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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMaster ReportYOF City of Miami iF loss AenFl * Master Report � O R V Enactment Number: R-20-0187 File Number: 7590 Revision: File Type: Resolution File Name: Designate June 19th as Juneteenth Independence Day Requesting Dept: City Commission City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Status: ADOPTED Controlling Body: City Commission Introduced: 6/25/2020 Final Action Date: 6/25/2020 Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO DESIGNATE JUNE 19TH OF EVERY YEAR AS "JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY" A LEGAL FEDERAL HOLIDAY IN RECOGNITION OF JUNE 19, 1865, THE DATE ON WHICH NEWS OF THE END OF SLAVERY REACHED THE BLACK PEOPLE BEING HELD AS SLAVES IN THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS UPON ITS ADOPTION. Sponsor(s): Mayor Francis X. Suarez, Commissioner Ken Russell Notes: NOTE #1: Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission. NOTE #2: Per Directive, City Clerk's Office transmitted on 7/15/2020. Links: Attachments: History of Legislative File: Revision: Acting Body: Date: Action: Result: City Commission 6/25/2020 Meeting Completed City Commission 6/25/2020 ADOPTED Passed Victoria Mendez 7/9/2020 Approved Form and Completed Correctness City Clerk's Office 7/10/2020 Rendered Completed City of Miami Page 1 of 1 Printed on: 7/31/2020