Ordinance 03-013 Establishes City Holidays CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, SPOKANE COUNTY,
WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING CITY HOLIDAYS
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley through Ordinance No. 2 established regular
office hours for the City of Spokane Valley; and
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley is desirous of recognizing certain legal holidays
and closing its offices for the transaction of business on said holidays, except as otherwise
required by the City Manager and/or City Council; and
WHEREAS, the established City holidays are identical to those established by the State
of Washington.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Spokane County,
Washington do ordain as follows:
Section 1. L ecal Holidays.
The following days shall be recognized as legal holidays during which all
offices of the City of Spokane Valley, including the Municipal Court, shall be closed for the
transaction of business, unless otherwise ordered by the City Manager and/or City Council.
A. First day of January, commonly known as New Year's Day;
B. The third Monday of January, being celebrated as the anniversary of the
birth of Martin Luther King, Jr.;
C. The third Monday of February, to be known as Presidents' Day and to be
celebrated as the anniversary of the births of Abraham Lincoln and George
Washington;
D. The last Monday of May, commonly known as Memorial Day;
11. The fourth day of July, being the anniversary of the Declaration of
Independence;
F. The first Monday of September, to be known as Labor Day;
G. The eleventh day of November, to be known as Veteran's Day;
H. The fourth Thursday in November, to be known as Thanksgiving Day;
I. The day immediately following Thanksgiving Day; and
J. The twenty-fifth day of December, commonly known as Christmas Day.
Section 2. Severability.
if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held
to be invalid or unconstitutional such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
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Section 3. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on the official date of
incorporation provided publication of this Ordinance or a summary thereof occurs in the official
newspaper of the City as provided by law.
Passed By the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley on January ' , 2003.
Mayor, Michael . eVle ing
ATTEST:
Interim ity Clerk, Ruth Muller
Approved As To Form:
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int€ 'ity A r.oTr, Stanley 1. Schwartz
Date of Publication: /t9.vr.,..1. a 2, e0e3
Effective Date: `14 ,y,,q/ 1
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