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ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ANNUAL DISPLAY OF THE JUNETEENTH FLAG
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt a resolution to have the Juneteenth Flag displayed annually, for one week, in commemoration of the Emancipation of Enslaved African Americans on June 19, 1865; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of the resolution.
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Summary
The City Council adopted the City of Stockton Flag Display Policy, Chapter 2.07 of the Council Policy Manual, in 2019 to ensure that the City could exercise control over any commemorative flags raised on City flagpoles (Attachment A). The policy ensures that the raising of such commemorative flags is an act of government speech subject to the full discretion of the City Council.
In July of 2026, the Legislation and Environmental Committee voted to forward a recommendation that the City Council adopt a resolution to have the Juneteenth Flag displayed annually, for one week, in commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans on June 19, 1865.
DISCUSSION
Background
Prior to the adoption of the Flag Display Policy, the City of Stockton displayed only the United States Flag, the California State Flag, and the City of Stockton Flag on the flagpole located at Stockton City Hall. There are both Federal and State regulations which dictate how the United States Flag and the California Flag must be displayed.
On November 5, 2019, the City Council voted unanimously to adopt the policy via Resolution 2019-11-05-1103 (Attachment A). On July 27, 2026, the City Legislation and Environmental Committee approved by motion to forward a recommendation that the City Council adopt a resolution to have the Juneteenth Flag displayed in commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans on June 19, 1865, annually for the week of June 19th.
Present Situation
At the July 27, 2026, Legislation and Environmental Committee meeting, the Committee members voted unanimously to forward to the City Council a recommendation to display the Juneteenth Flag, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans on June 19, 1865, annually for the week of June 19th.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
There is no financial impact on the City of Stockton related to this agenda item.
Attachment A - Resolution 2019-11-05-1103