Staff Report
City Council
Item No. 4.F
Meeting Date: September 10, 2025
From: Tracey Hermosillo, City Clerk
Title: Resolution Designating Holidays Cathedral City Public Offices Shall be Closed for Calendar Year 2026
RECOMMENDATION:
To adopot a resolution designating holidays on which the City shall be closed to the public for calendar year 2026.
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On November 10, 2020, the City Council repealed Chapter 2.55 of Title 2 of the Municipal Code allowing the City Council to designate holidays observed by resolution annually, or as necessary.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 the City Council adopt the attached resolution establishing dates that public offices will be closed in 2026.
Below are the dates staff proposes public offices be closed:
Holiday Public Offices Closed
January 1st (New Year’s Day) Thursday, January 1, 2026
The third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Jr.) Monday, January 19, 2026 The third Monday in February (Presidents’ Day) Monday, February 16, 2026 The last Monday in May (Memorial Day) Monday, May 25, 2026 June 19 (Juneteenth National Independence Day) Friday, June 19, 2026 July 4th (Independence Day) Friday, July 3, 2026
The first Monday in September (Labor Day) Monday, September 7, 2026 November 11th (Veterans Day) Wednesday, November 11, 2026 Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day) Thursday, November 26, 2026 Friday following Thanksgiving Day Friday Friday, November 27, 2026 December 25 (Christmas Day) Friday, December 25, 2026
The resolution will take effect December 31, 2025. City Hall operating hours will be made available to the public.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact with this item.
FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN:
Not applicable
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution – proposed holiday schedule