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Keith County amends holiday language, approves Christmas Eve pay for working staff
Summary
The Board revised holiday policy language to remove automatic adoption of governor proclamations and approved holiday schedule and pay handling for Christmas Eve staff who work, resolving payroll confusion caused by late proclamations.
Keith County commissioners moved to clarify holiday policy language and approved a holiday schedule and pay approach intended to avoid payroll confusion when state or federal proclamations are issued late.
Commissioners discussed last‑minute gubernatorial proclamations that had earlier left some county employees unclear about whether they were on duty and how they would be paid. After discussion the board amended the holiday policy to make county‑declared days determinative and passed a motion (Schroeder, second Irvin) specifying that employees who work on Christmas Eve will be paid consistent with the adopted proclamation/pay policy; roll-call votes were recorded in the minutes.
Payroll staff confirmed county practice: employees who work on an adopted holiday will be paid for hours actually worked and credited holiday time per the county’s payroll rules; employees who do not work will receive holiday pay consistent with the adopted schedule. Commissioners said the change is intended to reduce recurring confusion and minimize unpaid expectations that had emerged after last‑minute proclamations.
The holiday schedule adopted by the board lists standard federal and state observances and also gives the county the explicit option to add board‑determined holidays in the future. The board said further administrative guidance to staff will be issued by county payroll.
