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St. Clair board discusses adding MLK Day but keeps current holiday schedule
Summary
Administrators outlined three options for adding Martin Luther King Jr. Day to the personnel calendar; aldermen expressed mixed views about keeping a floating holiday and competitiveness with other towns and decided to make no immediate change to the holiday schedule.
The St. Clair Board of Aldermen considered whether to add Martin Luther King Jr. Day to the city personnel holiday schedule but did not change policy at its Feb. 2 meeting.
Administrator Wilson said he researched comparable Franklin County towns and presented three options: (1) drop the floating holiday, add MLK Day and add either Columbus Day or Juneteenth to reach 13 holidays; (2) add MLK Day while keeping the floating holiday (effective 2027); or (3) make no change. He noted the city currently lists 11–12 official items plus a floating holiday and unique observances such as New Year’s Eve.
Board members voiced differing views. Some favored keeping the floating holiday because employees value its flexibility; others said adding a 13th paid holiday would align with state practice but asked about how floating holidays were being used. One alderman emphasized the city’s existing New Year’s Eve and floating holiday made the city competitive for staffing and preferred no change for now.
After discussion the board concluded there was no need to immediately alter the personnel policy; administrators will not change the holiday list at this time.
Next steps: no ordinance or personnel change was drafted at the meeting. Staff will take no immediate action unless the board directs otherwise in a future agenda.
