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Rathdrum council adopts 2025–26 personnel policy with holiday and wording exceptions
Summary
The City of Rathdrum adopted its annual personnel policy with several staff-requested clarifications and two council-directed exceptions: extra holiday pay for the day before Thanksgiving and Dec. 24, and rejection of one proposed wording change. Council also directed staff to workshop benefit questions with the benefits committee.
The City of Rathdrum City Council on Oct. 23 approved the 2025–26 personnel policy after staff summarized numerous edits requested by employees and required by law.
City Administrator Leon, who presented the draft policy, told the council that “over 50% of all of our edits come from employee information” and described the document as a “living document” the city reviews annually to address day-to-day issues and legal changes. Leon outlined changes ranging from clearer definitions of “probationary” status to expanded language on investigations, reasonable-accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act and a new AI/chatbot usage paragraph in the computer policy appendix.
The council approved the policy with three specific exceptions. The motion — made by Mayor Hill and seconded by a councilmember — added language to give employees one half of their…
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