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Kalamazoo County Commissioner postpone decision to make Juneteenth a paid county holiday


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) – 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:
“On 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. ....

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