Resolution 159-2000
Mayor Shirley Freeman
RESOLUTION NO.
159 - 2000
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, DECLARING
MONROE COUNTY'S OPEN AND ACCEPTING USE OF THE
SPANISH LANGUAGE.
WHEREAS, Monroe County has a substantial segment of its population which is
bilingual or speaks Spanish only; and
WHEREAS, in recent months, neighboring communities have had some controversy over
the use of Spanish in official transactions; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County is multi-cultural and encourages all of its officers to
facilitate Spanish speakers in their interactions with governmental entities;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The use of Spanish in Monroe County is both welcomed and accepted and
Monroe County is "user friendly" to Spanish speaking individuals and hereby promulgates this
Resolution for the purpose of demonstrating its open and accepting use of the Spanish language
in all of its facets of government.
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\.~rti'S.T~r,ANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
Section 2. The Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to forward a certifieltcopy of
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this Resolution to: Arturo Espinola, Latin Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 629, ~~st~ ;;g
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners ofM~o~y, ~
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Mayor Freeman yes /- rr, _. ~
Mayor Pro T em Neugent ....., Q
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Mayor Emeritus Harvey YP ~
Commissioner Reich yes
Commissioner Williams ye s
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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