File #: 17307    Version: 0 Name: Csty Somali Community Foundation
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/21/2010 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: 6/21/2010 Final action: 6/21/2010
Title: A RESOLUTION recognizing the Somali Community of Kansas City on the 50th anniversary of the Somalia Independence Day, July 1, 2010.
Sponsors: Henry C. Rizzo, Dan Tarwater III, Scott Burnett, James D. Tindall, Theresa Garza Ruiz
Indexes: COURTESY 2010 - 2012
Attachments: 1. 17307adopt.pdf
      IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
 
 
Title
A RESOLUTION recognizing the Somali Community of Kansas City on the 50th anniversary of the Somalia Independence Day, July 1, 2010.
 
Intro
RESOLUTION #17307, June 21, 2010  
 
INTRODUCED BY Henry C. Rizzo, Dan Tarwater, Scott Burnett, and James D. Tindall,  and Theresa Garza Ruiz, County Legislators
 
 
Body
WHEREAS, the Somali Foundation, Inc., of Kansas City assists East African refugees and other immigrants to adjust socially to the United States and live with economic security and good health by providing services, education, and advocacy while honoring their culture; and,
 
WHEREAS, Somalia gained its independence from Britain and Italy to form the Somali Republic on July 1, 1960; and
 
WHEREAS, the Somali Community in Kansas City will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Somalia Independence Day on July 1, 2010; and,
 
WHEREAS, there are approximately 5,000 Somalis living in the Kansas City area, most  arriving as legal refugees and 65 percent with U.S. citizenship; and,
 
WHEREAS, the Somali Foundation provides healthcare programs, translation, and transportation services, as well as other assistance programs for women, youth, and all East African refugees; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature recognizes the Kansas City Somali Foundation and the Somali Community on the 50th anniversary of  the Somali Independence and extends sincere gratitude for their efforts in the growth and development of strong relationships within the community.
 
 
 
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date:  This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
 
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Deputy/Assistant County Counselor            Acting County Counselor
 
Certificate of Passage
 
    I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #17307 of June 21, 2010, was duly passed on June 21, 2010 by the Jackson County Legislature.  The votes thereon were as follows:
 
      Yeas _________8________      Nays ______0_______
 
      Abstaining _______0______      Absent ______1______
 
 
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Date                                    Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature