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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLAINVIEW, TEXAS RECOGNIZING VETERANS DAY AS AN
OFFICIAL HOLIDAY OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS AND
AMENDING THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW PERSONNEL POLICY TO
INCLUDE VETERANS DAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, AS AN OFFICIAL
HOLIDAY OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW
WHEREAS President Woodrow Wilson declared November 11, 1919, as
the first observance of Armistice Day, on the one-year anniversary of the end of
hostilities in World War I; and
WHEREAS, in 1938, Congress passed a law to establish November 11 th
annually as Armistice Day to honor World War I veterans; and
WHEREAS, following heroic actions from servicemembers in World War II
and the Korean War, Congress passed Public Law 380 in 1954, to change
Armistice Day to Veterans Day; and
WHEREAS Veterans Day honors all who served in the United States
military during war or peacetime; and
WHEREAS the United States Department of Veterans Affairs indicates that
since the founding of the country more than 41,000,000 Americans have earned
the title of veteran; and
WHEREAS the United States Census Bureau reports that approximately
15,800,000 Americans were veterans in 2023, having served in the Armed Forces
from World War 11 to post -September 11; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, in honor of the
service and sacrifice of America's veterans, desires to designate November 11tn,
Veterans Day, as an official holiday of the City of Plainview.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1
November 11th, Veterans Day, be recognized as an official holiday of the
City of Plainview.
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Section 2
Ted Chancellor, City Manager, be and is hereby authorized to revise the
City of Plainview Personnel Policy to include November 1 1th, Veterans Day, as an
official holiday of the City of Plainview.
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ATTEST:
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Belinda Hinojosa, City Se4;rejary
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