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RESOLUTION NO. 99-��
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 1999, AS "DISABILITIES EMPLOYMENT
AWARENESS MONTH"
WHEREAS,today more than five hundred people with disabilities are employed in the City
of Redding and surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, organizations such as Shascade Community Services, the Shasta County
Opportunity Center, STA Norcal, Stillwater Learning Program, and the California State Department
of Rehabilitation serve people in our community with severe disabilities; and
WHEREAS, community rehabilitation programs in Redding provide employment
opportunities and training for individuals with severe disabilities to enhance their opportunities for
economic and personal independence through creating, sustaining, and improving employment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding recognizes the important contributions made by Shascade
Community Services, the Shasta County Opportunity Center, STA Norcal, Stillwater Learning
Program and the California State Department ofRehabilitation to the City of Redding and its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Redding
hereby declares the month of October 1999, as "Disabilities Employment Awareness Month" and
applauds those committed to working toward enhancing employment opportunities for people with
severe disabilities.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 19th day of October, 1999, and was duly
adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
Ayes: CouncilMembers: Cibula, Kight , McGeorge, Pohlmeyer and Anderson
Noes: Council Members: None
Absent: Council Members: None
Abstain: Council Members: None
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OB R C. ANDERSON, Mayor
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ATTEST: FORM APPROVED:
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Connie Strohma er, City Cler W. Leonard Wingate, Ci y ttorney