Item B11
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDAITEMSU~Y
Meeting Date: 4/17/02
Bulk Item: Yes_No X
Division: Mavor McCov
Department: BOCC-3
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Proclamation proclaiming the month of May 2002 as Older Americans Month.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION: Included: X
To Follow:_Not Required:_
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM # 4//
Revised 2/27/01
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WHEREAS, the month of May, has been designated as 'Older Americans Month'; and
WHEREAS, the County of Monroe is celebrating the 24111 year of our own Oldert\merica~ Program, the
Monroe County Senior Community Service Employment Program in cooperation with the National CQlIncil on the
Aging, Inc., .the South Florida Workforce and the U. S. Department of Labor; and
WHEREAS, individuals aged fifty-five and over are a major national resource, constitute a substantial
population of the United States at the present time, and will constitute a larger percentage of the population in future
decades; and
WHEREAS, such individuals 'who have made continuing contributions to the national welfare should be
encouraged to remain in or resume career and voluntary roles that utilae their skills, strengths and wisdom; and
WHEREAS, career opportunities reafflfm the dignity, self-worth and independence of older individuals by
encouraging them to make decisions and 10 act upon those decisions, by tapping their resources, experience and
knOWledge, and by enabling them to contribute to society; and
WHEREAS, the operating Tille V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 has demonstrated that older wor1<ers
are extremely capable in a wide variety of job roles; and
WHEREAS, while age discrimination still exists, more and more employers are recognizing the value of
older workers, their action is to be commended; and
WHEREAS, The Federal govemment has initiated efforts to hasten elimination of an unrealistic bias against
older workers and to point out the many contributions of the older worker to our national well-being; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED That the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners urge all emplo,ers of this area
to give speciaJ consideration 10 the skills and qualifications of these men and women fifty-five and older. We, the
Commissioners of the County of Monroe County encourage those public officials who are responsible for job
placement, counseling, timing and retraining services to intensify, throughout this month and throughout the entire
year their efforts to assist older workers find suitable jobs and training opportunities. This is a community wide effort
that should engage the active support of our institutions.
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power vested in me as Mayor of Monroe County, Florida, I, CHARLES
'SONNY' MCCOY, do proclaim the month of May, 2002 as
OLDER AMERICANS MONTH
in Monroe County arid encourage the continued cooperation of all govemment and private'run. groups 10 support the
Older Americans Act of 1965.
DATED this
17111 day of April, 2002.
Y, MONROE COUNTY MAYOR
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