanksgiving Day
Memorial Day	Friday, after Thanksgiving Day
Independence Day	Christmas Eve
Christmas Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacation Time
All full-time employees accrue vacation leave beginning the first month of employment up to a maximum of 480 hours at the following rate:

 

 Office Employees: 

Years of Service	Accrual Rate
0-4	6.67 hours per month
5-9	10 hours per month
10+	13.33 hours per month

 

Sworn Police / Patrol / Work 12-hour shifts

Years of Service	Accrual Rate
0-4	7 hours per month
5-9	10.5 hours per month
10+	14 hours per month

 

Full-time firefighters accrue vacation leave beginning the first month of employment up to a maximum of 720 hours at the rates shown below. Part-time employees and firefighters who work at least 30 hours weekly accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated basis.

 

 Firefighters / Work 48/96

Years of Service	Accrual Rate
0-4	12 hours per month
5-9	15 hours per month
10+	18 hours per month

 

Sick Time
Regular full-time employees accrue sick leave at the rate of 8 hours per month of service to a maximum of 960 hours.

 

Part-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked. Full-time firefighters accrue sick leave at the rate of 12 hours per month of service to a maximum of 1440 hours.