December 2, 2025
Human Resources
DATE: December 2, 2025
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Shasa Curl, City Manager
Nickie Mastay, Deputy City Manager, Internal Services
Sharrone Taylor, Director of Human Resources
Subject:
Year-End Closure from December 24, 2025, through
January 1, 2026
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The estimated fiscal impact of the two paid holidays by bargaining unit is as follows:
SEIU Local 1021 ~ $358,008
IFPTE Local 21 (Mid-Management, Executive
Management and Unrepresented) ~ $373,499
SEIU Local 1021 Part-Time Unit (one-time lump payment
of $600) ~ $120,523
Total Fiscal Impact ~ $852,030
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
None.
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
A City holiday office closure is proposed between
December 24, 2025, through January 1, 2026. December
25, 2025, and January 1, 2026, are designated as City
holidays. The City will compensate employees for full
days on December 24 and December 31. City Council
approval is required to approve side letter agreements
between the City and the impacted unions (SEIU 1021
General Employees Full-Time and Part-Time Units and
IFPTE Local 21 Mid-Management and Executive Units)
regarding the holiday closure.
AGENDA
REPORT
December 2, 2025
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ADOPT a resolution approving the Side Letters between
the City of Richmond and Service Employees
International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 (Full-Time and
Part-Time Units) and International Federation of
Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 21
(Mid-Management and Executive Management Units)
regarding the holiday closure 2025 – Human Resources
Department (Sharrone Taylor/Nickie Mastay 510-620-
6602).
DISCUSSION:
The City of Richmond aims to be an employer of choice and recognizes the valuable contributions of its staff to the community. To support staff well-being, it is proposed that City offices close on December 24, 2025, and remain closed through January 1, 2026.
Offices will reopen on January 2, 2026.
December 25, 2025, and January 1, 2026, are currently designated as City holidays.
The City will compensate employees for full days on December 24 and December 31.
Certain departments, deemed critically essential, will maintain either full or minimal operations during this closure.
Employees are permitted to use available vacation, floating holidays, administrative leave, or compensatory time accruals for December 26, 29, 30, 2025. In addition, employees who do not have available accrual balances for December 26, 29, and 30, have the option to go into the negative in their floating holiday balance. The negative will be cleared using their January 2026 floating holiday accrual.
Police – Fully Operational
o Contact: Assistant Police Chief T. Simmons 510-620-6651
Fire – Operations Division will be open. Management staff are on call, administrative staff are off.
o Contact: Fire Chief Aaron Osorio 510-730-9891 (cell)
o Contact: Deputy Fire Chief Rico Rincon 510-719-8430
o Contact: Battalion Chief’s Office: 510-620-6989
Community Services - Recreation
Richmond Recreation Complex - Winter Break Youth Camp, December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026, and will be closed on the holidays - December 25 and January 1, 2025.
Aquatics will be open to the public during the following times:
Richmond Plunge:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday – 8:00am to 1:00pm
December 2, 2025
Saturday – 8:00am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Richmond Swim Center:
Tuesday – 7:00am to 12:00pm
Saturday – 9:00am to 11:30am
Sunday – 10am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 3:30pm
o Contact: Ranjana Maharaj, Deputy Director Community Services – Recreation: 510-385-4343 or 510-620-6972
Community Services - Library
Open on December 22 - 23, 2025, regular hours, and closed December 24 – 26, 2025. Reopens on December 27 - 30, 2025, and closes December 31 and January 1 and will reopen on January 2, 2026.
o Contact: Kate Eppler, Deputy Director Community Services - Library 510-620-5452
o
Human Resources – Management staff will be on standby.
o Contact: Sharrone Taylor, Director of Human Resources 510-620-6602
Information Technology – Essential employees are available for emergency issues.
o Contact: Sue Hartman, Director of Information Technology 510-620-6874
Public Works – Minimal Staffing – The five Operations & Maintenance Divisions are considered essential services and have historically had mandatory minimal staffing during the City’s holiday season shutdowns:
Abatement
Facilities Maintenance
Fleet Maintenance
Parks Maintenance
Streets Maintenance
o Contact: Tawfic Halaby, Deputy Director Public Works- Operations 510-672-4537
Richmond Housing Authority - Staff will be on-call and the department will arrange for phone calls to be answered.
o Contact: Antoinette Terrell, Housing Authority Director 510-621-1300
o Contact: Nannette Beacham, Economic Development Director
December 2, 2025
510-648-9074
SEIU 1021 Part-Time Employees Unit: One-Time Lump Sum Payment
The City recognizes the impact that the holiday closure will have on our part-time hourly employees and greatly appreciates the dedication and commitment of our front-line workers. To help mitigate the loss of wages during this period, the City has agreed to provide a one-time lump sum payment of $600 to active SEIU 1021 Part-Time Unit employees.
FISCAL IMPACT:
As part of the agreement with the full-time SEIU Local 1021, IFPTE Local 21 Mid- Management, and Executive Management unions, the City will provide paid full days for December 24 and December 31, 2025. The fiscal impact of the two paid days and the $600 lump sum payment for part-time employees is approximately $852,030.
NEXT STEPS:
The City has negotiated the impacts of the holiday closure in good faith with the affected bargaining units. The parties have come to an agreement about the holiday closure as outlined in the side letter agreements (Attachments 2-5).
City staff is requesting that the City Council adopt the resolution approving the Holiday Closure side letter agreements between the City of Richmond and SEIU Local 1021 General Employees, SEIU Part-Time and Intermittent Unit, IFPTE Local 21 Mid- Management Unit, and the IFPTE Local 21 Executive Management Unit.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Resolution
Attachment 2 – Side Letter with SEIU Local 1021 General Employees Attachment 3 – Side Letter with SEIU Local 1021 Part-Time and Intermittent Employees Attachment 4 – Side Letter with Local 21 Mid-Management Unit Attachment 5 – Side Letter with Local 21 Executive Management Unit