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Item No. 08F <br />Meeting Date: November 28, 2005 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator <br /> <br />Item Title/Subject: 2005 Holidays for Non-Union <br /> <br /> <br />At the November Work Session there was a discussion about closing City Hall on <br />December 23rd and December 30th due to staffing issues. <br /> <br />According to Section 3.10 of the Mounds View Personnel Policy it states: <br /> <br />If Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Independence Day or Veteran's Day falls on a <br />Saturday, the preceding Friday will be considered a Holiday. If Christmas Day, New <br />Year's Day, Independence Day, or Veteran’s Day fall on a Sunday, the following <br />Monday will be considered a holiday. <br /> <br />Similar language was added to the 2004-2005 union labor contracts. However, <br />Christmas Eve and New Years Eve was added to the list above. This means that all <br />union employees have holidays on Friday, December 23rd and Friday December 30, <br />2005. Non-union employees are required to work on these days. Out of the 52 <br />employees staffed at City Hall, only about 11 would be required to work on December <br />23rd and December 30th. Of those 11 employees, many have already scheduled this <br />time off. There are potential staffing issues due to the union’s contract language. <br /> <br />In addition to December 23rd and December 30th, City Offices will also be closed on <br />December 26, 2005 and January 2, 2006 because both holidays fall on a weekend. <br />Christmas and New Years Day fall on a Sunday, which means that Monday, December <br />26th and January 2nd is a holiday for all City staff. Due to these staffing issues, Staff <br />feels that it would be difficult to maintain services at City Hall. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff is recommending that City Hall offices be closed on December 23rd and December <br />30th. The City Council should take into considerations that Monday, December 26th and <br />January 2nd are also holidays for all City Staff. If the City Council agrees with Staff’s <br />recommendation, then non-union staff would use comp time, flex time or vacation to <br />take December 23rd and December 30th off. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />