City Council met last Monday and approved several resolutions unanimously. One of those resolutions was to adopt Juneteenth Day as a city holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of African American slaves in the United States and became a federal holiday last year.

This means that on June 19, regular full-time and part-time employees shall earn holiday leave in proportion to their average hours worked per day and City Hall will be closed.

City Manager Doug Hewett told the council during a work session at the beginning of the month that there will be no direct budget costs, however, productivity costs loss could be estimated at around $482,600. Other considerations included the trash pickup schedule which would have to be rearranged.