Quartzsite council amends holiday policy to clarify weekend observances

The Quartzsite Common Council approved an amendment to the town personnel policy (Section 13.01) that clarifies how holidays are observed across different employee schedules.

Staff presented changes intended to reconcile differences between five-day, eight-hour schedules and four-day, ten-hour schedules, as well as the operational needs of police and transit staff. The amendments explain when offices remain open and when employees are eligible to take the holiday on an alternate day with department-head approval.

Council members debated whether, when a holiday falls on a weekend, the town should treat the prior Thursday or the following Monday as the observed day for employees on a four-day schedule. After discussion and an amendment to the draft, the council adopted language explicitly treating the Monday after a Sunday holiday as the observed day for scheduling purposes. The resolution became effective immediately upon adoption.

Action taken: Resolution No. 26-08 adopting the amended Section 13.01 (holidays) of the Town of Quartzsite personnel policy was approved and effective immediately. Council directed staff to incorporate the clarified language and proceed with implementation across departments.

The council noted that police, transit and public-works schedules differ and that the policy aims to preserve operational coverage while offering eligible employees alternate holiday observance where appropriate.