Dear Friends and Neighbors,
This week, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners approved several important actions including establishing Juneteenth as a paid holiday, the Hennepin County Consortium 2021 Action Plan to be submitted to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, enter into a Joint Powers Agreement for the construction, operation, maintenance, and use of the North Metro Regional Public Safety Training Facility, and allocating up to $15,000,000 in CARES Act funds to Hennepin Healthcare Systems for eligible COVID-19 related expenses. More details on these actions can be found in this newsletter.
Updates in this week’s newsletter:
✍️ My statement on establishing Juneteenth as a paid holiday: Juneteenth falls on Saturday, June 19, in 2021. Therefore, Hennepin County will observe the previous workday, Friday, June 18, as a paid holiday for employees and close county offices.
Continue reading “Commissioner Chris LaTondresse (HC Dist. 6) Update: May 22, 2021”