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Bonner County swaps Juneteenth for day after Thanksgiving as paid holiday; HR to manage exceptions
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted to replace Juneteenth with the Friday after Thanksgiving as a county paid holiday, and directed Human Resources to implement procedures so departments that cannot close will be afforded a floating holiday or equivalent handling.
Bonner County commissioners on Oct. 7 voted to replace Juneteenth with the Friday following Thanksgiving as a paid county holiday and added language directing Human Resources to manage exceptions for departments that must remain open.
Human Resources Director Jonathan Holmgren told the board that accounting for floating holidays is straightforward if authority to place the holiday is delegated to elected officials and department heads. "I would recommend to the board that the authority for decision making about floating holiday usage, would be delegated to elected officials and department heads, and they could very easily create a memo…
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