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City Council Meeting: March 15, 2022 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11406 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DECLARING CESAR CHAVEZ DAY
AND JUNETEENTH AS CITY HOLIDAYS
WHEREAS, on March 23, 2021, the City Council presented a Proclamation
declaring March 31, 2021, as Cesar Chavez Day in the City of Santa Monica, to
commemorate the history of the farm labor movement in the United States and to honor
the life and work of Cesar Chavez; and
WHEREAS, on August 18, 2000, the Governor of the State of California signed
Senate Bill 984, which provides among other things that March 31st is a paid holiday for
State employees, as specified; and
WHEREAS, the City of and County of Los Angeles both observe Cesar Chavez
Day as a holiday on the last Monday in March; and
WHEREAS, on June 18, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden signed a Proclamation
declaring June 19, 2021, as Juneteenth Day of Observance, which officially recognizes
Juneteenth as a federal holiday, to acknowledge and celebrate the end of the Civil War
and the emancipation of Black Americans, and to further the commitment to eradicate
systemic racism; and
WHEREAS, in following the presidential proclamation, many employers across the
United States have implemented a paid holiday for employees on Juneteenth; and
WHEREAS, as part of the City’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; in
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recognition of the important contributions of Cesar Chavez to the farm labor and civil rights
movements; and in furtherance of the ongoing work of achieving a more just future for all
while understanding fully our nation’s past, the City Council desires to declare Cesar
Chavez Day on the last Monday in March as a City holiday and Juneteenth Day of
Observance on June 19th as a City holiday;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica hereby declares Cesar
Chavez Day, on the last Monday of March, as a City holiday.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica hereby declares
Juneteenth Day of Observance, June 19th, as a City holiday.
SECTION 3. City employees shall receive a paid holiday for Cesar Chavez Day,
the last Monday of March, and for Juneteenth Day of Observance, June 19th, consistent
with their bargaining unit’s applicable Memorandum of Understanding and following the
completion of any necessary meet and confer process between the City and the
respective exclusively recognized employee organizations in accordance with the
Meyers-Milias Brown Act.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JOSEPH P. LAWRENCE
Interim City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 15th day of March 2022.
Sue Himmelrich, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11406 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 15th day of March 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, Davis, De la Torre, Negrete, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: _______________________________ Nikima Newsome, Assistant City Clerk