Item B06BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Wed., April 18, 2007
Bulk Item: Yes No XX
Division: BOCC
Department: Mayor Di Gennaro, District 4
Staff Contact Person: Tamara Lundstrom
(305 289-6000)
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Proclamation declaring the month of April as Fair Housing
Month in Monroe County.
ITEM BACKGROUND: In recognition of the anniversary of enactment of the National Fair
Housing Act, the federal government designates April as Fair Housing Month. This is the 390,
anniversary of the housing act,
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST: BUDGETED: Yes No
COST TO COUNTY: SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes _ No _ AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included XX Not Required
DISPOSITION:
Revised 2/05
AGENDA ITEM #
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FAIR HOUSING MO?fM
WHEREAS,. although, Equal Housing.. Opportunity is a right .guaranteed to all
Americans -under Title VIII of the 1969 Civil Rights Law, the struggle against
discri ti aunatnRc minatin tion.in housing continues; and
WHEREAS, eaeh.year since the-enactment•of:1heNational Fair•Housing Act, the
federal goveriunent designates April, the 'anniversary month of that law, as Fair
Housing Month;•and`
WHEREAS, oi,this, the-39 h anniversary, Monroe County, Florida,, is pleased to
join in that designation, since it provides an opportunity for"all Americans to
rededicate dwlhwlvcs to the- principles of freedom of,housing, choice and to -
reacquaint themselves with the rights and responsibilities that are theirs under the
law, and
WHEREAS, since fair housing is. consistent with the principle of equality and
justice for all — principles upon -:which our. nation was founded — we all need -to -
share in the fight to ensure fair homing is--a,reality foi all resident's, and
WHEREAS, the Housing. Authority of Monroe County provides fair housing
education and outreach senviees for the County of Monroe,
NOW 'THEREFORE, 1, Mario Di Crennaro, Mayor of Monroe -County on behalf
of the CoT *-Board of Commissioners, do proclaim the month sif Apii1, [?a7 as
FAM HOUSMG MONTH
In Monroe,County, and urge all citizens to jviu the a ons to rea n:fau housing
opportunities for all people.
Dated this 1 Ste Day of April, 2007
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