HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-43191RESOLUTION NO. ,43191
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, REQUESTING OFFICIALS OF
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS TO
CONSIDER LEGISLATION ENTITLED "A FEDERAL
ANTI -RECESSION AND FULL EMPLOYMENT LAW"
AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO FORWARD
COPIES OF THE ATTACHED PROPOSED LAW, TO
PERSONS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the economic problems of the cities in the
United States cannot be solved unless Federal legislation
is enacted which will lead to a prosperous economy and one
hundred percent full employment; and
WHEREAS, Federal legislation proposed by the Ministers -
Laymen Voter Registration Committee of Dade County, entitled
"A Federal Anti -Recession and Full Employment Law" contains
provisions which could possibly achieve the above goals; and
WHEREAS, the proposed legislation requires very little
funding and being locally administered, no bureaucracy need
be established; and
WHEREAS, a prosperous economy will produce an optimum
degree of income for the City of Miami and thus improve the
tax base for urban needs; and
WHEREAS, it is a known fact that all large cities are
interdependent, as well as all of the United States, for
their mutual economic wellbeing;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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ITEM NO. 5 .,
CITY COMMtiSV c, r4
MEETING C
F EB 3 1972
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Section 1. That the City Commission of the City of
Miami by passing this Resolution does not take, nor has it
taken, any position on the merits of the "Federal Anti -
Recession and Full Employment Law" but has passed this
Resolution in the belief that all suggestions concerning
legislation by the citizens of Miami and Dade County should
be given as full a hearing and study as possible by the
appropriate officials of the United States Government and
others who would be concerned with such legislation.
Section 2. That the City Commission hereby requests
the officials of the United States Government and others to
consider the attached legislation proposed by the Ministers -
Laymen Voter Registration Committee of Dade County, entitled
"A Federal Anti -Recession and Full Employment Law".
Section 3. That the City Commission hereby requests
the four (4) Florida members of Congress to:
(a) Carefully study the above described
legislation proposed by the Ministers -
Laymen Voter Registration Committee of
Dade County for their possible intro-
duction of same.
(b) To obtain hearings before the proper
Congressional Committees by members of
the Legislative Action Committee of the
Ministers -Laymen Voter Registration
Committee of Dade County.
Section 4. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to
forward copies of the attached proposed law, entitled "A
Federal Anti -Recession and Full Employment Law", proposed by
the Ministers -Laymen Voter Registration Committee of Dade County,
to the following:
President of the United States
President of the United States Senate
Speaker of the United States House of
Representatives
Two Florida Senators
Two Florida Representatives
Governor Reubin Askew
Secretary of the United States Conference
of Mayors
All Presidential Candidates
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of February , 1972.
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
Harold Young, Special Counsel
REVIEWED BY:
Jack R. Rice, Jr., Assistant Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
Alan H. Rothstein, City Attorney