Cleveland makes Election Day a half day holiday for many city employees

Cleveland is giving many city employees half the day off on Election Day.

City Council on Monday night passed legislation backed by Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration to make Election Day an official city holiday for full-time workers. Many employees will be able to take four hours off that day.

Non-union employees, who make up about a quarter of Cleveland’s 7,300-person full- and part-time workforce, will be immediately eligible for the holiday. City Hall will have to negotiate the benefit into collective bargaining agreements for unionized workers. As with any holiday, certain essential city employees – such as police officers – may still be scheduled to work.

The administration is also considering closing City Hall the afternoon of Nov. 5, according to Austin Davis, the mayor’s senior policy advisor. Davis said the new time off policy is meant to emphasize the importance of Election Day.



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