HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11-04 I01C_01 Proclamation_Small Business SaturdayAGENDA ITEM:
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: November 4, 2024
AGENDA ITEM:Consideration of approval of receipt and file of a Mayor’s Proclamation
recognizing Small Business Saturday 2024
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:
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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 United States Small Business Administration, there are
34.7 million small businesses in the United States, small businesses represent 99.7% of
firms with paid employees, small businesses are responsible for 61.1% of net new jobs
created since 1995, and small businesses employ 45.9% 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 U.S. 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, 59% of U.S. consumers aware of Small Business Saturday shopped or
ate at a small, independently owned retailer or restaurant on Small Business Saturday
2023; 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 30, 2024, 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 Shop Small 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 4, 2024.
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Courtney Clarke, Mayor