Title
Resolution adopting a revised section 4.1 Paid Holidays of the Employee Policies and Procedures Manual. This action will add Juneteenth as a paid holiday for County Employees beginning in 2022.
Staff Summary
• The Financial and Administrative Committee provided direction to add Juneteenth as an additional paid holiday at the Committee’s September 30 Meeting.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lake County takes pride in aligning our Employee Policies with our values of diversity and inclusion; and
WHEREAS, The Financial and Administrative Committee provided direction to add Juneteenth as an additional paid holiday at the Committee’s September 30 Meeting; and
WHEREAS, Lake County joins other governmental organizations which have taken similar action to recognize the historical significance of Juneteenth.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by this Lake County Board, that the resolution adopting a revised section 4.1 Paid Holidays of the Employee Policies and Procedures Manual be approved.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois on October 12, 2021.