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Keene council adds paid holidays, updates promotion policy; holiday leave decision tabled for attorney review
Summary
The council approved adding three paid holidays (Presidents Day, Juneteenth, Veterans Day) and New Year’s Eve to the city’s holiday schedule and revised the promotions/transfers probation language to a minimum three‑month probation; the proposed holiday‑leave policy language was tabled for legal clarification.
Keene — The City Council approved changes to the city personnel policies that add paid holidays and adjust promotion and transfer probation language, but it tabled final action on the holiday‑leave resolution pending legal review of state code implications for first responders.
What council approved: After discussion and an amendment that removed Columbus Day from the proposed additions, council voted to add Presidents Day, Juneteenth, Veterans Day and New Year’s Eve to the city’s paid holiday schedule (the amended motion preserved a total of 14 recognized holidays). Council also approved an update to Section 3.5 of the city personnel…
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