1.12.010 Holidays observed by the city.

(A) Excluding those offices which must remain open for the continuation of essential public services such as police and fire protection, the public offices of the city shall be closed on Saturdays and Sundays, and on the following:

(1) January 1st;

(2) The third Monday in January, known as "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day";

(3) February 12th, known as "Lincoln Day";

(4) The third Monday in February, known as "Washington Day";

(5) The last Monday in May, known as "Memorial Day";

(6) July 4th;

(7) The first Monday in September, known as Labor Day";

(8) September 9th, known as "Admission Day";

(9) The second Monday in October, known as "Columbus Day";

(10) November 11th, known as "Veterans Day";

(11) The fourth Thursday in November, known as "Thanksgiving Day";

(12) The day following Thanksgiving Day;

(13) December 25th;

(14) Every day appointed by the President of the United States or the Governor of the state of California as a holiday.

(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the city manager shall be authorized, by administrative regulation or otherwise, to direct that all or a portion of the public offices of the city shall remain open for business, on a full or reduced staff basis, on any of the days or holidays prescribed above, when he determines it to be necessary in the public interest to do so.