Kalamazoo County Commissioner postpone decision to make Juneteenth a paid county holiday By Will Kriss
Jul 20, 2021 | 9:11 PM
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) â The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners has decided to postpone the decision on making Juneteenth a paid County holiday for its employees.
That decision was discussed during a virtual meeting Tuesday night. The holiday, which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, was recently made federal by President Joe Biden earlier this year.
County documents state the following on this agenda item:
âOn Thursday, June 17, 2021, President Biden signed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, enshrining June 19 as the national day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
During a special virtual meeting Tuesday, Commissioners interviewed a total of three candidates.
County documents had previously stated that there would be five interviews, but two candidates had withdrawn their applications, leaving the decision between applicants Thom Miller, Monteze Morales and Tammy Taylor.
A candidate would need six votes to pass, and Morales made out with a total of seven after being nominated.
Morales, a Democrat, says she has been a resident of Kalamazoo County for almost 40 years. She currently works for Kalamazoo Valley Community College as a program manager for Kalamazoo Promise services.
She also works for the Public Housing Commission as Vice Chair. She cited her experience with this and other boards, such as OutFront Kalamazoo, as qualifiers for the position.
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