HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09102004 - 71-487 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Expressing
Appreciation to Mr. Gerald F. RESOLUTION NUMBER 71/487
McCormick. )
WHEREAS this Beard of Supervisors has been concerned
for an extended period about the need to provide expanded Juvenile
Ball facilities for delinquent children and about the means by
which such facilities might be financed without imposing an
additional heavy burden upon property taxpayers; and
WHEREAS pay-as-you-go financing of said facilities
would result in a significant property tax rate increase and bond
financing failed by a narrow margin to receive the required two-
thirds favorable vote of the electorate on two separate occasions;
a nd
WHEREAS the use of a non-profit corporation procedure
of deferred financing as permitted by the California statutes was
deemed by this Board to be the best means of paying for the
construction of the essential Juvenile Hall addition; and
WHEREAS in connection with said procedure it was
necessary to have five public-spirited citizens form the non-profit
corporation and Nr. Gerald F. McCormick volunteered as one of those
to act in that capacity and became a member and also President of
the Board of Directors of the corporation known as the Contra Costa
County Juvenile Hall Facilities Corporation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA RESOLVED that it expresses
deep appreciation to Mr. Gerald F. McCormick for his cooperation
and assistance in providing appropriate financial arrangements
for the construction of urgently needed Juvenile .Hall facilities
and hopes that his efforts will be regarded by a significant
decline in youth delinquency in the years ahead.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of July, 1471 by the
following vote of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors A. M. Dias, J. E. Moriarty,
W. N. Boggess , E. A. Linscheid, J. P. Kenny.
NOES: None .
ABSENT: None.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 71/487