RES-11024 Christmas Holiday ClosureRESOLUTION NO. 11024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE REGARDING THE 2017, 2018,
AND 2019 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CLOSURE.
WHEREAS, most benefited, full -time City employees are provided with one -half day
of paid holiday leave on Christmas Eve (December 24, 2018 and December 24, 2019), a full
day of pay on Christmas Day (December 25, 2017, 2018 and 2019), and one day of paid
holiday leave on New Year's Day (January 1, 2018, 2019 and 2020) per their respective
Memoranda of Understanding; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to express its sincere appreciation to City
employees for their dedicated service to the City and its citizens throughout the year; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the value of time spent with families during
the holiday season; and
WHEREAS, the City will experience a slight reduction in its unfunded paid leave
accrued liability by requiring employees to use their own accrued paid leave times to cover
these proposed days off; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to effectively accommodate time -off requests
by City employees during the holidays
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Orange does hereby grant the following:
Notwithstanding public safety and other emergency call -out services, City
facilities will be closed Friday, December 22, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. through
Monday, January 1, 2018. The City will return to full service on Tuesday,
January 2, 2018; and
Notwithstanding public safety and other emergency call -out services, City
facilities will be closing at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018 through
Tuesday, January 1, 2019. The City will return to full service on Wednesday,
January 2, 2019; and
Notwithstanding public safety and other emergency call -out services, City
facilities will be closing at noon on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 through
Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The City will return to full service on Thursday,
January 2, 2020; and
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The Orange Public Library & History Center (Main Library) will be closing
effective 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 23, 2017 and will re -open at 10:00
a.m. on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. The Taft and El Modena branch libraries
will be closing effective 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 23, 2017, and will
re -open at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 2, 2018; and
The Main Library will be closing effective 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December
24, 2018 and will re -open at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. The
Taft and El Modena branch libraries will be closing effective 6:00 p.m. on
Saturday, December 22, 2018, and will re -open at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
January 2, 2019; and
The Main Library will be closing effective 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December
24, 2019, and will re -open at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2020. The
Taft and El Modena branch libraries will be closing effective 7:00 p.m. on
Monday, December 23, 2019, and will re -open at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday,
January 2, 2020; and
City employees will be required to utilize their own accrued paid leave hours (i.e., vacation,
compensatory time, holiday compensatory time, administrative leave, TRP, and/or floating
holiday) (27 hours for 2017, 36 hours for 2018, and 31.5 hours for 2019), or unpaid time, to
cover the holiday closures.
ADOPTED this 12 day of September 2017.
TeresJ E. Smith, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
Mary E. rph , ity Clerk, Cit3fo ge
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF ORANGE
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City
of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 12 day of September 2017, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
COUNCIL MEMBERS:Alvarez, Whitaker, Smith, Murphy
COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
COUNCIL MEMBERS:Nichols
COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
Mary E. , City Clerk, Clty o ge
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