Observed Holidays
The City of Surprise is pleased to offer its employees pay or paid time off for eleven paid holidays per year.
* Please refer to Employee Policy Manual regarding when the floating holiday can be scheduled.
If a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed as the holiday.
If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as the holiday.
2019 City of Surprise Observed Holidays
| Holiday | Observed |
| New Year's Day | Tuesday, January 1, 2019 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s | Monday, January 21, 2019 |
| Presidents' Day | Monday, February 18, 2019 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 27, 2019 |
| Independence Day | Thursday, July 4, 2019 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 2, 2019 |
| Veterans' Day | Monday, November 11, 2019 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 28, 2019 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Friday, November 29, 2019 |
| Christmas Day | Wednesday, December 25, 2019 |
| FLOATING Holiday | Any one scheduled workday off* |
If a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed as the holiday.
If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as the holiday.