"In an effort to be fair,"

the Peachtree City Council approved paying 24 hours of holiday pay for

Dec. 25-26 and Jan. 1 to the employees temporarily contracted to operate

the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater and Peachtree City Tennis Center.

In a memo to the mayor and

council, City Manager Bernard McMullen said the question of holiday pay

had been raised but the city's personnel policy dictates that only

regular full-time employees receive holiday pay.

"Since these employees

are temporary employees, the personnel policy does not authorize holiday

pay for them," McMullen noted. "In an effort to be fair, staff

is recommending that al full-time temporary employees of these two venues

be paid for two days of holiday pay."

Part-time and independent contractors

will not receive holiday pay, McMullen determined.

The cost to the city will be

$2,579.46, which can be reimbursed within the $45,000 estimated cost to

employ the workers through Jan. 17, said McMullen. At that time, the Tourism

Association is expected to take on the management responsibility for the

venues as proposed in November and pay the $45,000