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
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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
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SCOTT CARTER, Vice Mayor
City of Redding
ATTEST:
ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk
FORM APPROVED:
RA DALL A. HAYS, C _ty Attorney
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