HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-11-15-I01D Proclamation_Small Business SaturdayAGENDA ITEM:
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: November 15, 2021
AGENDA ITEM:Consideration of receipt and file of a Mayor’s Proclamation recognizing Small
Business Saturday 2021
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:
I1D
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 31.7 million small businesses in the United States, they represent 99.7%
of firms with paid employees, and they are responsible for 65.1% of net new
jobs created from 2000 to 2019; AND,
WHEREAS, 88% of U.S. consumers feel a personal commitment to support
small businesses in the wake of the pandemic, and 92% of small business owners
have pivoted the way they do business to stay open during the pandemic; 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 27, 2021, 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 18, 2021.
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Courtney Clarke, Mayor