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Franklin County votes to align nonunion holiday schedule with judicial court calendar
Summary
The board voted 4-1 to follow the Judicial Court's schedule for nonunion, nonessential staff holidays, amid discussion about potential impacts on union negotiations and differences between state and court holiday calendars.
The Franklin County Commissioners voted 4-1 on Dec. 11 to follow the Judicial Court's schedule for nonunion, nonessential staff holidays rather than the State of Maine's holiday list.
Commissioner Fen Fowler moved to follow the court schedule; the motion carried 4-1 with Commissioner Tom Saviello recorded as opposing. Commissioners discussed that the county's practice in past years had matched the State of Maine schedule, but board members noted the Judicial Court and State calendars do not always align. Some commissioners raised concern that granting additional days outside the county handbook could affect union negotiations with covered employees.
Why it matters: The change affects which days nonunion, nonessential county employees will be off and could influence negotiations over union-member holidays if the board continues to grant days not listed in the county handbook.
What's next: The board did not specify additional implementation steps at the meeting; staff will update scheduling information as needed.
