The Knox City Council approved the Holiday Schedule for 2020 when members met Tuesday night.
All the same holidays were included in next year’s schedule. It was noted that if a holiday falls on a Saturday then it will generally be observed the Friday beforehand and if it falls on a Sunday then it will be observed the following Monday.
The only exception to this rule will be Independence Day in 2020 which falls on a Saturday and will be observed the following Monday to allow officials to prepare for the Family Fun Day and Fireworks Display event.
City employees will have January 1st off for New Year’s Day and January 20th off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In February, employees will have the 17th off for President’s Day. There are no holidays listed for March so the next day off for city employees will be Good Friday which will be observed on April 10th.
During the month of May, employees will have Tuesday the 5th off for Election Day and Monday, the 25th off for Memorial Day. Since July 4th falls on a Saturday, it will be observed July 6th.
Employees will also have no work on Monday, September 7th in recognition of Labor Day and Monday, October 12th for Columbus Day.
There will be a few different holidays observed during the month of November including Election Day on the 3rd and Veterans Day on the 11th as well as Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving on Thursday the 26th and Friday the 27th.
In December, employees get off Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, which will fall on a Thursday and Friday in 2020.
On a related note, when member met for their final meeting of the month in November, they approved the meeting schedule for next year. There was unanimous support to continue meeting at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month.
