Franklin County adopts 2026 meeting schedule, county hours, holidays and tax duplicate dates; approves policy updates

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners approved the county’s 2026 meeting schedule, business hours, holiday observances and a set of administrative policy updates.

Staff explained the meeting schedule changes: regular meetings will continue at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesdays in the county building, and evening meetings will be held quarterly at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the months identified for the quarter (staff listed February, May, August and November as the months). The board approved the schedule, including two date adjustments: the August meeting will move from Wednesday, Aug. 5 to Thursday, Aug. 6, and the November meeting will move from Nov. 11 to Tuesday, Nov. 10 in observance of Veterans Day.

County business hours were confirmed at 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a half‑hour lunch period. Staff read a list of published holidays for 2026 including Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 19), Good Friday (Apr. 3), Memorial Day (May 25), observed Independence Day on July 3, Labor Day (Sept. 7), Veterans Day (Nov. 11), two‑day Thanksgiving and Christmas observances, and New Year’s Day on Jan. 1, 2027. The board approved the hours and holiday schedule.

Commissioners also approved a block of county policy updates included in the employee handbook: revisions to jail policies, emergency management services handbook excerpts, personnel policies and revised policies such as the travel reimbursement policy, an employee re‑employment/recruitment policy, and an expanded credit card payment policy. Finally, the board approved tax duplicate processing dates and the availability schedule for Franklin County tax duplicates for 2024–2026 interim supplements.

Staff and commissioners asked clarifying questions, and motions to approve these items were carried by voice votes. No further public comment was recorded on these matters.