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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR92-028-A national County Government WeekCommissioner the following resolution: moved adoption of BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 92- 99 > DECLARING THE WEEK OF APRIL 7 - 14, 1992 NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT WEEK WHEREAS, county government is the oldest form of local government in the United States; and WHEREAS, 98 percent of the Nation's population reside in counties; and WHEREAS, county governments employed over 1,900,000 people and spent almost $103,000,000,000 last year to provide a wide range of services for the benefit of the people of the United States; and WHEREAS, county governments are often the last available resource for providing emergency and long term services for the poor, the homeless, immigrants, refugees, the disadvantaged and other segments of society; and WHEREAS, county governments own and operate 1,000 health care facilities and over 2,000 health departments; and WHEREAS, almost 1,200 counties are now managed by appointed administrators or elected executives; and WHEREAS, over the last 30 years county governments have assumed increasing responsibility for the administration and financing of health, welfare, justice, transportation, housing, and community development programs; and WHEREAS, county governments have also been assigned a greater role in solving area wide problems dealing with air pollution, water pollution, solid waste disposal, airports, transit systems, regional parks, and other issues; and WHEREAS, Eagle County Government further commits its resources to ensure the success of the National County Government Week through programs with the communities, schools and media; n .s NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that The Board of Commissioners, Eagle County, State of Colorado, do hereby support April 7 through 14, 1992, as National County Government Week. MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, state of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the day of AA d� , 1992 I- - L I I V ✓ . 4 V I inty Commissioners 12 COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO By and Through Its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Richard L. Gu�fon, CI ' man Donald H. Welch, Commissioner Commissioner W- seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll having been called, the vote was as follows: Commissioner Richard L. Gustafson Commissioner Donald H. Welch - Commissioner George A. Gates ,¢E '45?