File #: 20-0820    Version: 1 Name: Commissioner Good - Item #1: Juneteenth paid holiday
Type: Commission Items Status: Passed
File created: 11/8/2020 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 11/18/2020 Final action: 11/18/2020
Title: COMMISSIONER GOOD - ITEM #1: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE "JUNETEENTH" AS A CITY-PAID EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY IN ORDER TO CELEBRATE THE EMANCIPATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO WERE ENSLAVED IN THE UNITED STATES, AND TO BE CELEBRATED ON JUNE 19, IN THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, COINCIDENT TO A REVIEW BY THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO ADVISE OF THE FINANCE IMPACT/ESTIMATED COST TO ADD THIS AS A PAID HOLIDAY, AND AS A RECURRING EXPENSE.
Sponsors: Thomas Good Jr.
Attachments: 1. 1. Juneteenth - Commission Meeting 10-14-20 Tamarac REV, 2. 2. Juneteen ordinance Tamarac

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COMMISSIONER GOOD - ITEM #1:  DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE "JUNETEENTH" AS A CITY-PAID EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY IN ORDER TO CELEBRATE THE EMANCIPATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO WERE ENSLAVED IN THE UNITED STATES, AND TO BE CELEBRATED ON JUNE 19, IN THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, COINCIDENT TO A REVIEW BY THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO ADVISE OF THE FINANCE IMPACT/ESTIMATED COST TO ADD THIS AS A PAID HOLIDAY, AND AS A RECURRING EXPENSE.