IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION recognizing the Service Employees International Union, Local 1 members employed at Arrowhead Stadium.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 19059, January 25, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs Football team, employs over 300 members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1; and,
WHEREAS, these union members work throughout all aspects of the stadium and take immense pride in the jobs they perform; and,
WHEREAS, SEIU members are dedicated to ensuring that fans’ experience at Arrowhead is second to none; and,
WHEREAS, SEIU members are represented throughout the stadium, from maintaining the practice facility, painting the stadium, repairing a seat, tending a bathroom, or scanning tickets; and,
WHEREAS, the stadium maintenance team will step up on game day to prepare the facility for a noon kick-off, even if that means shoveling snow at 2 a.m. or standing in freezing rain to ensure each fan finds their seat; and,
WHEREAS, these professional employees are dedicated to the football club, counting an average length of service of over eleven years; and,
WHEREAS, the fans of the Kansas City Chiefs and the citizens of Jackson County are grateful to the SEIU members who help to make the fan experience at Arrowhead positive and memorable; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby recognizes the members of the Service Employees International Union, Local 1 employed at Arrowhead Stadium.
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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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 19059 of January 25, 2016, was duly passed on February 22, 2016 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________9__________ Nays _________0__________
Abstaining _______0________ Absent _______0___________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature