HomeMy WebLinkAboutres1986-045INTRODUCED BY: Consent
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PROPOSED BY: County Executive
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DATE: August 21, 1986
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5 RESOLUTION NO. 86 -45
6 RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A
CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE FOR WHATCOM COUNTY
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9 WHEREAS, the State of Washington will celebrate its one - hundredth
birthday on November 11, 1989; and,
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WHEREAS, the State Centennial Commission is developing a statewide
11 celebration for the 1989 centennial year; and,
12 WHEREAS, the State Centennial Commission is encouraging all
Washington communities to participate in the year -long celebration
13. and to establish local centennial committees to organize and
develop local activities; and,
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WHEREAS, Whatcom County has a rich heritage and serves as the
15 northwest gateway to Washington State; and,
16 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council has resolved that the Whatcom
Museum of History and Art serves the heritage needs of Whatcom
17 County as its official museum,
18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Whatcom Museum of History
and Art be established as the agency responsible for the planning,
19 implementation and coordination of the Centennial Celebration for
Whatcom County.
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The organization for the Centennial Celebration for Whatcom County
21 shall be established in the following manner:
22 The Museum Director, with the concurrence of the Museum
Commission, shall recruit and appoint a Steering Committee of no
23 more than nine members, of which one will be designated as the
Chairman by the Museum Director.
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The Museum Director and the Steering Committee shall appoint a
25 larger Whatcom County Centennial Committee of no more than thirty
members to include representatives from county towns, ethnic or
26 interest groups and other appropriate constituencies identified by
the Steering Committee or the Whatcom County Council.
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The Whatcom Museum of History and Art, as the official agency
28 responsible for the Centennial Celebration in Whatcom County,
shall be designated to receive the County Centennial Planning
29 monies available from the State. These monies will be used to
assist in the planning and conduct of centennial activities. A
30 separate budget will be established for handling these monies.
Any others that may be received by the Centennial Committee for
31 the specific purpose of implementing the Centennial Celebration in
Whatcom County shall also be handled through this budget.
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PASSED this 21st day of August ,.1986.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, _yWHINGTON
ATTEST;
CAROL E.BERG90N
CLERK Off, THE COU CIL
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RANDALL J. WATTS
CIVIL DEPUTY PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY
DONALD G.
CHAIRMAkY'
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