HomeMy Public PortalAbout21-08 Recognizing Juneteenth Independence DaySponsored by: Commissioner Davis
Mayor Pigatt
Vice Mayor Williams
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2,
ARTICLE IV ENTITLED PERSONNEL, TO CREATE
DIVISION IV OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA'S CODE OF
ORDINANCES TO BE ENTITLED "CITY HOLIDAYS";
SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZING JUNETEENTH
INDEPENDENCE DAY AS A PAID CITY HOLIDAY AND
SPECIFICALLY CITING ALL OTHER CITY HOLIDAYS;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND REPEALER; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION
AND SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; CONFLICTS OF LAW,
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Opa-Locka, Florida, ("City") desires to codify Juneteenth
Independence Day ("Juneteenth) as an observed paid City Holiday; and
WHEREAS, approximately eleven and one-half million African Americans survived the voyage
to the New World ("the middle passage"), only to be subjected to chattel slavery for more than 200 years
after arrival in the United States; and
WHEREAS, President Abraham Lincoln first issued the Emancipation Proclamation
effective January 1, 1863, freeing the enslaved citizens from legalized slavery in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, Juneteenth commemorates the day freedom was proclaimed to all
enslaved citizens in the south by Union General Granger, on June 19, 1865, in Galveston,
Texas, more than two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by
President Abraham Lincoln; and
WHEREAS, in June of 2018, for the first time in over 130 years of annual
celebration, Juneteenth was "officially recognized" as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in
America by the President and Congress of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Americans of all colors, creeds, cultures, religions and countries -of -origin,
share in common love of and respect for "freedom", as well as a determination to protect their
right to freedom through democratic institutions, by which the "tenets -of -freedom" are
guaranteed and protected. The Juneteenth Independence Day, along with the 4th of July
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Independence Day, completes the America's Independence Day observances. The often
repeated proverb "Until All are Free, None are Free" is appropriate to highlight the
significance of the end of the era of slavery in the United States and the celebration of freedom
for all; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Opa-Locka, Florida desires to update its
Administrative Policies regarding City Holidays to Include Juneteenth Independence Day as
a day of celebration in the City and paid City holiday and further list Juneteenth and all other
City holidays in the Chapter 2, Article IV entitled "Personnel" by creating a new division
within the City of Opa-Locka's Code of Ordinances entitled "City Holidays".
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals to the preamble herein are incorporated by reference.
Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Opa-Locka hereby directs the City
Manager to include Juneteenth Independence Day as an observed paid City Holiday in
the City of Opa-Locka. If the holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be
observed as a holiday. If the holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday shall be
observed as a holiday. The City Commission of the City of Opa-Locka hereby further
approves the amendment of Chapter 2, Article IV entitled Personnel to create Division
IV of the City of Opa-Locka's Code of Ordinance to be entitled "City Holidays" with all
City Holidays stated in this section and to read as follows:
DIVISION IV
CITY HOLIDAYS
(A) The following holidays shall be paid employee holidays observed by the city:
New Years Day
Martin Luther King Day
Presidents Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
Juneteenth Independence Day, June 19
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(B) If any of these (*) holidays fall on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as
a holiday. If any of these holidays fall on Sunday, the following Monday shall be
observed as a holiday.
(C) The City Manager shall have the discretion to implement by administrative policy the
application of the observance of the paid holidays for bargaining, non -bargaining,
exempt, non-exempt, part-time, and full time employees to maintain the operational
integrity of City functions and the contractual obligations of the City.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall become effective upon passage, approval and publication or
as otherwise provided by law.
Section 4. Conflict & Repealer.
All ordinances, parts of ordinances or code provisions in conflict herewith ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Section 5. Severability.
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of the Code or
applications of this Ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 6. Inclusion In Code.
