RES-10414 Christmas Holiday Closure 2009RESOLUTION NO. 10414
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE REGARDING THE 2009
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CLOSURE.
WHEREAS, in the calendar year 2009, the holidays of Christmas and New Year's
Day fall on Fridays and are currently provided to City employees as paid holidays; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with current Resolutions and Memoranda of
Understanding between the City of Orange and all recognized employee organizations,
including Top Management employees, exclusive of the City of Orange Police and Police
Management Associations, and the Orange City Firefighters, Loca12384, City employees are
entitled to one-half ('/z) day of paid holiday leave on Christmas Eve (December 24,
2009);
and WHEREAS, all benefited, full-time City employees are provided with one
day of paid holiday leave on Christmas Day (December 25, 2009), and one day of
paid holiday leave on New Year's Day (January 1,
2010); 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, City services, except public safety, are closed for one-
half day on Thursday, December 24, 2009 (Christmas Eve), and full days on Friday,
December 25, 2009 Christmas Day & regular closed Friday), and Friday, January 1, 2010 (New
Year'
s Day);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 at 12:00 p.m. (noon)
on Thursday, December 24, 2009 through Sunday, January 3, 2010. The City will
return to full service on
Monday, January 4, 2010; and The City's public libraries' operating hours
will also be closing effective 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 24, 2009,
and will reopen to regular operating hours effective
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) to cover the holiday closures on Monday,
December 28, Tuesday, December 29, Wednesday, December 30, and
Thursday, December 31, 2009.
ADOPTED this 24th day of November, 2009.
AT`TF,ST:
Mary
lt. u ity Clerk, City o nge e.
Mayor,
City o 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 24th day of November, 2009 by the
following vote:AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None Mary
E. rp ity Clerk, City .nge 2