Agenda - Council - 01/14/1986 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I G%SE ~3: Your action will ~ ~ ~ke what.er ~ction ~ou ~ ~ro~tate ~ter ~R~N ~ER KI~, ~R. AS you are ~ ~ubt ~are, ~e Minnesota State Legislature has de- clar~ ~e ~ird ~n~y in Jan~ as a legal ~liday to ~ known as "~rtin Lurer King, Jr. ~y". ~is year ~at day falls on Monday, J~ 20, 1986. ~e 1~ relating to legal holies sta~s ~at "no ~blic business ~n ~ ~ansacted" on a legal holiday. City Hall, ~er~ore, ~ould ~ closed. For your i~o~ation, ~e schools will ~ o~n on ~at ~ ~use ~ere is a s~cial provision in the law s~ting ~at s~ls ~n r~ain o~n if ~ provide a one hour ~m- ~orative progrm in ho~r of ~r~n Lurer King, Jr. Sin~ ~e Hall will ~ ~o~d, ~ployees will obviously ~t ~ ~rking ~at day ~d ~er~ore, ~e next question arises as to whe~er or not ~ey should ~ ~id. Holid~s are a current discussion wi~ ~e AFSCME Union md we have yet ~ resolve ~e n~r of ~li~ys which ~ploy- ees will ~ given. Sine cities have ~1~ ~pl~ees ~ tra~ ~r~n Lurer King, Jr. ~ wi~ ~l~us ~y or ~er ~id holiday. Some cities are giving ~is ~y as a ~id holiday ~ o~ers are not. ~e ~ague of Minne~ Cites ~lieves ~at it is ~ut 50-50 right now as ~ ~e cites which are giving this day as a holiday and ~ose whi~ are ~t. ~ ~e Ci~ determines not to grant ~is as a ~id holid~, mployees can ~en have ~eir option of ~king ~is as a va~tion ~y or mt ~ ~id. Council A~tion: Your action will be to discuss whether or not to consider Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 1986 as a paid holiday and to declare that the City Hall will be closed on January 20, 1986 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. ~he following proPOsed motions are hereby sub- mittedforyouroonsideration: Motion by _._~__~_ _ and seconded by t the closing of Ramsey City Hall on Monday, January 20, 1986 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Further discussion: Motion carried/failed. Abstaining: ~ Voting yes: Absent: Voting no: C3 Motion by ~ and seconded by ~designate/ not designate Martin Lurer Kin~, Jr. Day, Monday, January 20, 1986, asa paid holiday~-~-~ Further discussion: Motion carried/failed. Voting yes: Abstaining: ~> Absent: O Voting no: O