HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-02-20-G05 Proclamation_Home Rule 50th AnniversaryAGENDA ITEM:
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: January 20, 2018
AGENDA ITEM:In recognition of the State of Iowa Home Rule 50th Anniversary
FORMAT:Proclamation
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON: The Iowa League of Cities has asked member cities to
issue a proclamation recognizing the 50th anniversary of Home Rule in
Iowa.
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
COMMISSION/BOARD/COMMITTEE COMMENT:
STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT:
RECOMMENDATION: The Mayor shall read the proclamation aloud.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proclamation
PREPARED BY:Becky Schuett
REVIEWED BY:
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THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
PROCLAMATION
IN RECOGNITION OF THE STATE OF IOWA
HOME RULE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE,
IOWA
WHEREAS, Home Rule is essential to effective and responsive municipal
governance in Iowa and provides flexibility to make decisions at the local
level, where decisions are made closest to the people they impact and can be
tailored to fit local conditions, needs and concerns in order to better serve
taxpayers; AND,
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee supports Home Rule and the powers it
provides to make local decisions that best reflect the residents of our
community; AND,
WHEREAS, the citizens of Iowa approved the adoption of Home Rule in
the Constitution of Iowa on November 5, 1968; AND,
WHEREAS, this is the 50th year of municipal Home Rule in Iowa; AND,
WHEREAS, Home Rule continues to be vital to the health and prosperity of
all cities in Iowa; AND,
NOW THEREFORE I, William F. Peard, Mayor of the City of Waukee, do
hereby recognize the 50th Anniversary of municipal Home Rule in Iowa and
proudly support its continued authority.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name and caused the
Great Seal of the City of Waukee to be affixed
this February 20, 2018.
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William F. Peard, Mayor