The 4th of July is one of those holidays that is celebrated on whatever day of the week that the 4th day of July occurs. We can’t move it to Monday or Friday to make it more convenient for our workplaces. City offices are closed on the 4th of July, but we still have many City employees that are on the job. Police still work. Our 911 dispatchers are working. Firefighters are on call and ready to respond. Water Plant workers are still making water on the 4th of July. Public Works employees are picking up garbage and responding to call. Facilities Division employees are cleaning and making sure the air conditioning is working. Liquor store employees worked the 4th of July. It’s a busy day for them. And finally, lots of our Parks & Rec employees work the 4th of July because they organize and carry-out the 4th of July community celebration event at Round Lake Park.
The 4th of July week typically brings a lull in the demand for many of our services, and so we’re able to decrease our general staffing levels and allow employees to needed time away. I was out of the office on the 4th of July, 5th of July and 6th of July. A lot of my co-workers were as well. But today is the 9th of July and it’s time to get back to work.
