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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1988-107 - Proclaiming the week of march 13-19, 1988, as amnesty awareness week RESOLUTION NO. tY/O 7 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MARCH 13-19 , 1988 , AS AMNESTY AWARENESS WEEK. WHEREAS, during the last year the U. S. Justice Department, through the . Immigration and Naturalization Service, has been serving the Northern California area in the Legalization Program, commonly referred to as the "Amnesty Program" ; and WHEREAS, the Amnesty Program provides an opportunity for many residents of the City of Redding who have come from all over the world, England, France, Germany, China, South America, and many other places , to become legal residents of the United States of America and the City of Redding; and WHEREAS , the services that the Legalization Program offers to illegal residents who have been in the United States since January, 1982 , will end on May 4 of this year, 1988 ; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED by the City Council of the City of Redding that the week of March 13-19 , 1988 , is declared AMNESTY AWARENESS WEEK in recognition of the valuable services provided by the Amnesty Program and to encourage residents who may benefit from the Program to avail themselves of its services prior to its expiration on May 4 , 1988 . I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was intro- duced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the czt w 110 - City of Redding on the 15th day of March , 1988 , and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote : AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Fulton , Gard , Johannessen , & Carter NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS : Dahl ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ) 114'1. &frd'eli) SCOTT CARTER, Vice Mayor City of Redding ATTEST: ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk FORM APPROVED: RA DALL A. HAYS, C _ty Attorney -2-