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FEB 61980 soon '42 PAA45 <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ADDING AN EMERGENCY ITEM TO <br />THE AGENDA CONCERNING THE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT <br />THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS HAD DESIGNATED 10 HOLIDAYS FOR THEIR <br />EMPLOYEES RATHER THAN THE 9 SET OUT BY THE BOARD AND WAS NOW BRINGING <br />IT TO THE BOARDS ATTENTION SO THAT THEY MAY WANT TO RECONSIDER THE <br />ACTION. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT ONE THING BOTHERED HIM - <br />ORIGINALLY, WHEN WE INTENDED TO GIVE 9 HOLIDAYS, WE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS. <br />ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON INTERJECTED THAT WE HAD RE- <br />CEIVED LETTERS FROM CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS ALSO REQUESTING GOOD FRIDAY. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE COMMENTED THAT HE PERSONALLY THOUGHT <br />THEY SHOULD STAY WITH THE 9 HOLIDAYS. HE CONTINUED THAT THE BOARD <br />ASKED THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS TO CONCUR, AND THEY COULD RECOMMEND <br />ONE OF THE OTHER HOLIDAYS BEING LEFT OUT AND HAVE GOOD FRIDAY, RATHER <br />THAN ADDING A HOLIDAY. <br />MR. NELSON ADVISED THE BOARD THEY SENT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS <br />THE 9 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE AND ASKED THEM TO COMMENT, AND FREDA WRIGHT <br />AND ROSEMARY RICHEY REQUESTED AN ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY. HE CONTINUED <br />THAT OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS CAME IN WITH A LETTER TO THE BOARD <br />REQUESTING GOOD FRIDAY AS AN ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY. <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS NOTED THAT IN THE PAST, THE BOARD <br />WOULD DECIDE ON THE HOLIDAYS, AND COPIES OF THE SCHEDULE WERE THEN <br />SENT TO THEM FOR THEIR COMMENTS; THIS TIME, HE WAS NOT SURE HOW THE <br />PROCEDURE WAS DONE, HE CONTINUED THAT AS FAR AS THE ADMINISTRATOR'S <br />OFFICE WAS CONCERNED, THEY GO BY WHAT THE BOARD SAYS. ADMINISTRATOR <br />JENNINGS ADDED THAT IN THEIR OFFICE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO ATTEND <br />SERVICES ON GOOD FRIDAY ARE PERMITTED TO GO. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED IT IS THE BOARDS JOB TO KEEP THE <br />COURTHOUSE OPEN SO THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAS IT AVAILABLE TO THEM, AND <br />THEY TRY TO DO IT IN A MANNER THAT IS PLEASING TO THE MAJORITY OF <br />THE PEOPLE. SHE CONTINUED THAT THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS HAVE A RIGHT TO <br />SAY WHETHER OR NOT THEIR OFFICES ARE GOING TO BE OPEN OR CLOSED, BUT <br />SHE FELT THEY SHOULD STAY OPEN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SHE NOTED..THAT_ <br />TO GET SUCH A STATEMENT, ADDING GOOD FRIDAY AS A HOLIDAY, FROM PUBLIC <br />