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Resolution Proclaiming the Week of April 1-7, 2017
as
Local Government Education Week
WHEREAS, local government has been an integral part of the Commonwealth of Virginia since the
creation of the eight original "shires" by a royal decree of King Charles I in 1634; and,
WHEREAS, during this long continuous history, the citizens and the Commonwealth of Virginia
have closely held to and participated in the institutions of local government; and,
WHEREAS, local governments throughout the Commonwealth provide valuable services to the
citizens of the communities they serve among which are law enforcement, fire and rescue services,
recreation, public education, and infrastructure operation and maintenance; and
WHEREAS, over their long history, local governments in the Commonwealth have developed new
methods of service delivery and administration, most notably the creation of the Council -Manager
form of government by the City of Staunton on April 2, 1908, which ushered in a new era of
administering and managing localities nationwide; and,
WHEREAS, in recognition of the work performed by local governments, the Virginia General
Assembly, on February 29, 2012, designated the first week in April as Local Government
Education Week in Virginia;
NOW, THEREFORE be it RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia sitting
in regular session this 7th day of March 2017, that April 1-7, 2017 is hereby designated as Local
Government Education Week;
BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski and the Pulaski
County School Board will partner to promote civic education and engagement in an effort to
educate citizens about their local government, strengthen the sense of community, and engage the
next generation of local government managers.
This resolution is effective upon adoption and is hereby adopted this 7th day of March 2017 by the
duly recorded vote of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia as follows:
James A. Radcliffe
- Aye
Gregory C. East
- Aye
David L. Clark
- Aye
ATTEST:
Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council
Joseph K. Goodman - Absent
H.M. Kidd - Aye
Lane R. Penn - Aye
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