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Council agrees to note holiday schedule for Jan. 2 observance when calendar causes split work week
Summary
Council agreed in principle to add a notation on the annual holiday schedule so staff can observe adjacent‑day holidays (such as Jan. 2) when calendars create a split work week; formal schedule approval remains an annual consent process.
Councilmember McGee raised a proposal to avoid a situation where employees return to work for a single day between Christmas and New Year’s by observing Jan. 1 and Jan. 2 consecutively when the calendar creates that split. Council discussed options including a rotating notation or an asterisk on the published holiday schedule to indicate when the adjacent‑day observation applies, and staff said the holiday schedule is included in the budget documents and is published annually by HR.
The council did not adopt a permanent ordinance change but gave consensus to add a notation to the annual holiday schedule so the clerk and staff can indicate when the adjacent observation applies; final holiday schedules continue to require council approval as part of the budget process.
