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• <br /> notice cannot be given, such as off-shift calls or occurrences which endanger <br /> life and property. <br /> Section 2: For the purpose of this ordinance, the following days are hereby <br /> designated to be paid holidays for those persons in pay status on the day before <br /> and the day after the holiday: <br /> New Years Day, January 1. <br /> Lincoln's Birthday, February 12. <br /> George Washington's Birthday <br /> Memorial Day, May 30. <br /> Independence Day, July 4. <br /> Labor Day <br /> Columbus Day, October 12. <br /> Veterans' Day, November 11. <br /> Thanks giving Day <br /> Christmas Day, December 25. <br /> General Election Day. <br /> Holidays shall be consistent with the State of Washington "Holiday on Monday" <br /> law, which means that Washington's Birthday will be observed on the third Monday <br /> in February; Memorial Day on the last Monday in May; Columbus Day on the <br /> second Monday in October; and Veterans' Day on the fourth Monday in October. <br /> Should any other holiday above designated fall on a Saturday, the preceding <br /> Friday shall be considered a holiday for the purposes of this ordinance, except <br /> with regard to policemen and policewomen and firemen. If any other of the <br /> above-named holidays fall on Sunday, then the following Monday shall be <br /> declared a holiday for the purposes of this chapter, except with regard to police- <br /> men and policewomen and firemen. <br /> Any fireman who shall work on a ten to fourteen hour shift basis who <br /> commences or ends his regular shift of work on any legal holiday as designated <br /> by this ordinance shall be entitled to pay, in addition to his regular monthly pay <br /> for each hour of work performed during the holiday, a sum equal to his annual <br /> salary divided by 2, 080 hours. <br /> Any policeman or policewoman, except the chief of the police department, <br /> who commences his or her regular shift of work on a legal holiday as designated <br /> by this ordinance and completes his or her eight hours of work, whether on said <br /> day or on the following day, shall be entitled in addition to his monthly pay for each <br /> hour of work a sum equal to his annual salary divided by 2, 080 hours. <br /> Any policeman or policewoman, commencing his or her regular shift on a <br /> day other than a legal holiday as above described and finishing his or her shift <br /> on a holiday as above described, shall receive no additional compensation. <br /> Whenever a legal holiday above-designated by this ordinance falls on a <br /> policeman's or policewoman's day off, he or she shall be granted an additional <br /> day off. <br /> This ordinance and sections shall not apply to heads of departments who <br /> are not covered by civil service in connection with their employment. <br /> Page 3 <br />