HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.a Volunteer recognitionAGENDA ITEM: Volunteer recognition
AGENDA SECTION:
PREPARED BY: William H. Droste, Mayor
AGENDA NO. 6
ATTACHMENTS: Proposed proclamation
APPROVED BY:
DAB
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve proclamation
4 ROSEMOUNT
CITY COUNCIL
City Council special meeting: March 18, 2009
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
For the sixth consecutive year, the Rosemount City Council will observe National Volunteer Week to
honor citizens who contribute time and energy without compensation to the betterment of our
community. Tonight the Council will consider a proclamation to approve the observance in Rosemount.
National Volunteer Week is celebrated across the country each spring. This year's national observance is
set for the week of April 19 through 25. The proclamation proposed for consideration tonight notes that
"our country's volunteer force of more than 64 million people is a great treasure" and that "volunteers are
vital to our future as a caring and productive nation and to the quality of life in Rosemount." The text is
attached to this memorandum.
REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC
The Council looks forward to commending some of the key volunteers in our community during a special
recognition event daring the April 21 regular meeting. The City invites residents to nominate volunteers
who help our community to receive our thanks and provide an example for all of us.
Anyone with names to nominate should contact the City at 651 322 -2078. More information is available
in a news item on the City website's homepage, www.ci.rosemount.mn.us.
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemount seeks to inspire, equip, and mobilize people to take
action that changes the world; and
WHEREAS, volunteers can connect with community service opportunities in Rosemount
through dozens of community service organizations; and
WHEREAS, individuals and communities in America are at the center of social change
discovering their power to make a difference; and
WHEREAS, during this observance, all over the nation, service projects will be performed
and volunteers recognized for their commitment to service; and
WHEREAS, the giving of oneself in service to another empowers the giver and the
recipient; and
WHEREAS, experience teaches us that government by itself cannot solve all of our nation's
social problems; and
WHEREAS, our country's volunteer force of more than 64 million people is a great treasure;
and
WHEREAS, the Rosemount City Council has for six years honored a selection of volunteers
and commended them for their service to the community; and
WHEREAS, volunteers are vital to our future as a caring and productive nation and to the
quality of life in Rosemount;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, William H. Droste, Mayor of Rosemount do hereby proclaim
in Rosemount, Minnesota, and urge my fellow citizens to volunteer in their communities. By
volunteering and recognizing those who serve, we can replace disconnection with
understanding and compassion.
Signed this 18 day of March, 2009
William H. Droste, Mayor
April 19 -25, 2009
as
National Volunteer Week