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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY EICHELBERGER, BLAKE, PILEGGI, FERLO, D. WHITE, STACK, ERICKSON, GREENLEAF, RAFFERTY, MENSCH, ORIE, BAKER, TARTAGLIONE, YAW, HUGHES, BRUBAKER, TOMLINSON, DINNIMAN, KASUNIC, FONTANA, ARGALL, PIPPY, COSTA, FARNESE, BREWSTER, BOSCOLA, ROBBINS, SCHWANK, GORDNER, SOLOBAY, EARLL, VOGEL AND ALLOWAY, JUNE 22, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 22, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating August 15, 2011, as "County Commissioners |
2 | Association of Pennsylvania Day." |
3 | WHEREAS, The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania |
4 | (CCAP) has provided this Commonwealth's 67 counties with a |
5 | variety of essential services to assist in effectively and |
6 | efficiently meeting the needs of this Commonwealth's residents |
7 | for 125 years; and |
8 | WHEREAS, The CCAP and all counties it represents take |
9 | seriously their responsibility to protect and enhance the |
10 | health, welfare and safety of their residents in sensible and |
11 | cost-effective ways; and |
12 | WHEREAS, The depth and breadth of the knowledge and services |
13 | CCAP has provided to counties has consistently benefited them in |
14 | meeting the unique and emerging needs of Pennsylvania's |
15 | population in a wide range of settings; and |
16 | WHEREAS, The CCAP has worked diligently to elevate the |
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1 | awareness of what county government does, has worked to assure |
2 | counties and their employees are prepared to meet the needs of |
3 | residents and has provided superior representation before the |
4 | Federal and State governments on behalf of all counties; and |
5 | WHEREAS, As the voice of county government, the CCAP is |
6 | working to protect the interests of counties and their residents |
7 | while at the same time working to chart a new course for |
8 | resilient and cost-effective county government that can meet the |
9 | challenges of a diverse and changing population; and |
10 | WHEREAS, County government delivers many important services |
11 | to Pennsylvania's residents and their families, including |
12 | physical and mental health, housing, employment, family and |
13 | children and youth services, emergency management, elections and |
14 | justice; and |
15 | WHEREAS, The CCAP is the only State organization that |
16 | represents county government in the Commonwealth; and |
17 | WHEREAS, The first meeting of county leaders as an |
18 | association occurred in 1866, and the association's annual |
19 | convention is occurring August 14 - 17, 2011; therefore be it |
20 | RESOLVED, That the Senate designate August 15, 2011, as |
21 | "County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania Day" in honor |
22 | of the CCAP's 125th anniversary and its continuing support and |
23 | leadership for all counties and encourage all county officials, |
24 | employees and residents to participate in activities that honor |
25 | county government and its contributions to the community. |
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