a. 
In recognition that County government from time-to-time faces extraordinary financial problems and that layoffs are not the only alternative for reducing personnel related costs, the Board of Supervisors shall have the right to close County facilities, regardless of funding source, for a maximum of 12 work days in any fiscal year.
b. 
The purpose of such facilities closure is to reduce the need for layoffs, and to establish a schedule for the uniform closure of certain County facilities and services. Closure dates for any fiscal year shall be established by resolution.
c. 
The closure shall not apply to 24-hour institutions, to law enforcement functions specified by the Board of Supervisors, or other public services that normally operate on legal holidays. Services that do not normally function on legal holidays will be closed unless authorized by the Board of Supervisors or the County Executive.
(SCC 0936 § 1, 1993)
a. 
This section applies to all employees whose assignment normally allows them to be off work on legal holidays.
b. 
Such employees who do not work on the furlough days shall not be paid for those days. The reduction in pay shall be prorated over 24 pay periods. Beginning with the first pay period of the fiscal year, and for each pay period thereafter, up to four hours pay shall be deferred. Employees shall be paid for 76 hours, although they work 80 hours, based on the closure of County facilities for the maximum 12 working days authorized by Section 2.78.1000. If County facilities are closed for less than 12 working days, the hours of pay shall be adjusted proportionately; e.g., a closure of 8 days will result in a payment for 77 hours although employees work 80 hours.
(SCC 0936 § 1, 1993; SCC 0969 § 1, 1994)
a. 
Employees who work in a unit for which the normal work schedule includes Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays shall be exempt from the reduction in pay and accrual of deferred hours.
b. 
A permanent employee who volunteers in writing for 4/5th's time or other part-time assignment may be granted such assignment at the discretion of the appointing authority. If such assignment is granted by the appointing authority, the appointing authority shall have the discretion to continue such assignment for up to one year and shall have the further discretion to terminate such assignment and return the employee to full-time status at any time during that one-year period. While in the permanent part-time assignment, the employee will be exempt from furlough. The employee's normal day off, as a result of 4/5th's or other part-time employment, may be adjusted at the discretion of the appointing authority, to coincide with the furlough day off as determined by the County.
(SCC 0936 § 1, 1993; SCC 0969 § 2, 1994; SCC 1036 § 1, 1996)
Employees who are subject to this provision but are required to work on days County facilities are closed pursuant to the provision shall be paid for such work time at their normal hourly rate unless they are entitled to overtime pay. Their deferred time may be taken on another day.
(SCC 0936 § 1, 1993)
a. 
There will be no reductions in County contributions to employee group insurance leave accruals, or retirement credits and contributions during pay periods of office closure. Income tax and social security will be based on actual pay.
b. 
If a day of facilities closure is on a Friday preceding a Saturday holiday, employees will receive CTO which may be taken on another day.
c. 
Employees who have an accrued balance of deferred hours on June 30th of the fiscal year may take such time off during the succeeding year.
d. 
Employees who terminate employment will be paid for any accrued hours at their normal rate of pay.
(SCC 0936 § 1, 1993)
If the County, in its sole discretion, decides to invoke this authority, it will notify the affected employees of this decision and the dates of the office closures in each year.
(SCC 0936 § 1, 1993)