The Town Council voted unanimously to amend the Personnel Code to include Juneteenth to the list of paid holidays for all employees during the December 13, 2021 council meeting.  

Juneteenth, was declared a federal holiday by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 17, 2021 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.  Although being a new federal holiday, the day has been celebrated annually  since June 19, 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to ensure that all enslaved people be freed as stipulated by the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. Maine state workers will begin observing the holiday on June 19, 2022.

Additional amendments to the Personnel Code include changing the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day; as well listing December 25 as Christmas Day.