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AGENDA ITEM # 10.5 <br /> City of it <br /> Pequot <br /> Lakes_ <br /> REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL <br /> Report Prepared by: Rich Spiczka <br /> Date: June 5th, 2023 <br /> Subiect: Juneteenth Holiday <br /> Report: <br /> New Juneteenth Holiday Will Be Effective This Year <br /> May 23, 2023 <br /> A provision included in the state and local government omnibus bill adjusts the previous effective <br /> date to make the holiday required this year. <br /> A bill to establish Juneteenth as a state-recognized holiday, HF 48(Rep. Ruth Richardson, DFL-Mendota <br /> Heights/Sen. Bobby Champion, DFL-Minneapolis),was passed off the Senate floor on Jan.26 with a vote <br /> of 57-8.On Feb.2, it was passed by the House by a vote of 126-1.The bill was signed into law by Gov. <br /> Tim Walz. <br /> The holiday is to recognize the date on which slavery was abolished in the United States. Public business <br /> cannot not be conducted on June 19 in observance of the holiday. <br /> The new law was set to go into effect on Aug. 1,2023, however,a provision contained in HF 1830(Rep. <br /> Ginny Klevorn, DFL-Plymouth/Sen.Samakab Hussein, DFL-St. Paul),the state and local government <br /> omnibus bill,changes the effective date to make the new holiday effective before June 19 of this year, <br /> requiring that the day be observed. <br /> The HF 1830 conference committee report containing the updated effective date was passed by the <br /> House and Senate and will now go to Gov.Tim Walz to be signed.Cities will need to update their <br /> existing schedules to reflect the June 19 holiday and make any necessary adjustments. <br /> Council Action Requested: Council action approving Juneteenth as an official <br /> city holiday and a paid holiday for all City Staff. <br />