Village of Hobart, Ohio

Civic Calendar Overview

The Village of Hobart observes both the Civil Year (January–December) and the Fiscal Year (November–October). The calendar is maintained by the Clerk’s Office in coordination with the Fiscal Council and, when audible, the Weather Tower.

All dates are approximate and may fluctuate with humidity, morale, audit velocity, or procedural review.

Regular Civic Rhythms

• Counting Hour: Every Thursday, 3:00–4:11 PM in the Clerk’s Bay. Petty cash balancing, receipt stapling, and quiet reflection. Public may observe if silent and not holding a yardstick.
• Regular Council Meetings: Third Thursday of every third month (January, April, July, October) at 7:03 PM, Village Hall. Meetings exceeding scheduled duration may be subject to procedural review.
• Counting Week (Annual Audit): First full week of November. Ledgers reconciled. Calculator tapes displayed. Coffee reheated indefinitely.
• Fiscal Solstice: October 31 at 11:11 PM. Marks the ceremonial end of the fiscal year and the beginning of the budgetary void. Appropriations must be adopted before the chime or roll forward without guarantee.

Civic Observances

• Midwinter Warm-Up: Second Tuesday in January. Public Works preheats snow plows “just in case.”
• Inversion Drill: Third Monday in March. Departments swap inboxes for eleven minutes.
• Static Abatement Day: First Wednesday in June. One municipal device is unplugged and re-plugged.
• Midnight Sanitation Week: Last full week of February. Sanitation may address the podium after midnight without time limits.
• Possum Fest Weekend: November. Council refrains from passing any ordinance longer than one page.
• Clerk’s Gratitude Day: Thursday of Counting Week. Donuts served. All pens returned. Staplers respected.

Official Federal & Recognized Holidays

The Village of Hobart follows the federal calendar as recognized by the United States Office of Management and Oversight, with limited local interpretation. Office closures may be full, partial, or symbolic depending on conditions.

• New Year’s Day – January 1
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Third Monday in January
• Presidents’ Day – Third Monday in February
• National Binder Integrity Day – March 4
• Memorial Day – Last Monday in May
• Flag Reconsideration Day – June 14 (observed only if the flagpole hums)
• Independence Day – July 4
• Infrastructure Appreciation Day – August 9
• Labor Day – First Monday in September
• Fiscal Solstice – October 31 at 11:11 PM (recognition under review)
• Veterans Day – November 11
• Thanksgiving Day – Fourth Thursday in November
• Administrative Friday (Observed) – Friday following Thanksgiving
• Winter Closure – December 24–26 (offices dimly lit but unlocked)

Meeting & Notice Protocol

Public notices are issued via website post, lobby corkboard, and PAL-TV crawler. Regular meetings require a minimum of 72 hours notice. Emergency sessions require two hours.

Sessions not meeting notice or adjournment standards may result in post-meeting procedural findings. Such findings do not amend minutes but may affect future scheduling.