2.08.100   Holidays and other special days.
   (a)   Regular Holidays. The following days are declared to be holidays on which municipal business of the city shall be suspended:
Every Saturday and Sunday;
New Year's Day, January 1;
Martin Luther King Day, the third Monday in January;
Washington's Birthday, the third Monday in February;
Memorial Day, the last Monday in May;
Independence Day, July 4;
Labor Day, the first Monday in September;
Columbus Day, the second Monday in October;
Veterans Day, November 11;
Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November, and the day following;
Christmas Day, December 25.
   In the event that any of the aforementioned days, except Sunday itself, falls on Sunday, the following Monday shall be considered a holiday. In the event that any of the aforementioned days, except Saturday itself, falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered a holiday.
   (b)   Other Special Days. The mayor may proclaim a day or any portion thereof as a holiday, a day of mourning, or other similar special day for the observation or commemoration of a noteworthy public event, provided that municipal business shall not be suspended on such day or portion thereof, unless the mayor's proclamation so states.
(Ord. 4274 § 1 (part), 1995)