HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-11-06 I01C_02 Proclamation_Small Business SaturdayAGENDA ITEM:
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: November 6, 2023
AGENDA ITEM:Consideration of approval of receipt and file of a Mayor’s Proclamation
recognizing Small Business Saturday 2023
FORMAT:Consent Agenda
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON:
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
COMMISSION/BOARD/COMMITTEE COMMENT:
STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT:
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the mayor’s proclamation.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proclamation
PREPARED BY:Becky Schuett
REVIEWED BY:
I1C2
THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
PROCLAMATION
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee, Iowa, celebrates our local small businesses and the
contributions they make to our local economy and community; AND,
WHEREAS, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are 33.2
million small businesses in the United States: small businesses represent 99.7% of firms
with paid employees, small businesses are responsible for 62.7% of net new jobs
created since 1995, and small businesses employ 46.4% of the employees in the private
sector in the United States; AND,
WHEREAS, 68 cents of every dollar spent at a small business in the United States
stays in the local community and every dollar spent at small businesses creates an
additional 48 cents in local business activity as a result of employees and local
businesses purchasing local goods and services; AND,
WHEREAS, 72% of consumers reported that Small Business Saturday 2022 made
them want to shop and dine at small, independently-owned retailers and restaurants all
year long; AND,
WHEREAS, Waukee supports our local businesses that create jobs, boost our local
economy, and preserve our communities; AND,
WHEREAS, advocacy groups, as well as public and private organizations, across the
country have endorsed the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Courtney Clarke, Mayor of the City of Waukee, Iowa, do
hereby proclaim, November 25, 2023, as Small Business Saturday and urge the
residents of our community, and communities across the country, to support small
businesses and merchants on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the
City of Waukee to be affixed this November 6, 2023.
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Courtney Clarke, Mayor