TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Katerri Johnson, City Clerk
THROUGH: George Gretsas, City Manager
DATE: February 11, 2020
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OBSERVANCE OF PRESIDENTS' DAY - FEBRUARY 17, 2020
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to proclaim February 17, 2020 as President's Day in the City of Delray Beach.
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Background:
The origin of Presidents’ Day lies in the 1880s, when the birthday of George Washington-commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the first president of the United States of America was first celebrated as a federal holiday.