The City of Fountain observes the following Holidays:

New Year's Day - January 1st
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - January, Third Monday
Presidents' Day - February, Third Monday
Memorial Day - May, Last Monday
Independence Day - July 4th
Labor Day - September, First Monday
Veteran's Day - November 11th
Thanksgiving Day - November, Fourth Thursday
Day after Thanksgiving Day - November, Fourth Friday
Christmas Eve - December 24, half day
Christmas Day - December 25
New Year's Eve - December 31, half day

Vacation Days

The City awards regular full-time employees working 40.0 hours per week vacation days, based upon specified length of service:

• An employee with less than 5 years of service accrues 3.23 hours per payroll (80 hours) with a maximum of 84 hours per year.
  
  
• An employee with more than 5 years of service and less than 10 years accrues 4.62 hours per payroll (80 hours) with a maximum of 120 hours per year.
  
  
• An employee with more than 10 years of service accrues 6.46 hours per payroll (80 hours) with a maximum of 168 hours per year.

Personal Time

The City awards regular full time employees 16 hours of personal time after the completion of 12 months of employment. The hours are awarded on the first of January after completion of the 12 months. Fire Department shift personnel are awarded 24 hours following the above guidelines.

Sick Leave

The City awards regular full-time employees working 40.0 hours per week the accrual of 3.7 hours of sick leave.  Based on 80.0 hours of worked time per payroll.  There is no limit on maximum accumulation of sick leave time.

Volunteer Time 

The City awards volunteer time off to all regular full time employees working 40.0 hours per week.  Employee shall receive 10 hours of volunteer time per calendar year. To become eligible, the employee has to complete six months of continuous employment.  Guidelines are outlined in the Employee Handbook.