File #: 11873    Version: 0 Name: USS Harry S Truman CVN 75
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 9/2/1997 In control: Finance and Audit Committee
On agenda: Final action: 9/8/1997
Title: A RESOLUTION recognizing the commissioning of the USS Harry S. Truman CVN 75 and declaring the intent of the Legislature to commit up to $10,000.00 toward the purchase of a permanent asset for the ship.
Sponsors: Victor E. Callahan
Indexes: USS HARRY S TRUMAN CVN 75
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI Title A RESOLUTION recognizing the commissioning of the USS Harry S. Truman CVN 75 and declaring the intent of the Legislature to commit up to $10,000.00 toward the purchase of a permanent asset for the ship. Intro RESOLUTION #11873, September 2, 1997 INTRODUCED BY Victor E. Callahan, County Legislator Title WHEREAS, on July 18, 1998, the United States Navy will commission its newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman CVN 75; and, WHEREAS, as the ship honors Missouri s only president, Missourians have undertaken to raise funds to pay for permanent amenities to serve the ship s crew, for which United States Department of Defense funds may not be legally expended; and, WHEREAS, among these amenities are the ship s china and crystal, personal computers for the crew, books for the ship s library, and workout equipment for the gymnasium; and, WHEREAS, the Legislature believes its appropriate to pledge up to $10,000.00 from the 1998 Jackson County budget to go toward the cost of the Harry S. Truman s ship s china or some other appropriate permanent amenity; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby recognizes the United States Navy s commissioning of the USS Harry S. Truman CVN 75; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature hereby declares its intention to include up to $10,000.00 in the 1998 Jackson County budget to go toward the cost of the ship s china or some other appropriate permanent amenity for the ship s crew. Attorney Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________________ _________________________________ County Counselor Certificate of Passage I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #11873 of September 2, 1997 was duly passed on _____________September 8______________, 1997 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows: Yeas ______7___________ Nays ______0_______ Abstaining _____0________ Absent _____2_______ ______________________ _____________________________________ Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature