THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY M. K. KELLER, SWANGER, BAKER, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BUXTON, CLYMER, CUTLER, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FLECK, FREEMAN, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLEN, GINGRICH, GRELL, GROVE, HAHN, HARHART, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, KNOWLES, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MASSER, MATZIE, MILLARD, MOUL, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PEIFER, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROSS, SAMUELSON, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, STERN, STEVENSON, TALLMAN, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD AND FARRY, MAY 3, 2011

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MAY 3, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Congratulating the County Commissioners Association of

Pennsylvania on its 125th anniversary.

WHEREAS, The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania

(CCAP) has provided this Commonwealth's 67 counties with a

variety of essential services to assist counties in effectively

and efficiently meeting the needs of this Commonwealth's

residents for 125 years; and

WHEREAS, CCAP and all counties it represents take seriously

their responsibility to protect and enhance the health, welfare

and safety of their residents in sensible and cost-effective

ways; and

WHEREAS, The depth and breadth of the knowledge and services

CCAP has provided to counties has consistently benefited the

Commonwealth in meeting the unique and emerging needs of

Pennsylvania's population in a wide range of settings; and

WHEREAS, CCAP has worked diligently to elevate the awareness

of what county government does, has worked to ensure that

counties and their employees are prepared to meet the needs of

residents and has provided superior representation before the

Federal and State governments on behalf of all counties; and

WHEREAS, CCAP, as the voice of county government, is working

to protect the interests of counties and their residents while

at the same time working to chart a new course for resilient and

cost-effective county government that can meet the challenges of

a diverse and changing population; and

WHEREAS, County government delivers many important services

to Pennsylvania residents and their families, including physical

and mental health, housing, employment, family and children and

youth services, emergency management, elections and justice; and

WHEREAS, CCAP is the only State organization that represents

county government in this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, Pennsylvania and CCAP are working together to

restore the partnership among all levels of government to better

serve Pennsylvania's communities; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the

County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania on the occasion

of its 125th anniversary and its continuing support and

leadership for all counties.