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To:	Contra Costa County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
From:	Joseph Villarreal, Housing Authority
Date:	March 21, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

RESOLUTION NO. 5249 DECLARING JUNE 19 OR "JUNETEENTH" AN OFFICIAL PAID HOLIDAY

Action of Board On: 03/21/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Commissioner
Candace Andersen, Commissioner
Diane Burgis, Commissioner
Ken Carlson, Commissioner
Federal D. Glover, Commissioner
Cynthia Jordan, Commissioner
Joanne Segura, Commissioner

Contact:

925-957-8028

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 21, 2023
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BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATIONS

ADOPT Resolution No. 5249, declaring June 19 or “Juneteenth” an official Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa (HACCC) paid holiday.

BACKGROUND

Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Juneteenth marks the anniversary of the announcement of General Order No. 3 by Union Army General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas. Originating in Galveston, the holiday has since been observed annually on June 19 in various parts of the United States, often broadly celebrating African-American culture. The day was first recognized as a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Joseph Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law.

FISCAL IMPACT

The Juneteenth Holiday will have an approximate cost of $49,500 per year for all HACCC staff.

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

Speaker: Caller 6770.