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Committee approves short winter remote-work period for legislative assistants

New Castle County Council Administrative Finance Committee · December 9, 2025
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Summary

The committee approved a motion allowing legislative assistants to work remotely from Dec. 16 to Jan. 5, with a revision to align certain holiday days with executive-branch schedule; the assistants remain on the clock while remote.

Councilman Sheldon proposed allowing legislative assistants to work remotely from Dec. 16 through Jan. 5, with pay status maintained while remote. The motion was seconded and the committee approved the request by voice vote.

During a question on the motion, a participant asked whether the assistants should follow the executive branch schedule for Dec. 24 and Dec. 26; the motion was revised to follow the executive-branch practice for those dates and the committee approved the revision.

The committee recorded the motion as approved by voice vote; no public comment was recorded on this item.