CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
September 21, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Anita D. Scott, City Manager
Submitted By: Mark J. Gluba, Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CLOSURE OF CITY HALL DURING THE 2026 HOLIDAY SEASON AND RESCHEDULING 2027 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATES DUE TO HOLIDAY CONFLICTS RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council Adopt proposed Resolution No. 2026-110 (Attachment) to approve the following actions:
Authorizing the closure of City Hall from Wednesday, December 23, 2026 through Thursday, December 31, 2026, to account for observance of the Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day Holidays and to avoid potential staff shortages during the holidays; and, Amending the ongoing calendar for regularly scheduled City Council Meetings and 2027 City Council Meetings by cancelling and rescheduling meetings, as noted below, due to holiday conflicts:
Cancelling the January 18, 2027, regular City Council Meeting and rescheduling to Monday, January 25, 2027, to be conducted as a regular meeting of the City Council Cancelling the February 1, 2027, regular City Council Meeting and rescheduling to Monday, February 8, 2027, to be conducted as a regular meeting of the City Council Cancelling the regular City Council Meeting of February 15, 2027, and rescheduling to Monday, February 22, 2027, to be conducted as a regular meeting of the City Council Cancelling the regular City Council Meeting of July 5, 2027 Cancelling the September 6, 2027, regular City Council Meeting and rescheduling to Monday, September 13, 2027, to be conducted as a regular meeting of the City Council EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Traditionally, the Council has authorized the closure of City Hall between the Christmas and New Year Holidays and rescheduled Council Meetings that conflict with observed holidays. The recommendations contained herein are in line with these past practices.
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Previous Related Action – On June 16, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-78 authorizing the closure of City Hall during the 2025 holiday season, canceling meetings between January 2026 and September 2026, to avoid potential holiday conflicts.
DISCUSSION
In the past, the Council has authorized the closure of City Hall for up to two weeks around the Christmas and New Year Holidays. The last such closure was approved on June 16, 2025 for the 2025 Holiday Season.
Resolution number 2004-32 established that regular City Council meetings were to be held on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month and study sessions were to be held, as needed, on the second Monday of each month. City Council meetings are rescheduled, as needed, to accommodate holidays and other conflicts. 2026 Holiday Closure
City Hall will be closed on Wednesday, December 23rd and Thursday, December 24th in observance of the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day holidays as well as Thursday, January 1st in observance of the New Year’s Day Holiday. As proposed, City Hall would close for the period between the observed holidays and reopen for normal business on Monday, January 4, 2027.
During this period, employees will need to use their own accrued time to cover the three days not designated as holidays. Those who prefer not to use accruals may take the time off without pay. New employees who may not have sufficient accruals to cover the days off will be advanced future accruals, which will then be deducted as they are earned. 2027 Holiday Meeting Conflicts
After reviewing the calendar for 2027, staff has determined there are three (3) holiday conflicts that could occur. Per Council direction, staff has herein recommended rescheduling any meetings conflicting with national observed holidays to the subsequent Monday.
Proposed Resolution No. 2026-110 would cancel and reschedule the following regularly scheduled Council Meetings due to holiday conflicts:
The regularly scheduled meeting on January 18, 2027, conflicts with observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.
The regularly scheduled meeting on February 1, 2027, is proposed to move to the 2nd Monday in February to avoid back-to-back meetings with the rescheduled MLK meeting.
The regularly scheduled meeting on February 15, 2027, conflicts with the Presidents’ Day Holiday.
The regularly scheduled meeting on July 5, 2027, conflicts with the Independence Day Holiday and is not proposed to be rescheduled to avoid additional back-to-back meetings and better accommodate summer vacation schedules.
The regularly scheduled meeting on September 6, 2027, would conflict with the Labor Day Holiday.
Prepared by:
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Mark J. Gluba
Assistant City Manager
ATTACHMENT: Resolution No. 2026-110 Rescheduling 2027 Holiday Conflicting Meetings 2026 City Hall Holiday Closure and Rescheduling of Meetings with Holiday Conflicts September 21, 2026
2026 City Hall Holiday Closure and Rescheduling of Meetings with Holiday Conflicts September 21, 2026