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INFORMATIONAL MEMO <br />Page 2 <br />Many Washington agencies now recognize Juneteenth via proclamation or resolution, but <br />staff is not aware of any municipalities that have created a paid holiday as of yet. There is an <br />effort to add Juneteenth as an official holiday forstate workers and staff will monitorthis <br />effort in the Legislature. <br />The financial impact of adding an additional City holiday is difficult to determine at this time, <br />as the holiday would have to be negotiated with each individual bargaining unit, and each <br />unit has different implications. There could be hard costs associated with the Police and Fire <br />Departments as those departments collectively cannot take specific days off in the same way <br />as other City employees. For the other unions there could be soft costs associated with the <br />loss of those hours, and that is variable across departments and individuals. To reiterate, <br />adding orsubstituting a paid City holiday would need to be bargained across all labor groups. <br />If the Council chooses not to pursue Juneteenth as a City holiday at this time, one alternative <br />could be to create an educational opportunity for staff to be undertaken on or near June 19tn <br />This could be in the form of a video training, reading assignment, or other opportunity. This <br />would not necessarily need to be bargained and financial impact would be determined by the <br />type of educational activity selected. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />This item is presented ford iscussion and staff is seeking Committee feedback on the <br />information provided and next steps. <br />1: <br />