Amend City Code to designate Juneteenth as a municipal holiday

An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville to amend Chapter 2, Article III, Division 3, Section 2-477 of the Knoxville City Code to designate Juneteenth as a municipal holiday and for related purposes.(Requested by Department of Human Resources)

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On November 1, 2022, the City of Knoxville, TN City Council adopted “Amend City Code to designate Juneteenth as a municipal holiday” by a vote of 8–0.

Unanimous Adopted 8-0-0-1

Moved by Gwen McKenzie · seconded by Seema Singh

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Aye · 8

Charles Thomas District 5 Lynne Fugate At-Large Seat A Amelia Parker At-Large Seat C Tommy Smith District 1 Andrew Roberto District 2 Seema Singh District 3 Gwen McKenzie District 6 Janet Testerman At-Large Seat B

Absent · 1

Lauren Rider District 4

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The clerk’s minutes note 1 speaker at the public forum for this meeting.

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Minutes of the 1 November 2022 meeting

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