It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of Opa-Locka that the provisions
of this Ordinance shall at some time in the future become and be made a part of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Opa-Locka and that the sections of this Ordinance may be
renumbered or re -lettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed to "Chapter," "Section,"
"Article" or such other appropriate word or phrase, the use of which shall accomplish the
intentions herein expressed; provided, however, that Section 1 hereof or the provisions
contemplated thereby shall not be codified.
Section 7. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon the adoption of this Ordinance by the
Commission of the City of Opa-Locka is subject to the approval of the Governor or Governor's
Designee.
PASSED FIRST READING this 26th day of May, 2021.
PASSED SECOND READING this 9th day of Tune, 2021.
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Matthew A.-Pigatt, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Joa'1i a Flores, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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Burnadette Norris -Weeks, Esq.
City Attorney
Moved by: Commissioner Davis
Seconded by: Commissioner Taylor
VOTE: 4-0
Commissioner Burke YES
Commissioner Davis YES
Commissioner Taylor YES
Vice -Mayor Williams YES
Mayor Pigatt NOT PRESENT
City of Opa-locka
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Commissioner Davis
Mayor Pigatt
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City Commission
Short Title:
A resolution directing the City Manager to establish Juneteenth Emancipation Day as a paid City Holiday.
Staff Summary:
It is proposed that the City Commission of the City of Opa-locka directs the City Manager to include Juneteenth
Emancipation Day as an observed paid City Holiday for the City of Opa-locka. If the holiday falls on a Saturday,
the preceding Friday shall be observed as the holiday. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday
shall be observed as the holiday.
Upon adoption by the City Commission, staff will include the new official paid City Holiday in the updated
handbook. In addition, the holiday will be included in both City collective bargaining agreements.
Financial Impact
Because of scheduling requirements, most officers in the PBA bargaining unit end up receiving an additional
day of pay for a paid holiday. It is estimated that this will cost the City approximately $17,000 each year,
including payroll taxes, workers compensation and retirement charges. The remainder of the City employees
won't receive additional pay. For these employees the City will pay approximately $23,000 in wages, payroll
taxes, workers compensation and retirement charges for the holiday. Whereas the additional pay received by
the officers in the PBA bargaining will be additional expense for the City, for the remainder of the City
employees this expense will be incurred regardless of whether or not these employees work and consequently
isn't additional expense for the City.
Proposed Action:
Staff recommends the City Commission approve the resolution establishing Juneteenth Emancipation Day as
an additional paid City Holiday.
Attachment:
1. Ordinance
SUNDAY MAY 30 2021
Palmer Trinity School students Alejandro Ichiro Miyasaka, Alex Fumagalli, Javi Cervera,
and Jackson Graeff are with Andrew Stein, center, during their $700 check presentation
in support of The Orphaned Starfish Foundation, which Stein founded.
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special recognitions. It is
an honor to bestow this
prestigious award upon
such a well -deserving
student -athlete."
Ashley will be recog-
nized during the 2021
College Football Playoff
Semifinals at the Capital
One Orange Bowl.
PALMER TRINITY
SCHOOL
Palmer Trinity School
students Alejandro Ichi-
ro Miyasaka, Javi Cerve-
ra, Jackson Graeff, and
Alex Fumagalli present-
ed a $700 check to An-
drew Stein, founder and
executive chairman of the
Orphaned Starfish
Foundation. The stu-
dents raised funds through
their business called Ichi-
ro's Cookies to support
the foundation.
The Orphaned Starfish
Foundation was created to
provide technology -based
education, job training,
and job placement assist-
ance to orphans, victims
of abuse, survivors of
trafficking, indigenous
children, at -risk youth,
and refugees. The organi-
zation helps children
around the world with a
focus on Latin America,
Asia and Africa.
"We are very proud of
the philanthropic lead-
ership our amazing stu-
dents have shown," said
Patrick Roberts, head of
school. "This initiative
demonstrates their drive
and ingenuity to benefit
vulnerable youth both
locally and globally."
