HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 6028CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 6028
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION
1-8-1 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, ADDING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
DAY AS A HOLIDAY, ADDING JUNETEENTH AS A HOLIDAY, CLARIFYING
LANGUAGE AS TO THE ROTATION OF THE EXISTING HOLIDAY THAT ROTATES
BETWEEN THE DAY BEFORE AND THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS, AND CLARIFYING
LANGUAGE REGARDING THE OBSERVANCE OF HOLIDAYS OCCURRING ON
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. All portions of the Renton Municipal Code in this ordinance not shown in
strikethrough and underline edits remain in effect and unchanged.
SECTION II. Section 1-8-1 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
A. The following are hereby declared and established as legal holidays in
the City and recognized as such legal holidays for the employees of the City,
without loss of pay:
1. The first day of January, commonly called New Year's Day.
2. The third Monday of January, commonly known as Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day.
-2 3. The last Monday in May, commonly known as Memorial Day.
4. The nineteenth day of June, commonly known as Juneteenth
-3-.5. The fourth day of July, being the anniversary of the Declaration of
Independence.
4-6. The first Monday in September, to be known as Labor Day.
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Day.
-7. The eleventh day of November, to be known as Veterans' Day.
6.8. The fourth Thursday in November, to be known as Thanksgiving
-7�-9. The day immediately following Thanksgiving Day.
8 10. The twenty fifth of December, commonly called Christmas Day.
9-.11.
wheRWhen Christmas Day eGc:uFs is observed on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or
Friday, the previous day shall be a holiday for City employees. T6,^ r-,,day, ,�
When Christmas day ecewFs
is observed on a Monday, Wednesda• , or Thursday. ` heA Ch-Fistma Day f 4
he next day shall be a holidays
for City employees.
B. Nothing in this Section shall have the effect of adding or deleting the
number of paid holidays provided for in any existing bargaining agreements
between the City and its employees.
C. If any of the above specified State legal holidays are also Federal legal
holidays but observed on different dates, only the State legal holidays shall be
recognized as a paid legal holiday for the employees of the City as hereinabove
set forth.
D. Whenever any of the above legal holiday) , fall upon
a Sunday, the holiday shall be observed on the following Monday s4a4-1eas a
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legal holiday; likewise, when any such legal holiday falls upon a Saturday, the
holiday shall be observed on the preceding Friday shall be d^^^^^^'as a legal
holiday.
SECTION III. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or work of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court or competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance.
SECTION IV. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after
publication of a summary of this ordinance in the City's official newspaper. The summary shall
consist of this ordinance's title.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 18th day of October, 2021.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 18th day of October, 2021.
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 10/21/2021 (Summary)
ORD: 2178:10/15/2021
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