RES-10684 Christmas Holiday Closure 2012RESOLUTION NO. 10684
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE REGARDING THE 2012
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CLOSURE.
WHEREAS, in the calendar year 2012, the holidays of Christmas and New Year's
Day fall on Tuesdays and are currently provided to City employees as paid holidays; and,
WHEREAS, most benefited, full -time City employees are provided with one -half
day of paid holiday leave on Christmas Eve (December 24, 2012), a full day of pay on
Christmas Day (December 25, 2012), and one day of paid holiday leave on New Year's Day
January 1, 2013) per their respective Memorandum 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 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 5:30 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2012 through
Tuesday, January 1, 2013. The City will return to full service on Wednesday,
January 2, 2013; and
The City's public libraries' operating hours will be closing effective 6:00 p.m.
on Saturday, December 22, 2012, and will reopen to regular operating hours
effective Wednesday, January 2, 2013; 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) to cover the holiday closures on Monday,
December 24 (half -day), Wednesday, December 26, Thursday, December 27,
Friday, December 28, and Monday, December 31, 2012.
ADOPTED this 13" day of November, 2012.
ATTEST:
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Mary E. y, 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 13 day of November 2012, by
the following vote:
AYES:COUNCIL MEMBERS:Whitaker, Smith, Cavecche, Bilodeau, Dumitru
NOES:COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
ABSENT:COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
ABSTAIN:COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
Mary E. rp y, City Clerk Orange
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