Common use of Potential Holiday Closure Clause in Contracts

Potential Holiday Closure. The City may close some offices to the public between December 24 and January 1 in each year of the term of the MOU. The City will notify employees and the bargaining unit by July 1 each year if a holiday closure will occur and which City functions and employees will be affected. It is anticipated that some functions will not be closed in order to provide essential service to the public. In the event the employee’s function is closed, employees requesting to work over the holiday closure period will inform and work with their supervisor to develop a list of projects and tasks to be completed during the closure period by the second Friday in November each year. An employee’s request to work during the closure period shall not be unreasonably denied. If an employee is requesting time off during the holiday closure, but has been recently hired by the City or returning from an authorized medical leave and has exhausted all leave balances prior to or during the holiday closure, the City may authorize the employee to use vacation leave that will be accrued in subsequent payroll periods to ensure the employee remains on paid status during the holiday closure. Such requests will need to be approved by the Department Head and given to the Human Resources Manager by December 1.