STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
DATE: Regular Meeting of May 14, 2024
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
SUBMITTED BY: Dante Hall, City Manager
SUBJECT: Authorize Display of Juneteenth Commemorative Flag RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Display of the Juneteenth Commemorative Flag from June 14th through June 21st of 2024.
BACKGROUND:
Officially designated Juneteenth National Independence Day, also known as Jubilee Day and Black Independence Day, Juneteenth has been celebrated on June 19th in various parts of the United States since 1865. In celebration of this historically significant event, in 2022 the City Council approved raising the Juneteenth Flag at the Hercules Civic Center from June 16th through June 23rd of 2023.
Pursuant to the City’s approved Flag Policy, this item is being presented to allow the City Council to consider and approve a request by a member of the Hercules City Council to display the Juneteenth Flag this year at the Hercules Civic Center starting June 14th until June 21st of 2024.
June is also Pride Month, and the Council traditionally approves flying the Pride Flag for the entire month except for the intervening period around Juneteenth, when the Juneteenth Flag was displayed. Pursuant to the City’s Flag Policy, only one commemorative flag can be flown at a time at the designated location at Civic Center.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None as a result of this action.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 - Flag Policy – Administrative Policy #16
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