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Davidson asked for any Council comments or questions. <br /> <br />Howard: <br /> <br />Certainly, I am in favor of <br />celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King's <br />birthday. I'm not so willing to <br />give staff an additional paid <br />holiday. But, if staff is willing <br />to work out a trade of the existing <br />holiday structure, then I have no <br />problem with how they allocate their <br />holidays as long as they're not <br />adding any. <br /> <br />Sisk: <br /> <br />I feel we should celebrate Dr. <br />Martin Luther King's birthday and <br />that the day that should be deleted <br />is Colorado Day. I would be opposed <br />to the granting of another holiday. <br /> <br />Lathrop: <br /> <br />I would not favor adding an <br />additional holiday with the <br />approximate cost of $12,000.00. I <br />have no problem with observing Dr. <br />Martin Luther King's birthday in <br />preference to another day. I would <br />not want to be the one to choose <br />which is the other day. I feel the <br />employees should choose which <br />holiday to exchange for Dr. Martin <br />Luther King's birthday. <br /> <br />Hornbostel: <br /> <br />I agree with Mr. Sisk that City Hall <br />should be closed and I would like to <br />trade Colorado Day for that. I <br />think that it's the sensitive thing <br />to do. <br /> <br />Mayer: <br /> <br />I have some concern about this, <br />although, it's not out of my lack of <br />respect for Dr. King. Given the way <br />holidays are celebrated in this <br />country by not celebrating the <br />person's birthday but, the closest <br />convenient weekend so people can go <br />skiing. I prefer substantive change <br />to symbolic change. I would prefer <br />leaving it to the employees to <br />decide which one is more convenient <br />to them since, I believe people <br />going off skiing for the day is not <br />the way Dr. King would want to be <br />remembered. <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br /> <br />