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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: January 9, 2023 Item No.: 10.h Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description:Authorize City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with IAFF Local 5051 Recognizing Juneteenth as a Holiday 1 B ACKGROUND 2 On June 17, 2021 President Biden signed legislation declaring June 19 a federal holiday in 3 acknowledgement of Juneteenth Day. Juneteenth Day commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union 4 soldiers brought news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas. Juneteenth Day 5 celebrations have occurred ever since 1866, mostly by Black Americans, yet it is a day worthy of 6 commemoration as it represents a critical turning point in American history, not just Black history. 7 8 On November 7, 2022 the Roseville City Council declared June 19 an official city recognized 9 holiday. As part of the negotiation process with the various collective bargaining units in the city, 10 several of the 2022 union contracts had provisions that would recognize Juneteenth as a holiday in 11 the collective bargaining agreement if the City Council approved it as an official holiday. The 12 collective bargaining unit represented by the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 13 5051 did not have this clause as part of their contract when it was approved. 14 15 Staff and representatives from the union have met and agreed to the attached Memorandum of 16 Understanding recognizing Juneteenth as an official holiday and increasing the bank of holiday 17 hours for each employee accordingly. 18 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 19 As part of the City of Roseville’s Community Aspirations, Roseville aspires to be “Welcoming, 20 inclusive, and respectful” and “Engaged in our community’s success as citizens, neighbors, 21 volunteers, leaders, and businesspeople”. Declaring Juneteenth Day as a City holiday is consistent 22 with those aspirations as it will provide an important recognition within the community regarding to 23 the ending of slavery and its continuing impact in American society. 24 B UDGET I MPLICATIONS 25 The increase in holiday hours (16 hours/employee) for union members is consistent with the 26 additional holiday hours granted to other union and non-union members. An exact cost impact 27 cannot be calculated at this time due to variables of who is working and who may be called in for 28 emergency work. However, based on union contract, union employees who work on Juneteenth Day 29 holiday would be paid as dictated by their contract (e.g. time and one half). 30 R ACIAL E QUITY I MPACT S UMMARY 31 According to the 2020 American Community Survey produced by the U.S. Census Bureau, 8% of 32 Roseville’s population (2,886 residents) identify as Black. An additional 6.6% identify as two races. Page 1 of 2