So how much is this costing?

[warrior1]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-closed10jun10,1,7365331.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Some Balk at Taking a Day Off for the Gipper
The state and L.A. County will salute the ex-president by shutting down. But O.C. officials say Reagan would have preferred they work.
By Joel Rubin
Times Staff Writer

June 10, 2004

Open or closed?

Public officials throughout California were conflicted this week on whether to follow the federal government's lead in shutting down Friday to mourn the death of President Reagan.

The state and some local governments, including Los Angeles and San Diego counties and the city of San Diego, concluded that closing was the most fitting tribute to the former president as the nation observes Friday's official day of mourning. They cited Reagan's deep roots in California and his accomplishments as president and governor.

Others, including Orange County officials, said Reagan would have wanted them hard at work. And Superior Courts, among others, will remain open for business.

Some governments invoked fiscal arguments in deciding to stay open, saying closure would cost millions of dollars in lost production. And school districts will teach Friday, saying they couldn't afford the loss of state funding, which is based on daily student attendance.



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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-cost10jun10,1,4839664.story?coll=la-headlines-nation

Funeral May Be Pricey for U.S.
Federal workers, whose payroll is $423 million a day, will have Friday off to mourn Reagan. California is among states to be shuttered.


By Warren Vieth, Times Staff Writer


WASHINGTON — Providing security for former President Reagan's funeral is likely to cost government agencies several million dollars, but a far bigger expense is the loss of a day's labor by most of the federal government's 1.8 million employees.

The Office of Personnel Management said Wednesday that a day's payroll expense for the entire federal workforce is $423 million.

Officials said it was not yet clear how many federal personnel would be required to work Friday.

The practice of allowing federal employees to participate in a national day of mourning began on Nov. 25, 1963, three days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, said Mike Orenstein, spokesman for the federal personnel office.

The day of mourning was repeated after the deaths of four other former presidents — Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1969, Harry S. Truman in 1972, Lyndon B. Johnson in 1973 and Richard Nixon in 1994.

Some states will also incur costs.

California is giving its workers the day off Friday, and state officials said a day's payroll ran about $59 million, the Associated Press reported.

New York state, with a daily payroll of $44 million, is doing the same, although New York City, by contrast, decided not to close its offices and schools, said Ed Skyler, spokesman for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.


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[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. Considering Reagan stood for slavedriving corporate greed

There's no doubt he'd not only prefer they work, but put in non-paying overtime as well.

[SheilaT]

2. It's corporations that are taking the day off,

but federal and state employees.

[livetohike]

3. Orange County officials are channelling Ronald Reagan

Wow!! How else do they know what Reagan would have wanted??

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[Peregrine]

5. Seminole Co., FL is closing on Friday

They estimate it will cost the county $100,000.

I am new to the area, and haven't quite figured out Seminole's tie-in to Reagan. It is a northern suburb of Orlando and has a RR Blvd. which will be rededicated tomorrow. And in Central FL they are the only ones closing.

[outinforce]

6. Richard Nixon Died On April 22, 1994

Bill Clinton, President at the time, announced a National Day of Mourning.

All Federal Workers got the day off (those whose jobs required them to remain on the job got double pay).