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ORDINANCE NO. 33-78 BY: Messrs. Brockman, Brown, Chinnock, Magnotto, McBride, Salmon, Usher AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to amend Section 137.04 of the Administrative Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood relating to paid holidays for members of the Division of Fire of the City of Lakewood. WHEREAS, this ordinance constitutes an emergency measure, providing for the usual daily Operation of municipal departments; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That existing Section 137.O4 of the Administrative Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood now reading as follows: Section 137.04 HOLIDAYS Members of the Division of Fire shall be granted as holidays New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Member's Birthday in the calendar year 1974 and each succeeding calendar year thereafter. Members may be required to work on the foregoing named holidays provided, however, that in the event any member is required to work on any such holiday such member shall be granted a day off, in lieu of such holiday. In the event any member is off duty on any such holiday for any reason other than sick leave or unexcused absence, such member shall be granted a day off, in lieu of such holiday. be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 137.O4 HOLIDAYS Members of the Division of Fire shall be granted twelve (12) holidays to include New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, the employee's birthday, and one twenty-four (24) hour off-duty period classified as a personal business day, providing the employee works a full year in which the holidays occur. The ten holidays shall be granted in the form of five (5) twenty-four (24) hour off-duty periods to compensate members for holidays actually worked. One of these twenty-four (24) hour off-duty holidays may be divided upon request into two (2) twelve (12) hour half holidays. All holiday off-duty periods shall be selected in accord with the seniority plan. Section 2. That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the preamble hereof and provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption and approval by the Mayor and existing Section 137.04 adopted February 19, 1974 shall be and the same is hereby repealed. Approved: