Due to inclement weather, the District government will open at 10:00 a.m. on February 12, 2025. Non-essential and non-emergency employees are authorized to arrive at 10:00 a.m. These employees will receive an excused absence (administrative closing pay) for all scheduled hours before 10:00 a.m. Employees scheduled to work remotely are not required to begin their tour of duty until 10:00 a.m. Employees required to be present at a government worksite before 10:00 a.m. shall receive an Administrative Closing Pay Premium for hours worked before 10:00 a.m.

Employees may request unscheduled leave by contacting their manager before the 10:00 a.m. reporting time. Approved requests for unscheduled leave should be coded with the Annual Leave Unscheduled, Restored Leave Unscheduled, or Comp Time Taken Unscheduled Time-Reporting-Codes.

“Essential employees” are required to report to a worksite during a declared emergency. Employees designated as “essential employees” are required to work their regularly scheduled tour of duty at their regular duty location, unless modified by their supervisor or a manager. An employee who does not report for duty for any reason without approval from their supervisor may incur an absent without leave (“AWOL”) charge.

“Emergency employees” are designated by their agency head. Emergency employees may be required to report to their government worksite on time or telework as directed by their agency head or their designee. 

Non-essential and non-emergency employees who are scheduled to report to a District government worksite shall enter “Administrative Closing Pay" (ACP) to reflect the number of hours between 6:00 a.m. and the 10:00 a.m. opening.

Employees scheduled to work remotely shall enter "Administrative Closing Pay" for hours they would have worked between 6:00 a.m. and the 10:00 a.m. opening, and record their telework hours after 10:00 a.m. as normal.

For essential employees, and emergency employees activated by their agency, who are required to work from a government worksite on February 12, 2025, these employees shall record their time as “Admin Closing Worked” (ACW) for all non-overtime hours in partial-hour increments worked between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Hours shall be reported in increments of no less than ¼ of an hour (0.25). 

In the event of a conflict between any of the provisions of this E-DPM issuance and any collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the provisions of the CBA will control to the extent that there is a difference. 

This issuance applies to employees in the Career, Legal, Excepted, and Management Supervisory Services under the personnel authority of the Mayor, but excludes the following:

• Uniformed members of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (FEMS); and
• Uniformed members of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

This issuance does not authorize pay during an administrative closing for uniformed members of MPD or FEMS who are required to work on February 12, 2025. Please refer to §§ 1123.1 and 1201.2 of the District Personnel Manual for additional information. 

For additional guidance on unscheduled telework policies, entering time in PeopleSoft, essential/emergency personnel, applicability, etc., employees are encouraged to access the link and review issuance I-2021-9, Severe Weather and Declared Emergencies, dated Feb. 2, 2021.