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CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 23-57 ESTABLISHING JUNETEENTH AS A RECOGNIZED CITY HOLIDAY WHEREAS, Juneteenth National Independence Day commemorates June 19, 1865 when the Union Army went to Galveston, TX to announce the emancipation of the last slaves in the United States and is recognized annually on June 19th; and WHEREAS, as of June 17, 2021, President Joseph Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, making it a federal legal holiday; and WHEREAS, Governor Tim Walz signed Senate File 13 amending Minnesota Statute 645.44, Subdivision 5, Juneteenth as an official state holiday effective August 1, 2023; and WHEREAS, a provision in HF1830, the state and local government omnibus bill, changed the effective date to June of 2023, requiring that Juneteenth be observed in 2023; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 645.44, Subdivision 5, states that no public business shall be transacted on any holiday, except in cases of necessity and except in cases of public business transacted by the legislature, nor shall any civil process be served thereon; and WHEREAS, establishing Juneteenth as an official City holiday requires City Council action; and WHEREAS, the City of Lino Lakes wishes to provide Juneteenth as a paid holiday to all eligible employees for the calendar years of 2023 and 2024; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes as follows: 1. Effective in 2023, Juneteenth will be added to the list of holidays recognized by the City of Lino Lakes. 2. Eligible employees of the City of Lino Lakes shall be entitled to holiday pay in 2023 and 2024 in accordance with their terms of employment. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes this 12th day of June 2023. _______________________________ Rob Rafferty, Mayor