To: Delrico J. Loyd, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Jerome Threlkeld, Organizational Development Coordinator
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RE: Approval to recognize September 15 - October 15, 2026 as Hispanic Heritage Month in Genesee County
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval of a resolution recognizing September 15 - October 15, 2026 as Hispanic Heritage Month in Genesee County
BACKGROUND:
One of the Genesee County Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commission’s goals is to enhance the county’s reputation for being welcoming to all
DISCUSSION:
Members of the Genesee County Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commission met with community members to co-curate this resolution being proposed to the Genesee County Board of Commissioners.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
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CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Inclusive, Collaborative Culture - Members of the Genesee County Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commission met with community members to co-curate this resolution being proposed to the Genesee County Board of Commissioners.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, beginning in 1968 under President Lyndon Johnson the United States observed Hispanic Heritage Week, which was expanded to National Hispanic Heritage Month under President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and has been celebrated each year from September 15 to October 15, which coincides with the independence days of many Latin American countries; and
WHEREAS, many of the first Hispanic families to settle in Genesee County worked on farms as migrant workers—labor that was and still is hard, often underpaid, and serves as the basis for the fresh food we enjoy even today—while other early families came to work at General Motors; and
WHEREAS, these early families, many of whom settled in the Eastside and Rollingwood areas in Flint, crea...
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