RES-10034 Christmas Holiday Closure 2005RESOLUTION NO. 10034
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE REGARDING THE 2005
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CLOSURE.
WHEREAS, in the calendar year 2005, the holidays of Christmas and New Year's Day
fall on Sundays 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 Top Management employees and all recognized employee
organizations, other than the City of Orange Police Association and Orange City Firefighters
Union, City employees are entitled to one day of paid holiday leave on the following Monday
i.e., December 26, 2005) since Christmas falls on a Sunday; and, one day of paid holiday leave
i.e., Monday, January 2,2006) since New Year's Day falls on a Sunday as well; 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 and library services, are all closed on
Monday, December 26,2005, Friday, December 30, 2005, and Monday, January 2,2006; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to effectively accommodate time-off requests by
City employees during the holidays
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, tha~ the City Council of the City of Orange
does hereby grant the following:
An additional one-half day of paid holiday leave on Thursday, December 29,2005
to each full-time employee as follows:
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40-hour employees shall accrue a total of one-half day for said holiday
benefits, and
24-hour shift employees shall accrue a total of 6 hours, and
Regular part-time employees' benefits shall be based on pro-ration of
hours; and
This Resolution shall be applicable only to calendar year 2005; and
Notwithstanding public safety and other emergency call-out services, City
facilities will be closed at the end of the business day on Friday, December 23,
2005 through Monday, January 2, 2006. The City will return to full service on
Tuesday, January 3,2006; and
The City's public libraries (Taft Branch Library, and El Modena Branch Library)
will remain open during the week of Tuesday, December 27th through Friday,
December 30th with a reduced operating schedule of 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; 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 leave, and/or floating holiday) to cover the holiday closures on Tuesday,
December 27, Wednesday, December 28, and half-day on Thursday, December
29,2005
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that those members of the Police and Fire Departments
described in Resolution Nos. 9385 and 9387 respectively shall receive an additional one-half day
of holiday leave which can be utilized by such personnel upon approval of appropriate Police and
Fire supervisors.
ADOPTED this 8th day of November, 2005.
ATTEST:
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Mary E.City Cle ,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 8th day ofNovember, 2005 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Smith, Ambriz, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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