Ichiro's Cookies was
launched as part of Palmer
Trinity School's Social
Entrepreneurship class,
which was created in 2014
to equip students with the
skills and experiences
needed to design, launch,
and run their own social
change and environmental
innovation ventures.
CARROLLTON SCHOOL
OF THE SACRED HEART
Isabela Delgado, a
student at Carrollton
School of the Sacred
Heart, was named a
fellow in the inaugural
class of The Hafize
Gaye Erkan First Re-
public Fellowship Pro-
gram. The program se-
lects 10 ninth -grade stu-
dents from The National
Coalition
of Girls'
Schools
member
schools
and awards
them a
$5,000
Isabela grant per
Delgado year of
their high
school education toward
STEM services and pro-
grams.
Isabela is a member of
several organizations at
her school, including the
Underwater Remote
Operating Vehicle Robot-
ics team and the founder
of the Power of Play
Club. She also competed
in the Dream in Green
Design and Build Compe-
tition, where she de-
signed and built an archi-
tectural model addressing
sea -level rise in Miami.
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CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Commission of the City of Opa-locka, Florida
will hold public hearings at its Regular Commission Meeting on Wednesday, June 9, 2021
at 7:00 p.m., at Sherbondy Village Auditorium, 215 Perviz Avenue, Opa-locka, Florida,
to consider the following items for final adoption:
SECOND READING/PUBLIC HEARINGS:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA,
FLORIDA, AMENDINGTHE ANNUAL ADOPTED GENERAL, PROPRIETARY AND
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS BUDGETS FOR TILE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING
OCTOBER 1, 2020 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2021; ADJUSTING REVENUES
AND EXPENDITURES AS REFLECTED IN EXHIBIT "A"; PROVIDING FOR THE
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY THE BUDGET; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR
APPROPRIATION OF ALL BUDGETS AND EXPENDITURES; PROVIDING FOR
FEES CONSISTENT WITH APPROPRIATIONS AND AMENDMENT; PROVIDING
FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND
REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE (first reading/public hearing held on May 26, 2021).
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE C1TY OF OPA-LOCKA,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE IV ENTITLED PERSONNEL, TO
CREATE DIVISION IV OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA'S CODE OF ORDINANCES
TO BE ENTITLED "CITY HOLIDAYS"; SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZING
JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY AS A PAID CITY HOLIDAY AND
SPECIFICALLY CITING ALL OTHER CITY HOLIDAYS; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICT AND REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR CODIFICATION AND SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; CONFLICTS OF LAW;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (first reading/public hearing held on
May 26, 2021).
RESOLUTION/PUBLIC HEARING:
A RESOLUTION OF 1'HE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA,
FLORIDA, APPROVING FINAL PLAT REVIEW REQUEST FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OFA WAREHOUSE/DISTRIBUTION CENTER
ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 12700 NW LE JEUNE ROAD IDENTIFIED
BY FOLIO 08-2129-000-0032, IN THE B-3 ZONING DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR
APPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING
FOR SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Additional information on the above items may be obtained by contacting the Office of the City
Clerk by telephone 305-953-2800 or email jflores@opalockafl.gov. To participate or provide
comments virtually, please register on the City of Opa-locka website at www.opalockafl.gov
no later than 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
All interested persons are encouraged to participate and will be heard with respect to the
public hearings.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special
accommodations to participate in the proceeding should contact the Office of the City
Clerk at (305) 953-2800 for assistance not later than seven (7) days prior to the proceeding.
If hearing impaired, you may telephone the Florida Relay Service at (800) 955-8771 (TTY),
(800) 955-8770 (Voice), (877) 955-8773 (Spanish) or (877) 955-8707 (Creole).
PURSUANT TO FS 286.0105: Anyone who desires to appeal any decision made by any
board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or
hearing will need a record of the proceedings, and for that reason, may need to ensure that a
verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence
upon which the appeal may be based.
Joanna Flores, CMC
City Clerk
City of Opa-locka