Item B5
Board of County Commissioners
Agenda Item Summary
Meeting Date: May 16, 2001
Bulk Item: Yes IJ No III
Division: Board of County Commissioners
Department: George R. Neugent
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Presentation of Mayor's Proclamation designating the month of Mayas "Older
Americans Month".
ITEM BACKGROUND:
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PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT I AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
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COST TO COUNTY: $
REVENUE PRODUCING: YES Cl NO Cl AMT PER MONTH: YEAR:
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DISTRICT II
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DISPosmON:
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'WHEREAp, th~~oi1th of May, has be~n designated as "O'lder Am~r!~ans Month~; ci,nd ::~ ,t~'~,:~1 '~
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WHEREAS, the C;ounty ,of ,Monroe i.s celebrating the 23rd year of ouro~n Older..Ame.ricanProgi;'prn:;~~~?,::i'.:
. the Monroe County,Seniar. Community Service' Employment 'Program in 'Cooperation with,the Natio'l')Ol C~IJ:rid(~; \','
, on the Aging, Inc. and the U. S. t?epartment o,f Labor; and " " ' " .' ',": /', ,,: :.:
~ . '. WHERE,4S, indi~idools ag~ fifty-~;ye and .~ro~ 0 maj~ ooti.,.,I, resourc<.,consti;~~"~'r:;j}t
, substantial populatlqn of the United States at the present time" and will constltut~ ,a larger . percentage '.of<
the. population, i.n future decades; and' . ... ..
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) WHEREAS, such indiVidools who hove made continuing contributions to the,.,tionolwelfo....shou.ld.t(.
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i Individuals by encouraging them to 'make, decisions and to act upon those decisions, by tapping their
~ resources, experie=ond knowledge; ond by e,.,bling them to contribute to society; and ,
WHEREAS, the operating Title v of the Older Americans Act of 1965 has demonstrated that older
, workers are ext~eniely capable in a wide variety of job roles; and
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WHEREAS, while age discrimination still exists, more and more employers are recogni,iing th.e value.
of .older workers, their action is to be commended; and '
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WHEREAS, The Federal gove,rnment has 'initiated efforts to hast~n elimination of an unr~listicbias;
, against older workers and to point out the ,many contributions of the older worker to our rl~tional we'l-peing;.}
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NOW THEREFORE, I George R. ~ugent, Mayor of Monroe County, Florida do hereby,proclai~I'tr.e':;':'i .'
,month of May, 2001 as ' . ' . .,' 'r.., -.;'."
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. in the County of Monroe qnd urge all employers of this area to give specialcon~ideratiortoth~'skJlls<i't
ondqualificationsof Jhesemen 'and women fjfty;-five and older and encourage those public~ffi~iC1ls'~.~o)'~e~' ~r,:~
responsible forj~b,placement, 'counseling, timing and retraining. ~~r.vice~. ;t~ intensify" thrQughQ~hth~;~.~R~!h.~~,i'i:,',
and throughout the entire year their efforts to qssist older workers find s~itab!e 'jops'.qn,d,tr.aini~';':,:.~'
opportunities.~ This is a community wide effort that should engage the active support of:our ~nst,t~ions'.,." '.\,,'i?:': .,
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, "Older Americans Month"
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DATED this 16th day of May' 2001
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George'R. Neugent.