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