CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; establishing Indigenous Peoples' Day as a legal holiday for certain City employees and a legal parking holiday; authorizing memoranda of understanding between the City and certain City unions to add Indigenous Peoples' Day and Juneteenth as a paid holiday; amending Sections 3.06.015, 3.16.131, 3.102.010, 4.20.190, 11.14.277, and 14.12.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, the City recognizes the significance of Juneteenth and Indigenous Peoples' Day in acknowledging the history of slavery and genocide in our country; and
WHEREAS, and certain City unions have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding for wage increases and other working conditions, including Juneteenth and Indigenous Peoples' Day, as authorized by Ordinance 126516; and
WHEREAS, the City has bargained and entered into agreements with additional unions to establish Juneteenth and Indigenous Peoples' Day as paid employee holidays; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 126505 established Juneteenth as paid holiday for non-represented City employees and a parking holiday for the general public, and the City seeks to do the same for Indigenous Peoples' Day; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 4.20.190 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 126505, is amended as follows:
4.20.190 Holiday pay or time off
A. Employees, except uniformed police and fire personnel, shall be entitled to ((11)) 12 legal holidays and two personal holidays each calendar year, or days off in lieu thereof occurring Monday to Friday inclusive, without salary deduction. Temporary workers who qualify for fringe benefits in lieu of premium pay pursuant to subsection 4.20.055.C shall likewise be entitled under the same terms and conditions as regular employees to legal holidays that occur duri...
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