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STAFF REPORT
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Juan Rumayor, Human Resources Analyst
VIA: Dan Barros, City Manager
MEETING DATE: June 25, 2025
SUBJECT: Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance Amending Section 1.01.050 of the Colma Municipal Code Relating to Town Holidays
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1.01.050 OF THE COLMA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO TOWN HOLIDAYS PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINE 15378
COUNCIL ADOPTED VALUES
The staff recommendation is consistent with the Council adopted values of:
•Responsibility: Making decisions after prudent consideration of their financial impact, taking into account the long-term financial needs of the agency. •Fairness: Treat all persons, claims, and transactions in a fair and equitable manner.
ANALYSIS
At the June 11, 2025 meeting, the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 826, amending Section 1.01.050 of the Colma Municipal Code to revise the list of official Town holidays. The ordinance:
•Adds New Year’s Eve (December 31) as an official Town holiday. •Removes Columbus Day as a holiday designation.
The ordinance is now ready for adoption and staff is recommending that the City Council adopt the ordinance.
FISCAL IMPACT
This adoption of the ordinance will not materially impact the Town's budget.
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CONCLUSION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Ordinance No. 826 Amending Section 1.01.050 of the CMC re Town Holidays
Ord. No. ___- CMC Section 1.01.050 Regarding Town Holidays Page 1 of 2 ORDINANCE NO. 826
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF COLMA
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1.01.050 OF THE COLMA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO TOWN HOLIDAYS PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINE 15378 The City Council of the Town of Colma does ordain as follows:
ARTICLE 1. CMC SUBCHAPTER 1.01 AMENDED
Section 1.01.050 is hereby amended to read as follows 1:
1.01.050 Holidays
(a) The Town observes and will be closed for business on the following holidays, except for the continuance of essential public services such as police services:
(1)New Year’s Day,
(2)Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
(3)President’s Day,
(4)Memorial Day,
(5)Juneteenth
(6)Independence Day,
(7)Labor Day,
(8)Columbus Day,
(8)Veteran’s Day,
(9)Thanksgiving Day,
(10)Day After Thanksgiving,
(11)December 24,
(12)December 25,
(13)New Year’s Eve, and
(14)Any day specially proclaimed by the City Council as a city holiday. (b) If any of the foregoing holidays except a special holiday proclaimed by the City Council falls on a Saturday, the Town will observe and be closed for business on the preceding Friday. (c) If any of the foregoing holidays except a special holiday proclaimed by the City Council falls on a Sunday, the Town will observe and be closed for business on the following Monday. [Reference: Gov't Code § 6700 et seq.] [History: Re-numbered as 1.01.100 by ORD. 643, 4/12/2006, ORD. 653, 2/21/07; ORD. ____, 9/__/24, ORD. ____, 6/11/25] ARTICLE 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
1 New language is displayed in underline format and any deletions of existing language are shown in strikethrough.
Ord. No. ___- CMC Section 1.01.050 Regarding Town Holidays Page 2 of 2 This ordinance, or a summary thereof prepared by the City Attorney, shall be posted on the three (3) official bulletin boards of the Town of Colma within 15 days of its passage and is to take force and effect thirty (30) days after its passage.
ARTICLE 3. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, such invalidity has no effect on the other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and, to this extent, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.
ARTICLE 4. NOT A CEQA PROJECT.
The City Council’s introduction and adoption of any ordinance is exempt from environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as the action does not meet the definition of a “project” under CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378 as it is more akin to an organizational or administrative activity of the Town that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
Certification of Adoption
I certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. ___ was duly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the Town of Colma held on June 11, 2025, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the Town of Colma held on ________________, 2025, by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Ken Gonzalez, Mayor
Carrie Slaughter, Vice Mayor
Helen Fisicaro, Councilmember
Joanne F. del Rosario,
Councilmember
Thomas Walsh,
Councilmember
Voting Tally
Dated: ____________________ _____________________________________ Ken Gonzalez, Mayor
Attest: ______________________________
Michelle Estabillo, City Clerk