Staff Report
City Council
Item No. {{section.number}}.E
Meeting Date: October 9, 2024
From: Eugenia Torres, Human Resources Manager
Title: Resolution Designating Holidays Cathedral City Public Offices Shall Be Closed for Calendar Year 2025
RECOMMENDATION:
To adopt a resolution designating holidays on which the city shall be closed to the public for calendar year 2025.
BACKGROUND:
On November 10, 2020, the City Council repealed Chapter 2.55 of Title 2 of the Municipal Code allowing the City Council to designate holidays observed by resolution annually, or as necessary.
DISCUSSION:
Staff recommends City Council approve the attached resolution establishing dates public offices will be closed in 2025.
Below are the dates staff is proposing public offices be closed:
Holiday Name City Hall Closed
January 1st (New Year’s Day) Wednesday, January 1, 2025 The third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Jr.) Monday, January 20, 2025 The third Monday in February (Presidents’ Day) Monday, February 17, 2025 The last Monday in May (Memorial Day) Monday, May 26, 2025 June 19 (Juneteenth National Independence Day) Thursday, June 19, 2025 July 4th (Independence Day) Friday, July 4, 2025
The first Monday in September (Labor Day) Monday, September 1, 2025 November 11th (Veterans Day) Tuesday, November 11, 2025 Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day) Thursday, November 27, 2025 Friday following Thanksgiving Day Friday, November 28, 2025 December 25 (Christmas Day) Thursday, December 25, 2025 The resolution will take effect December 31, 2024. City Hall operating hours will be made available to the public.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN:
N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Cathedral City - Resolution Re. Designation of City Observed Holidays - 2025