County eliminates Columbus Day paid holiday, replaces it with Native American Day

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors removed Columbus Day as a paid holiday for county employees, and replaced it with Native American Day.

In June, the Board of Supervisors approved the addition of Native American Day as a paid County holiday and the elimination of Columbus Day as a paid holiday. Native American Day falls on the fourth Friday in September, and for this year will be on September 22.

This change applies to all County employees, so make sure to mark your calendars for this month! The remaining paid County holidays for the 2023 calendar year include the following:

In addition, the Board of Supervisors approved changes to allow employees on their initial probationary period to utilize personal leave, as well as to include Library employees as eligible participants in the Annual Leave program. These changes became effective the pay period including July 1, 2023. For additional information, review the agenda items from the Board of Supervisors meeting.