Legal holidays.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 3-4-2
in effectSec. 3-4-2. - Legal holidays.
A. City departments will be closed and employees excused, excepting emergency and necessary operations, on the following legal holidays:
New Year's Day | January 1
Good Friday
Memorial Day | Last Monday in May
Juneteenth Independence Day | June 19
Independence Day | July 4
Labor Day | First Monday in September
Thanksgiving Day | Fourth Thursday in November
Day following Thanksgiving | Fourth Friday in November
Christmas Eve | December 24
Christmas Day | December 25
B. Suspension of work at other times will be only with the approval of the mayor and council. Permanent and probationary employees will be excused from work on official holidays without a reduction in pay.
(Code 1967, § 2-12; Code 1985, § 2-2; Ord. No. 1268, § 1, 5-2-1972; Ord. No. 1345, § 1, 6-27-1972; Ord. No. 5857, § 1, 3-21-2023)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT3PE_CH3-4PEREGE_S3-4-2LEHOFetched: 10/28/2026
