County Employees get 13 Paid Holidays in 2014

  09/20/13 Marshall County Employees will receive thirteen (13) paid holidays next year.  On Monday the Marshall County Commissioner approved the 2014 Holiday Schedule with one change.  

Washington’s Birthday which is in February was moved to December 24^th giving county employees Wednesday and Thursday, December 25^th off for their Christmas vacation.  That day was changed to Friday, December 26^th instead of the 24^th giving employees a four day weekend. 

Marshall County commissioner Kevin Overmyer noted that having the county buildings shut down for December 24^th and 25^th is typical but having to open back up on the 26^th and then be closed for the weekend seemed like a waste of controlling energy costs for the county.

Debbie Palmer, the county’s HR Director conducted a spontaneous poll of some employees with the majority of them preferring the four day weekend verses December 24^th and 25^th. 

A complete listing of county holidays for 2014 include:

New Year’s Day – Wednesday, January 1^st

Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday, January 20^th

Good Friday – Friday, April 18^TH

Primary Election Day – Tuesday, May 6^th

Memorial Day – Monday, May 26^th

Independence Day – Friday, July 4^th

Labor Day – Monday September 1^st

Election Day – Tuesday, November 4^th

Veteran’s Day – Tuesday, November 11^th

Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 27^th

Lincoln’s Birthday – Friday, November 28^th

Washington’s Birthday – Friday, December 26^th

Christmas day – Thursday, December 25^th