HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09101996 - 96-407 SD.2
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF:
ENDORSING THE COMMUNITY )
COLLEGE DISTRICT BOND MEASURE } RESOLUTION 96/407
ON THE NOVEMBER 5, 1996 BALLOT )
WHEREAS, The Contra Costa Community College District provides a vital service
to students entering the work force, transferring to universities, updating work skills
and enriching their lives; and,
WHEREAS, students from Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College, Los
Medanos College and the Center for Hgher Education are an integral part of the
work force for employers throughout the County; and,
WHEREAS, courses offered by the Contra Costa Community Colleges provide
students affordable. educational opportunities regardless of race, sex, physical
ability, or socioeconomic background; and,
WHEREAS, the District has been providing college courses since 1949 and many
of its buildings and facilities are in serious need of repair and upgrading; and,
WHEREAS, employers are expecting education facilities to meet contemporary
technology standards; and,
WHEREAS, students already in local school systems, coupled with anticipated
population growth, will dictate expanded classroom capability in the near future; and,
WHEREAS, the Governing Board of the Contra Costa Community College District
has placed a bond measure on the November 5th general election ballot, providing
$145 million to meet the above mentioned needs; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa
hereby supports the District's long-term funding measure as vital to the continued
education and economic welfare of the region and urges all registered voters to vote
for the bond measure on November 5, 1996.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the unanimous vote of the Board on the tenth day of
September, 1996.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution entered
on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this tenth day of September,
1996.
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
and County Administrator
Intxoducedi.by: (I� By .
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Supervisor Jim Rogers Dis rict I
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Supervisor Tom Torlaks&u.District V