Commission Meeting Agenda Item
Agenda Item
Consideration of Approval to Add the New Federal Holiday “Juneteenth” to the Town’s Scheduled Holidays
Department
Human Resources
Staff Recommended Motion
Staff recommends approval to add “Juneteenth” to the Town’s scheduled holidays.
Summary
President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on June 17, 2021. Juneteenth is observed on June 19th each year, commemorating the emancipation of the enslaved African Americans back in 1865.
Juneteenth for the year 2022 is observed on Sunday, June 19th.
History behind the holiday: On January 1st,1863, then President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation outlawing slavery in the original confederate states. On June 19,1865, Union Army General Gordon Granger, under General Order # 3, enforced the freedom of enslaved people in Texas, the last hold-out state in the confederacy.
Fiscal Impact
$7,950.00
Source of Funding
Budget
Funding Account
Varies
TD/ns
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Commission Meeting Agenda Item 2021242 (.pdf document)