HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-R-33A BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL
FOR THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE
IN THE STATE OF INDIANA
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-R-~
RESOLUTION PROMOTING RACIAL EQUALITY
WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville is committed to promoting racial equality
and justice as a fundamental aspect of a healthy community; and
WHEREAS, the National League of Cities has urged local officials across the
country to join together in a national campaign to promote racial equality and justice; and
WltEREAS, by resolution of the City of Jeffersonville Common Council, we
declare racism unjust and advocate equal rights for all; and
WHEREAS, by Act of Congress of the United States dated July 2, 1964, the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 was adopted banning discrimination because ora person's color,
race, national origin, religion, or sex; and
WHEREAS, by Act of Congress of the United States dated July 9, 1898, the 14th
Amendment of the Constitution of the United States was adopted giving all persons bom
or naturalized in the United States the right to due process and equal protection under the
law; and
WHEREAS, the National League of Cities President Anthony A. Williams,
Mayor, Washington, D.C., has invited local officials across the country to renew their
commitment to ensuring racial equality and justice for all during the week of September
26-30, 2005, by reporting on successful programs and announcing specific action plans
for the coming year; and
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that Mayor Robert L.
Waiz, Jr., and the Common Council for the City of Jeffersonville, hereby declare the
week of September 26-30, 2005 as Race Equality Week in the City of Jeffersonville,
Indiana and urge all citizens to join together to support this effort; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Mayor Robert L. Waiz, Jr. and the
Jeffersonville Common Council reaffirm our commitment to ensuring racial equality and
justice in our City and to working with the National League of Cities to sustain this
commitment throughout the country.
APproved and signed by me th~/eptember 2005.
Robert L.-Waiz, Jr.
Presiding Officer /
ATTEST:
Pegg~0~ilder
Clerk and Treasurer
Presented by me as Clerk and Treasurer to the Mayor of said City of
Jeffersonville, Indiana this '~_,'~ day of September 2005.
Peggy
Clerk and/~,~Tre~
This Resolution approved and ~ed~?~ day of September 2005.
Robert D:-SVaiz, Jr., ~tlayor
City of Jeffersonvilf
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