Flag Status
The following are dates to fly the United States Flag at half-staff in accordance with federal statures and the U.S. Flag Code:
- Peace Officers Memorial Day - May 15th (sunrise to sunset). Unless that day is also Armed Forces Day, on which flags are to be flown at full-staff.
- Memorial Day - Last Monday in May (sunrise to noon).
- Patriot Day - September 11th (sunrise to sunset).
- National Firefighters Memorial Day - First Sunday in October (sunrise to sunset).
- Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - December 7th (sunrise to sunset).
The President or Governor may decide to lower the flag to commemorate the death of a person of national or state standing, or of a local member of the armed forces, public servant, or other official who, in the opinion of the agency concerned, contributed to the community. It may also be flown at half-staff during special periods of mourning. Such periods shall be announced and publicized.
The Village shall publish notices on this page when the flag is to be at half-staff as well as announcing on our social media channels such periods: