Editor’s Update Wednesday 12/15/2021: In a unanimous vote the Everett City Council approved the measure. When the issue first came up back in June of 2020 there was quite a dust-up between the City Council and Mayor Cassie Franklin over the Mayor advising City employees they would be getting an extra Holiday, Juneteenth. At the […]
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City Council To Vote Wednesday On Juneteenth Becoming Official City Of Everett Holiday
Everett Mayor Tried To Give Extra Paid Holiday To City Employees Without Council Notice Or Approval
July 6, 2020
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On June 19th Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin wrote a memo to all city of Everett employees that included the following: Dear City Team Members, Today is Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It’s a time to remind ourselves of the promises of freedom, equality and opportunity that are […]
December 14, 2021
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