018-22 - Ordinance - JuneteenthDocuSign Envelope ID: 492CB3B6-8425-498A-9236-936A8A955E87
ORDINANCE NO. 018-22
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 10.12.010 TO
ADD JUNETEENTH AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
AND PUBLICATION; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the State Legislature recently passed House Bill 1016, effective July 25, 2021,
establishing the nineteenth day of June, recognized as Juneteenth, as a state legal holiday in
remembrance for the day news of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War
reached Galveston, Texas and all enslaved persons were released from bondage; and
WHEREAS, in order to recognize the importance of this day, the City Council desires to
recognize Juneteenth as a holiday within the City of Port Orchard; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Section 10.12.010 of the parking
regulations set out in the Port Orchard Municipal Code to recognize Juneteenth as a legal
holiday for the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize all employees eligible for
comprehensive leave benefits to receive June 19th, known as Juneteenth, the designated
holiday with pay; now therefore;
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Amendment of Personnel Policies. Consistent with POMC 2.28.050,
Council requests the Mayor modify personnel policies as needed to implement this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. Collective Bargaining Authorization. The Council authorizes the Mayor to
execute Memoranda of Understanding with the Teamsters Local No. 589 to memorialize
Juneteenth as a holiday for the represented employees.
SECTION 3. POMC Section 10.12.010, Amended. Section 10.12.010 of the Port
Orchard Municipal Code, entitled "Definitions", is hereby amended to read in part as follows:
10.12.010 Definitions.
(7) "Holidays" include the first day of January, commonly called New Year's Day; the third
Monday in January, commonly called Martin Luther King Jr. day; the third Monday of February,
being celebrated as the anniversary of the birth of George Washington; the thirtieth day of
May, commonly known as Memorial Day; the nineteenth day of June, commonly known as
Juneteenth; the fourth day of July, being the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence;
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the first Monday in September, to be known as Labor Day; the fourth Thursday in November, to
be known as Thanksgiving Day; the twenty-fifth day of December, commonly called Christmas
Day; and any other day specified by ordinance by the city of Port Orchard to be a holiday.
Whenever any holiday falls upon a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a holiday. (WAC 308-
330-127)
SECTION 4. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance
should be held to be unconstitutional or unlawful by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. Publication. This Ordinance shall be published by an approved summary
consisting of the title.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect five days after publication, as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 24th day of May 2022.
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PUBLISHED: May 27, 2022
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2022
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