File #: 11566    Version: 0 Name: Black Achievers in Business & Industry.
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/13/1997 In control: Clerk of the County Legislature
On agenda: Final action: 1/13/1997
Title: A RESOLUTION recognizing the 21st annual Black Achievers in Business and Industry awards program for its efforts in honoring outstanding African-American executives and managers.
Sponsors: Carl W. Bussey
Indexes: 97 COURTESY RESOLUTIONS
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI Title A RESOLUTION recognizing the 21st annual Black Achievers in Business and Industry awards program for its efforts in honoring outstanding African-American executives and managers. Intro RESOLUTION #11566, January 13, 1997 INTRODUCED BY Carl W. Bussey, County Legislator Body WHEREAS, for the past 21 years, the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, in conjunction with the local business community, has sponsored the Black Achievers in Business and Industry awards program; and, WHEREAS, the program recognizes African-American executives and managers who make significant contributions to the community and are successful in their respective fields; and, WHEREAS, the Black Achievers are selected on the basis of corporate contribution, community contribution, education, significant accomplishments, and awards; and, WHEREAS, in connection with this program, twelve college students will also receive scholarships and six high school students will be selected for mentorships in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and, WHEREAS, a dinner is to be held on January 15, 1997, during the Martin Luther King Week Celebration to honor these individuals; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby recognizes the Black Achievers in Business and Industry awards program for its efforts in honoring outstanding African-American executives and managers...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 #11566 of January 13, 1997, was duly passed on _________January 13___________, 1997, by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows: Yeas _________8___________ Nays ________0___________ Abstaining _______0_________ Absent _______1__________ ___________________ ____________________________________ Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature