From the effective date of this section, if any member of a paid fire department is required to work during a legal holiday as is specified in subsection (a), section one, article two, chapter two of this code, or if a legal holiday falls on the member's regular scheduled day off, he or she shall be allowed equal time off at such time as may be approved by the chief executive officer of the department under whom he or she serves or, in the alternative, shall be paid at a rate not less than one and one-half times his or her regular rate of pay: Provided, That if a special election of a political subdivision other than a municipality falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the municipality may choose not to recognize the day of the election as a holiday if a majority of the municipality's city council votes not to recognize the day of the election as a holiday.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations
Article 15. Fire Fighting; Fire Companies and Departments; Civil Service for Paid Fire Departments
§8-15-1. Power and Authority of Governing Body With Respect to Fires
§8-15-2. Liability for Property Pulled Down or Destroyed to Prevent Spread of Fire
§8-15-4. Power and Authority to Form Fire Companies; Recordation of Statement; Organization
§8-15-5. Duties of Company Members; Meetings to Inspect Equipment; Report; Penalty for Noncompliance
§8-15-6. Dissolution of Volunteer Fire Company
§8-15-7. Incorporation of Volunteer Fire Companies; Duties and Obligations; Dissolution
§8-15-7a. Audit or Financial Examination of Volunteer Fire Companies
§8-15-8. Support of Volunteer Fire Company; Return of Property Upon Dissolution
§8-15-8c. Donation of Equipment
§8-15-9. Establishment and Maintenance of Paid Fire Department
§8-15-10. Hours of Duty for Firemen in a Paid Fire Department
§8-15-10a. Firemen Who Are Required to Work During Holidays; How Compensated
§8-15-12. Firemen's Civil Service Commission Generally
§8-15-13. Recorder Ex Officio Clerk of Commission; Clerical and Stenographic Services
§8-15-14. Rooms, Stationery, etc., to Be Furnished by Municipality; Appropriations Required
§8-15-15. Powers, Authority and Duties of Firemen's Civil Service Commission
§8-15-16. Rules for All Examinations; Probationary Appointments
§8-15-16a. Apprenticeship Programs
§8-15-17. Form of Application; Age and Residency Requirements; Exceptions
§8-15-18a. Individual Review of Test and Answers From Promotional Examination
§8-15-19. Refusal to Examine or Certify; Review Thereof
§8-15-20a. Special Examination for Firefighter Paramedic
§8-15-21. Noncompetitive Examination for Filling Vacancy; Provisional Appointment
§8-15-22. Vacancies Filled by Promotions; Eligibility for Promotion
§8-15-24. Political Activities of Members Prohibited; Exceptions